SEX + SOCIAL: Love At First Grind

Thursdays at Justin + 6 are Sex + Social with hottie with a body AND a heart of gold, the gay dude known as Omar Stokes. Feel free to find him on Grindr, A4A, Mister, DudesNudes, Scruff or any other sex app known to man.
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I had another post written about how awesome sex with a porn star is but something has come up that must be addressed immediately. I have several apps on my phone; Grindr, Scruff, Mister, Jack’d, Boyahoy. I spend most of my app usage time on Grindr and Jack’d as I find these have the best user interface. In my profile, I often put that I’m looking for plans for the weekend or legitimate dates. I wouldn’t turn down a one night stand with a gorgeous guy, but I got around quite a bit in college so naturally I’m looking for something a little more substantial at this point.

I will go ape shit if I read one more profile or receive one more message with the context of “Come on guys, this is Grindr” or “Seriously trying to find a BF on Jack’d? Lolz”

I want you to leave this page right now and go to Grindr’s website. Do not come back until you find evidence that the creation of the app was catered toward hooking up.

Go.

Why are you still here? I know you didn’t find anything. The same holds true for Jack’d. When you make a profile on Jack’d, you fill out interests on your profile such as movies, books, interests, etc.  If my main focus is hooking up, I really do not give a shit that you love Coldplay. None of these apps are specifically focused on hooking up with guys. The users make it that way. We ask each other what the other guy is into in the 5th line of conversation and ask ”how big?” by the 16th line. Everything is about sex.

Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE sex. That’s why I write about it. And I’m not complaining. These apps are succeeding because sex sells. The apps and websites that restrict or look down upon quick sexual encounters rarely survive. Match.com? Slim pickings. They make most of their revenue on the heterosexual section. Remember DList? I fucking LOVED DList. It was like a gay Myspace. You had a customizable profile page, could IM people, a wall for people to comment on. What happened to it? It died because no one was as interested since it wasn’t sex driven. I feel like even RealJock is only hanging by a thread.

Manhunt and Adam4Adam specifically cater their purpose as a hookup website. Manhunt makes money by giving you a taste of the useful features, but not unlimited unless you pay. While free, Adam makes money through the massive amount of ad space on every page. While the chances of finding a boyfriend are slim, you can’t exactly complain if your coffee date that you met on MH was expecting sex.

If you want to hook up on any of the mobile apps, go ahead. I’m not judging or saying you shouldn’t. What I am saying is that there are no decent sites or apps for the guys that are looking for something a bit more long term. So don’t make fun of us or give the “It’s Grindr, dude” line. All I comprehend when I read that is “Blah blah blah, my name is Slut McPudding Tits and I swallow”.

(If you seriously use ”lolz” when messaging, you need to reevaluate your entire life)

-Stokes out