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Respect.
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Respect. I guess you can call this post my Gay Hookup Zone PSA (Public Service Announcement) for the month. I do my share of travel from time to time and this allows me to visit areas of the country and experience different things. Sometimes I forget where I am as I’ll go from Orange Co, CA to Long Island and then spend a week in the Mid-West, PA, FL, and then back to good old DC. When I have enough “lead” time I like to hop on here and make attempts to meet people while on travel. Sometimes it works out, other times it does not but one thing I have noticed it this; Respect goes a long way. I always attempt to make a proper introduction, tell a little bit about myself, why I’m reaching out to them, and request a possible dialogue or meeting. Being that most couples and women “prefer” locals for consistent meetings this can be a challenge, but it does not discourage me from making an initial contact. I also state that if there is no interest that there is no harm in declining my request. I’m a big boy, it won’t hurt my feelings, and since we’re here for fun there is no reason to be obnoxious if<b> rejected. </font></b>What I have found is even in rejection, I not only receive a pleasant response but they thank me for “how” I approach them. I’ve had husbands even state how much they appreciate the respectful manner that I have made contact. I share this not to pat myself on the back, but rather to state how far respect goes. In this age of social media I feel the art of proper discourse and communication has gotten lost. The cloak of anonymity has produced a new breed of online “beer muscle” bullies where people feel they can say what they want, how they want, with no concern for the other parties. Ask yourself this question, when you come off like a drunken frat boy, do you really expect someone to respond in kind and be willing to sit down and meet with you? What you write and how you express yourself is a reflection of you. This is how you are evaluated since there is little else to go by when making the initial decision to connect. Do you think a man is going to be willing to share his wife with someone who does not, at a minimum, respect someone he considers special? Do you think a single lady is going to meet you alone? Just food for thought. Sooner or later I'll figure this thing out... |
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