Why do so many gay men leverage their body or physical appearance in finding a mate?
For example, the attitude being: “I’m this age (young of course), muscles for days, and handsome – I should get a boyfriend that looks that good or better.” A: Because we grow up in a culture that values those things, and deems them the height of masculinity and beauty. Gay men are only responding to those cultural cues. A lot of gay men too are dealing with internalized homophobia, putting more value in how they (and others) look than in how they’ve healed from the trauma society unleashes on us. Believe it or not, for a lot of gay men it’s easier to build up their bodies and feel highly valued and legitimized that way than to actually work on their issues and reach a place of emotional well being. 6. Why does the gay single scene seem so dismal sometimes and what can single men do? A: Well, it only seems dismal if you’re completely over it. For young people it’s always exciting and new; it’s only when you’ve been around the track a while that it becomes dismal – and that can happen f
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