Welcome to West Hollywood. The Gay Mecca of Los Angeles! If you have never been to Weho (as its affectionately referred too) then you are missing out.
The men here are HOT!
And when I say hot, I mean, this is the city where your all your sexual fantasies come to procreate and have hot babies.
That hot.
West Hollywood has every kind of guy you could want: Tall guys, fit guys, brown haired guys, blond guys, drop dead good looking guys and yes- even boy next-door guys.
This is the only reason why we pay $14 for a single drink in this town… The eye candy is unrivaled.
I have been coming to West Hollywood since I was in college. Weekend after weekend I would spend my hard earned paychecks on a hot little outfit and strut my ass up to the 90069 to take part in the dating rituals of life.
I have seen it all and been through it all!
From dates and one-night stands to after parties at an “infamous directors” house, dating in West Hollywood is truly an adventure. And, like every adventure there are highs and lows.
There’s action, romance and yes, even heartbreak. You can’t have a great story without unrequited love driving the main character going far and wide to find his soul mate!
Oddly similar to my straight counterparts dating complaints, but laced with testosterone and a bit of alpha male- the reasons of Singledome are heavy with desperation.
“I have everything, but I don’t have love”
“I want him, but he doesn’t want me”
and my favorite
“I’m not cute enough for him”
When it comes to finding love in West Hollywood, is it possible that we have everything we want- but still have nothing at all?
As I sit and ponder this very question, I take a quick look around me. In one breath I see at least a dozen or so men that could easily grace the covers of any magazine. But in the same thought, I hear the echo of many of my gay friends that still say that LA is the hardest town to date in.
Have we become so blind to the feast of men in front of us? Have we simply given up- only to subscribe to a regimen of hook ups and impossible expectations?
What is happening and how do we get back on track?
Well, to start- the game has changed.
Dating as a gay man is no longer about “just dating”- it’s about more than that. It’s about commitment, love and now marriage. The landscape as we know it has been completely altered and we were all not copied on that memo.
So what do we do? How do we change and more importantly, how do we adapt and survive?
The answer to these and many things will be explored in my column here.
Join me on this little adventure through one of the most fabulous cities in the country. Together we will navigate social scenes, Sunday Funday’s and most importantly your dating dilemmas.
These are The Adventures of Cupid in Boystown, welcome to your new guilty pleasure.
Till next blog,
David (aka Cupid)
