Let me begin this with the unequivocal, undeniable, and extremely accurate statement that I am not, ever have been, or ever intend to be homosexual on an either full time or part time basis. I know what I’m talking about, I’m not in denial, I’m not secretly a cross dresser or have any other strange weird habits that are best not brought up in public. I’m straight, no and’s, if’s or but’s, and no matter how many men hit on me makes me able to overcome the fact that they are bumpy in all the wrong places.
Got that? Good.
As anyone who’s been around me for more than half an hour or so can attest to, I flame more than a broadway chorus line. I also love to dance, thus have assumed a certain… ahem… flair, and as a result I set off gaydar’s simply by walking into a room. This isn’t exactly a bad thing- the entire term metrosexual has been coined to describe people like me… except unlike the true metrosexual I’m not really an art snob and my sense of fashion is best described by what it isn’t than by what it is.
Now, normally I’d laugh it off, but today has… sparked my frustration about the entire situation. Why now? It was pointed out to me that my less than stellar dating success (understatement) might be a direct result. It’s funny how something so obvious to an outside observer can escape my own notice, but now that it has I’m mildly worried about my long-term love life. And, most of all, how I’m going to react to this.
Fact is, I love who I am. I love the things I do, I love my job, my friends, and frankly life couldn’t be going better right now. I even love being single- the independence is nice, I love being able to do what I want when I want it, and even though I’ve been single for a little too long at this point I’m not about to rush into something just because I’m lonely.
An yet that biological pressure remains, and now that I have something measurably ‘wrong’ to point at as a cause, I’m worried I’m going to start overcompensating to overcome it. I’m sure we can both imagine a long list of activities and actions that would fit in that category, so let’s just not go there, alright? I’m not about to go hunt and kill small animals, buy a sports car or so similarly idiotic things just to shore up my own ego (It really doesn’t need it).
I guess the long and short of this post is that I’m really not going to change anything about who I am and what I do, because I like who I am. I’m just venting.
Um, dude… I’ve always pegged you as straight. Sorry, perhaps my gay-dar is broken (honestly, I’ve never installed it so I don’t know if it’s broken or not)
Whatever. If people are so narrow-minded that they aren’t interested in you because they think that you might be gay than are they really people that you want to be dating? *snorts*
I don’t think I’d call them narrow minded… it’s more like I’ve encountered Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in the wild. After all, how exactly do you work that kind of a question into casual conversation?
Man, I dunno. I don’t have the best gaydar. Case in point: I tried to date a gay friend for MONTHS before he was like “DON’T YOU REALIZE THAT I AM GAY”…but of course I didn’t, he hadn’t come out of the closet yet!
Not that it applies to your sitch. I think my gaydar may have improved, but only just slightly. If I ever run into at an Adobe UG social, I’ll let you know.
Anyway, don’t sweat things, I’ve known many a single dude in our line of work, and it all does work out eventually. And for years, and YEARS, only lesbians hit on me. Talk about bumpy in all the wrong places!
What age/type of women do you pursue? This has obviously had quite an impact on you but I suspect it says as much about your target female (which may be what needs to change, not your wardrobe) as it does about you. Just curious.
To be honest I’ve pretty much given up at this point. As a result of one too many rejections and the fact that I’m now solidly married to my career I can neither justify the effort, nor would I want to put someone through that.
Perfect! That’s exactly the state of mind you have to be in to find true love! Everybody knows you never find it when you’re looking.
From personal experience? Everyone is wrong.
Soooo… does this mean you might actually come to one of our gettogethers? eeh? eeh? Bring the Baby! It’s never too early to introduce her to malted beverages
Ha Ha! Man, if you only knew how hard I have to work to get a kitchen pass… But if I can bring the baby to an “establishment” without appearing like that parent, I would totally do that.
She really is a cutie though
Thanks! She’s even more fun in person, actually, probably cooler than me. How was the happy hour I missed
last night?
Not bad! Only 4 people, but then we don’t normally break 10 for the happy hours. It’s good to just goob sometimes, know what I mean?