A Question About Straight Hunks

[+ Lucky]

It's a fact that in the greater Palm Springs area one does not often see straight hunks. Everybody cute is either in high school or gay. So when we saw a hunk at the vet's today, besides going into heat, we wondered if he was truly straight. After all, we don't have much experience in figuring that out anymore hanging out with so many gays.

 

Here are the facts: He was drop dead gorgeous, wore a form fitting t-shirt which showed off nice athletic muscles without any indication of steroid use, completely ignored us in the ten minutes or so he was waiting, picked up his cute puppy and left in a shiny red pick-up. Oh, he also wore a wedding ring. Was he straight? My guess follows yours.

[+ Charlie]

Gorgeous, form-fitting T over nice muscles, cute puppy? Straight? C'mon.

[NYTomcat]

He's one of us doesn't care who is paying attention as.long as they are looking at him

[Lookin]

Maybe he's enrolled in one of Dr. Rekers' programs. Did he look like he could handle baggage?

[+ Axiom2001]

Gorgeous, form-fitting T over nice muscles, cute puppy? Straight? C'mon.

 

You forgot to include that he was driving a shiny red truck! "Thee boy is GAY and perhaps had an attitude when he ignored you and your furry animal!"

[Boomer]

It's hard to know these days since so many gay guys now wear wedding rings.

[josephga]

It's hard to know these days since so many gay guys now wear wedding rings.

 

that's true my second bf and i wore wedding rings

[doitb4ugo]

I envy guys with gaydar

 

I envy guys who can feel out whether a guy is possibly gay or straight. I have a wishful thinking kind of imagination where every guy I drool over must be gay. In the gym there are a number of great looking guys who I considered gay because they were hot and it suited me to think so. When talking to these guys, it quickly becomes apparent that they are straight (too bad). I still fantasize but realize I'm no good at judging...gay or straight.

[Guest greatness]

oh my

 

Lucky if he didn't notice you then he's straight. How can he possibly ignore hot Lucky~~~

[+ Lucky]

Exactly, greatness. Except that I think he did know I was droolling over him and still chose to ignore it.

 

My conclusion is that he was a Marine from the 29 Palms base. I did forget to mention that he had some tags hanging from his neck which could have been dog tags- I didn't get close enough to read them. That still doesn't meant he is straight, but he sure was good at remaining focused on listening to his Ipad and ignoring those around him...that is, until they came out with his dog and he went hysterical with glee....well, not really, but he was happy. He was actually quite butch.

 

Anyway, he was definitely one of the hottest guys to hit town in quite a while.

[seaboy4hire]

Maybe he just wasn't into you & whoever was with you. The world does not revolve around Lucky.

[KMEM]

Greg-Greg-Greg-

 

How can you say that? Everyone or at least everyone on this MB KNOWS that the world revolves around Lucky, don't they?

 

Keep cooking but be sure and watch in your "rear" view mirror.

 

Best regards,

KMEM

[Guest greatness]

well

 

Come on guys.. I don't think Lucky meant or thought it that way. Let's do something positive to one another. Like, I'm so excited that Greg is going to be THE chef in town and KMEM is flying numerous people to their love ones everyday. Kisses and hugs~~~

[josephga]

Come on guys.. I don't think Lucky meant or thought it that way. Let's do something positive to one another. Like, I'm so excited that Greg is going to be THE chef in town and KMEM is flying numerous people to their love ones everyday. Kisses and hugs~~~

 

I love how you have this ability too find the best in everyone

[doitb4ugo]

Civilazation Hapens.

 

I think Greatness is a civilizing force here on the MC. Without a few wonderful guys who keep us all in line, our baser natures would soon make this a place not as often visited.

 

Thank You.

[Guest ChgoBoy]

Everyone or at least everyone on this MB KNOWS that the world revolves around Lucky, don't they?

KMEM

 

you were right the first time.

[josephga]

I use to have this friend that worked at lowe's. One day this guy comes through my friends checkout line. He is very attracted to the guy but feels the guys most likely str8. He waits on the guy then after the guy leaves takes his check out of his register Writes down the guys name and number. When he gets home he calls the guy. Turned out the guy was str8, lucky for him the guy didn't get upset over it. I would have never done such a thing. He could have lost his job or got that ass whooped.

[instudiocity]

He could have lost his job or got that ass whooped.

 

Or made my wife think I'm ambiguous!

[Guest Hottiewithabody]

Straight?

