As a person in an oft discriminated against group, I have worked hard to identify any personal prejudices I have and to consciously guard against them. I only have one that I am clearly aware of. It has nothing to do with race, age, or gender. It has to do with size. I have an immediate internal, physical reaction to people who are grossly obese. I know it is not rational, but I do.
In the last two weeks, I have discovered another bias. A quite handsome man who is the right age for me (over 30) has been expressing interest. He really wants to get to know me and date me. I enjoy the conversations I’ve had with him. And then comes the “but.”
As a gay man, 90% of the people reading my bias about size earlier immediately thought one thing until I clarified.
Which comes to the “but,” and the other bias I discovered.
It’s not what’s hanging in your pants that impresses me, it’s what’s hanging on the wall.
No matter how sexy a guy is, I don’t find him attractive for more than a roll in the hay unless he has a degree. And the more degrees, the more attractive he is. I don’t think I can date someone who does not at least have a bachelor’s degree and I fear that may even rise as I begin work on my second master’s degree next month.
So all you non-obese, 30+ men with degrees start lining up!
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*stares at degree-less wall, leaves line*
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