The slutĬreeping in the casual encounters section of Craigslist and lurking hungrily on Grindr all hours of the day, the slut is a common species in the genus of gay men. The younger guy will expect you to pay for them most of the time, but also not be a boring old man that never wants to leave the house. One doesn’t typically start dating younger until mid-30s, upon the realization that you are no longer always the younger guy and insecurity about thinning hair and frown lines pushes you to look for validation among younger suitors in reassurance that you’re still attractive. You don’t want to responsible for cleaning someone’s colostomy bag that early. But the man is old enough to be your dad, and ultimately, even while you enjoy his wise companionship, you can’t stop yourself from doing the math in your head…when you’re 35, he’ll be 60. He’ll teach you a thing or two about life and love.
Way older guyĪt first you’re enthralled by his worldliness and stability - so this is what a mature relationship feels like you think as you cozy into his well-decorated abode, complete with HBO and cable on demand. Let this one down lightly if you don’t want to get phone calls about them standing under your window at 2AM (seriously, this has happened to me). They’ve probably been starved for love for a while and are desperate for a relationship with any shadow of a compatible human partner. This is a guy that, after a couple dates together, is already shopping for matching wedding bands and talking about honeymoon destinations. The obsessiveīe careful not to mistake obsession for love. You resign yourself to the fact that it wasn’t meant to be and harbor a secret hope that they fell off a bridge. You check in for a sign of life and silence prevails. Maybe they even paid that tab at the end. You think everything went really well on that first date. This relationship is bad for your self-esteem and has no real future, unless you’re comfortable with being known as “the roommate” for the rest of your life. They could be single on the down-low or married with kids and living in the suburbs either way, they will not be inviting you to meet the family for Thanksgiving dinner, ever. He’ll probably be really nice and want to see you again, but the lack of chemistry and the Tinder message from the hot but dumb guy will pull you away. Sometimes you just want to go on a date and there aren’t any exciting prospects lined up so you’ll accept an invitation from a guy who looks like Janet Reno’s nephew. 0 attraction but you’re bored and desperate As soon as the deed is done, you’ll want them gone. You’ll probably go out with them a few times, and by “go out,” I mean invite them into your bed. If they spent even a fraction as much time lifting a book as they do weights in the gym, they might have something more to offer.
You could be with this guy if they only used their mouth for non-verbal exchanges or had a lobotomy. You were instantly attracted to this person at the bar when you caught each other’s eyes unfortunately, they had to ruin the moment by saying something completely inane. He might flake so flagrantly before you meet that you will never even give him another chance. You may have something down on the books and then the day of, he’s come down with tonsillitis and a house fell on his grandmother. This guy always seems to have something better to do than commit to a date. Dating these guys makes you appreciate the normal ones so much more. Whether you find them on Tinder, Grindr, OKCupid, or at the local bar, the taxonomy of gay male dating experience tends to break down to twelve major categories. While searching for “the one,” you will come across many who are not The One - or the second or 33rd in terms of desirability or compatibility. Dating is fraught with dead ends and disappointments.