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November 11, 2009
Where Are All The Committed Gay Men?
For years now, my gay friend has been complaining about how he can never seem to find a long-term partner on the various gay dating sites he peruses. Every time he meets someone he's interested, it turns out to be a one-night stand at worst or a three-month tryst at best. Oddly, this isn't the first guy who has bemoaned that it's difficult for gay men to find a meaningful relationship. As much as I would like to help, I'm pretty out of touch with the gay community, so I can only work with broad generalizations and stories from my gay friends.
That said, I should also mention that it's not just gay men who tell me they're having a hard time finding the special someone to have a meaningful relationship with. I have a few lesbian friends who sometimes claim it's more difficult for them to find anything beyond casual sex. There's no doubt the same can be said for straight dating, but it's simply the disproportionate amount of gay men who say gay personals are filled with guys looking for nothing more than a few nights of passion.
I'm trying to find a solution to my friend's dilemma for a number of reasons. For one, I'm simply curious as to whether saying casual sex is more commonly found in gay dating or if that's too broad of a generalization. But of course, the other main reason is I want my buddy to be happy! I assume the first step in any of this is to write up a good profile for the various sites of which he's a member. It's not as if he doesn't get responses - he's a pretty hot guy and often times finds himself juggling dates. However, either they don't like his personality or they feigned interest in a long-term relationship in order to score with him.
One of the biggest obstacles to helping my friend out is the fact that I'm not gay and know nothing about the gay dating scene. The other problem is that I've never found it difficult to find a woman who wants to be in a committed relationship. Not to toot my own horn, but almost every single girl I've gone out with is or was interested in taking our relationship to the next level (this is not always a good thing, mind you). Is there any hope for my gay friend? At this point I really don't know what advice to give him.
Posted by lucas at November 11, 2009 2:57 AM
