A lot of people are speculating. so out with it!

I have a close friend who confided in me that he is bisexual. First of all this is not news to me. I, like a lot of his friends have pretty much known this for a couple of years. He has gotten involved with another man that he wants to spend his life with but is finding it very hard to tell friends and family. He tells me that he is tired of hiding. He wanted to know how I felt about it. Is it normal for a straight guy to advise a friend on his gay relationship? I told him to please come out. He and his significant other would be so much happier. I told him what matters most in this life is being with the person you love. And fuck what others think. But it is easy for me to say that. I'm not gay. I don't have to deal with the bullshit that my friend will face when people find out who he truly is. He is my friend. I hope I told him right.