Rodger—
I am writing to you because you are a gay guy, and therefore you are the perfect person to ask about my problem with my boyfriend. The problem is that he is very cute in the face but is 20 or so pounds overweight. I have dropped several hints that he should get a gym membership but he never picks up on it. What is it that causes gay men to spend so much time at the gym and how can I get my boyfriend to do the same?
Girl With Too Much Guy
Dear Girl With Too Much Guy ~
The best answer I can come up with to your question about why so many ho-hos go to the gym (even though my answer is likely to get me in trouble with my partner because I go to the gym & he doesn't--love ya, Tom!) comes from an episode of Sex and the City. I don’t remember the quote word for word, but it was something like: “Gay guys go to the gym more than straight guys do because they know that—with all those naked men wandering around—there’s a possibility of having sex while they’re there.”
As for how you can get your non-ho-ho to go to the gym, a couple thoughts come to mind.
One is that you could join a gym, if you don’t go to one already, & then ask him to go with you as a way for the two of you to spend more time together.
Another possibility is that you could give him a one-month gym membership as a gift. Not exactly subtle, but, well, it would get your message across.
Rodger
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4 comments:
the line about Sex in the city was funny but it misleads people and perpectuates stereotypes about gay men being driven by sex. the major reason gay men go to the gym is because they care a lot more about how they look than all the fat straight dudes women have to date and marry. gay men have better decorated apartments and better taste too.
I resent the comment by Jeff. Some of us straight "dudes" take care of our bodies as well as our apartments and are every bit as attractive and conscious of our surroundings as any gay man.
This discussion has gotten totally off the topic of the letter. My issue is that this girl is all worked up because her boyfriend is 20 pounds overweight. I hardly think that is a reason to dump a guy. Why is this society so obsessed with weight!
This is Rodger here, speaking to the commenter Gerald: I can't believe that in your argument that gay men don't necessarily pay more attention to their appearance than straight men that you didn't mention the gay man who has been front & center on TV so often during our current economic crisis: BARNEY FRANK!!!
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