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Six ways to be a nice first date – for gay men
By Emen8, updated 1 year ago in Sex and dating / Dating and relationships
Ready to see him IRL? Whatever you’re looking for, here are six easy ways to make a adj impression on a first date – for gay, bi+ and queer men.
The art of dating in the gay world isn’t lifeless but it has changed a lot.
One thing that hasn’t changed is the awkwardness of first dates! Try too hard to impress and you’ll advance across as desperate or cocky. Compete it too hip and he’ll ponder you’re not interested. It’s a decent line to amble, especially when he’s right there distracting you with his beard and biceps and nice cologne.
To help navigate the gay dating minefield, we’ve put together some hard-won wisdom, just for guys who like guys.
1. Establish whether it’s a date or a hook-up. And be prepared for either
If you’ve studied history, you’ll grasp there was a time when people went days, even weeks (!!!) dating someone without having sex. But for those of us in the era of apps, sex on the first date is often very much on the
What Gay and Bi Men Really Want
Are physical and sexual attraction the most appealing qualities in a partner? Or are unseen qualities like good manners and reliability the most attractive?
Following on from his investigate into what straight women want and what straight men want, D&M Research’s managing director Derek Jones has taken the next reasonable step with his latest study into what gay and bi(sexual) men want.
In order to dig deeper and outline out a adj list of turn-ons and turn-offs for gay and bi men, Derek once again used of the Im-Ex Polygraph method. He originally devised this method of analysis to distinguish what people say they want from brands, products or services from what they really want by comparing stated versus derived measures of importance.
Qualities the gay and bi men said they desired in a partner (‘stated’) were compared to the qualities present in example celebrities they nominated as attractive (‘implied’). The matching comparison was made between stated and implied negative qualities, to determine what attributes are really the biggest turn-offs.
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