1.2 Are all the men who use online personals desperate, fat, ugly, or computer nerds?
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This article is from the Internet Personals: Advice for Gay Men FAQ, by Fred Young nssf@greatwildwest.net and Dean Esmay esmay@syndicomm.com with numerous contributions by others.
1.2 Are all the men who use online personals desperate, fat, ugly, or computer nerds?
From personal experience, I can give you a definite "no" to this
one. At least, I don't think I am any of the above.
There are many reasons for people to use online personals. It may
be that he can't meet guys any other way. But it may also be that
he is really gorgeous and wants a chance to meet a guy who'll get
to know him before finding out what he looks like. It may be that
he's shy - some of us might not want to admit it, but some men are
shy too. It may be that he has a busy career and has no other
good way of meeting people. It may be that he is highly
intelligent and has a difficult time finding intelligent men in
his everyday life. It may be that he's stuck in the middle of
nowhere with few identifiable gay men around. Maybe he's just
trying this for the fun of it to see what happens. Or maybe he
just likes computers.
There are many good reasons to use online personals services. As
more people are getting online, the types of people using such
services are getting more diverse everyday.
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