Hair and Dating
For a while now, I’ve been trying to find dates and I have to say the prospects are frustrating. I was trying to explain this to a straight friend and he said, “You’re a nice guy. You just have unusual hobbies.” which doesn’t begin to understand the situation.
If you know me, you might have opinions about what traits I have that would be good in a relationship. I once made braised pork for a friend who then said “Do you mention this in your online dating profile? Because it should be getting you laid.” If cooking or baking are on your list of romantic skills, I’ve only ever had one person interested in those and he just wanted me to bake him cookies and cake on a regular basis–seriously, that was the entire conversation despite my efforts to change the subject repeatedly.
No, the thing that gets the most interest is the fact that I’m hairy. Here’s a collection of lines I’ve been sent:
- Nice and furry
- Love how hairy you are!
- Love the furr [sic]
- Love the fur 💕
- Love the hairy belly
- Sexy tits sexy fur
- furry cub. lick.
These were all either opening lines or shortly after “hi”.
This has become sufficiently a thing that if someone starts with an “I like your photo”, I’ll just ask if the hair is the reason and it usually is.
I had a whole date, wherein we had really nothing interesting to talk about or much of anything in common, and, later, I got a message that he wanted to see me again because I was hairy.
I was once asked if I am okay with this. I don’t know. On the one hand, no, I would like someone to be interested in me for more reasons that biological processes that are beyond my control. On the other hand, it’s basically the only thing that gets me any attention, so I have to play it up if I want any interest. All I know is that waxing is unlikely to be the solution.
