OK, so I was browsing one of those gay social sites* yesterday and I stumbled upon a profile for a man who looked incredibly familiar. It then dawned on me that this was none other than a contestant\u00a0from a reality show that I love(d). He was on the show probably 5 years ago (maybe more, actually) and he was quite popular among the masses. He was a sweet, cuddly, all-around nice guy. He had a long-term partner at home, he had a good job, he consoled other people on the show when they were down. America loved him.<\/p>\n
It was an illusion.<\/p>\n
I sent him a message saying general things: hi, great profile, interesting stuff, etc…. Then I mentioned that I remembered him from the show. I didn’t act like a star-fu(ker** or anything like that. It was very “normal.” Nothing implied that I wanted to hook up or have sex or have anything more than just a little conversation.<\/p>\n
He responded with two sentences and basically said that he dumped his long-term partner 3 years ago and said to let him know if I was going to an S&M event this spring because then I could meet him.<\/p>\n
What a charmer.<\/p>\n
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*It wasn’t one of the sex-based\u00a0sites (like Manhunt) – not that there’s anything wrong with that. It was more of a site for people to chat, email, and look at pretty pictures. Don’t judge me.<\/p>\n
**keeping it clean since I’m using a work-based server. Besides, I’ve got my wholesome image to protect!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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