 

Honestly its so hard to tell these days as the "Metro"/"Rocker Chic" look seems to be the trend with gay and straight guys alike. I really dont think theres anyway to "tell" if someone is gay/straight. Of course you get your obvious flames who wear it on their sleeves but youd be suprised how many masculine young gay guys there are these days along with the pretty boy straight guys. As someone who has no gay friends..only straight guys(shocker) you really dont know untill theyve had a few drinks:)

[Guest Hottiewithabody]

I use to have this friend that worked at lowe's. One day this guy comes through my friends checkout line. He is very attracted to the guy but feels the guys most likely str8. He waits on the guy then after the guy leaves takes his check out of his register Writes down the guys name and number. When he gets home he calls the guy. Turned out the guy was str8, lucky for him the guy didn't get upset over it. I would have never done such a thing. He could have lost his job or got that ass whooped.

 

 

wow. I could never!

[+ Lucky]

Maybe he just wasn't into you & whoever was with you. The world does not revolve around Lucky.

 

I don't think there is any question on that.

[bostonman]

I envy guys who can feel out whether a guy is possibly gay or straight. I have a wishful thinking kind of imagination where every guy I drool over must be gay. In the gym there are a number of great looking guys who I considered gay because they were hot and it suited me to think so. When talking to these guys, it quickly becomes apparent that they are straight (too bad). I still fantasize but realize I'm no good at judging...gay or straight.

 

I know how you feel. I think I have something I'd call "straight-dar" in where I can be in a room with mostly a bunch of gay guys and my eye still goes to the straight ones. I hate it.

 

I remember attending my first meeting of the gay support group on campus when I was a college freshman (I had been out of the closet for over a year by that point). There were a lot of nice guys there, but my attention went immediately to a cute tall guy named Jesse. I was too shy to approach him right away, but was telling another upperclassman friend in the group that I thought Jesse was hot.

 

"He's straight," was the reply - turns out he just had friends in the group, and as I recall he also had a tie-in to the sex ed side of things (this was the early 80's, when things life "safe sex" were just beginning to become the norm). And this was confirmed some time later when I did indeed meet his girlfriend. But - leave it to me to wind up attracted to the only straight guy at the gay group meeting...:-(

 

I also remember an embarrassing situation the summer prior to that - I was part of a youth theatre group, and had become interested in one of the actors in the cast, who was a cute blond boy named Rob who happened to wear an earring. Again, this was the early 80's - I don't think earrings were yet all that commonplace for young (preppy/suburban) men to wear - and I made the assumption that the earring was his "signal" that he was gay. Except that he was very straight, and as I recall, not thrilled to find out I found him attractive. It made for a rather odd summer...:-(

[+ purplekow]

Well I think a big detail is missing. What kind of dog was it. Lab, shepherd, chihuahua? Pick up straight Shiny red less straight Tight T over muscled body gay No mention of designer shoes or jeans Less gay. Sitting quietly just looking good Straight Giddy at seeing his puppy Gay So the vote is tied.

Name of the dog might also give a hint. If dog is named Liza well stop right there.

King well while that sounds straight if he is named after actor Perry King, well you get the idea. My guess, too hot for me to ever know for sure so why sweat it.

[Samai139]

Does it really matter whether the "young hunk" in the vet's office was gay or straight?? You noticed his appeal and he paid no attention to you--I shall not assume you made it very obvious that you were checking him out, but even covert glances, etc. are normally noticed and either acted on or ignored.

He ignored you-- which means one of several things:

1. He was not interested in you--whether he is straight or gay. I ignore social opportunities all the time--because I'm not interested, don't have time, for a variety of reasons. My actions have nothing to do with whether I'm gay or straight.

2. He was in the vet's office for a purpose and saw no reason to respond to anything else.

3. He's in a committed relationship---gay or straight is moot---not on the market.

4. Perhaps, just perhaps, you are very obviously gay and he did not react---maybe he did not pick up on your interest, maybe he was distracted, maybe he is straight and didn't want to be politically incorrect in paying attention to you. Who knows?

 

You saw a handsome young hunk and he ignored you---it happens. And as you get older and older it will happen more and more, even by the gay ones. It would be great if we could all have some "radar" that would enable us to determine a person's sexuality-----don't believe it's possible and doubt if there are those who "know" that so-and-so is gay or straight just by observation or from a distance. And as others have pointed out, it is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish--and perhaps that is as it should be? Be thankful that you were given some "eye candy" in a place which would have been less interesting had he not been there.

[Guest ChgoBoy]

I don't think there is any question on that.

 

Why, may I ask, did you edit your original snarky responses to Greg and KMEM twice - only to then delete your original edited post in it's entirety and replace it now with this extremely benign response?

 

Does everyone have these revisionist capabilities?

 

I sure know I'd like to have them from time to time.