Anyone who has ever used a dating app, which we assume to be almost everyone reading this, knows that guys can be a bit…let’s call it enthusiastic.
In some ways, it’s a leg-up gay men have over straight guys — we may not all be all be looking to hook up all the time, but when the mood ever strikes there’s usually a sea of willing participants. Assuming you’re playing safe and being honest (which, OK, is it’s own separate mine field to maneuver), satisfaction can be just around the corner.
For straight guys using apps like Tinder, being overly sexual up front is usually perceived as a huge turn off (or so our straight girl friends tell us). But can you imagine if all that straight testosterone-laden horniness was turned in on itself? Who are we kidding, of course you can.
Well one evil genius set out to create just that scenario. He made a program that showed straight guys a dummy female profile (the photo of which was a consenting friend). Then when guys swiped right, it paired two straight guys in a conversation, both thinking they were talking to the girl.
How about we take this to the next level?
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In some cases the guys completely ignore huge red flags that something isn’t right. We’ll chalk that up to which head they’re using to process information — reality takes a backseat to fantasy.
Below are their actual conversations. Phone numbers and personal info has been blurred:
The Smoker
VIP Treatment
Very lickable
Holiday cheer
via TheVerge
Captain Obvious
I don’t “get it”.
Paco
The requests for side boob pics should have been a clue that something was amiss.
jimmycurry01
I kept waiting for some sort of punchline. This was just lame, and it is currently the top story. Why?
CarrieV
This was funny as hell, I loved it, showing it to my friends as I type this… of course the difference is “perspective”. I’m straight and female. So are my friends who are laughing at these [straight, male] dopes. That straight guys act like this toward women (or in this case whom they think are women) is maddening, because this is the exact opposite of how chicks like to interact.
If someone doesn’t find this funny, it IS because he’s a guy. Guys think this overly flirtatious sh!t is ok; girls do not.
Heading over to The Verge to see the rest of these.
DistingueTraces
Cute.
Any prospect of Queerty covering this story?
DistingueTraces
Sorry, bad link.
Here’s the story: “When HIV infects the brain
DistingueTraces
Oh my god, how do I internet?
Raw link: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/03/when-hiv-infects-the-brain/388787/
NG22
I found some of this funny. These guys are such idiots. My favorite moments were the ones in which you could see how they misinterpret the other person.
DarkZephyr
I almost died laughing at this. The ones who “don’t get it”, let me spell it out. This was TWO straight men talking to each other. EACH ONE thinking the other was a beautiful WOMAN. Ha ha I loved how the one straight guy kept mentioning wanting a Popsicle. The other one probably thought that “she” wanted his dick. lololol
@NG22: I agree 100%
spiffy
I always thought I had no game when it came to flirting; now I realized at least I would be better than some of these straight dudes. Thanks Queerty!
Scott Redner
They shouldn’t blur out their pics…
sfhally
@jimmycurry01: Queerty’s bored, apparently.
Paul Tidd
It sounds like lesbians flirting. Especially with all of the mentions about scissoring.
Brian Hairston
Im ok with this
Kirk Montrealer
people really have no substance to their lives.
Captain Obvious
Glad others were just as confused as to how this was supposed to be funny or interesting. It doesn’t seem to be noteworthy in any way and I don’t get why a site for gay men is constantly talking about straight guys all the time now.
Dylan Michael Drewry
Joel Behrens Just bros being bros
Mikah
Boring Article.Who cares about pussy hounds unknowingly flirting with each other?
David King
Bet a lot of them enjoyed it ð???ð???ð???
Derek Perron
I don’t see what the big deal is. I’m tricked into talking to what I think are actual human beings on grindr but turns out they’re just a douche
DMRX
@DistingueTraces: A “study” with only 72 people is not an accurate study.