You may have missed that Wheel Of Fortune’s Valentine’s edition on Wednesday featured a pair of same-sex husbands.
Dameron & Drew Obert Baron herald from Dallas. They married for three years and have been together for eight. When host Pat Sajak asked them how they met, Dameron said it was “on a dating app” after he spotted Drew at a local restaurant and his female friend encouraged him to respond to Drew’s connection request.
Some viewers were intrigued by what dating app they met on.
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Yeah, it's time for #PatSajak to go..his conservative side has been showing more and more over the years..an interracial gay couple was a bit too much to process..🤣
Others speculated what “reaching out” on a dating app could mean.
“People asking my bf how we met: ‘I saw his d*** on Sniffies’,” quipped one person on Instagram.
“This could be summed up in four words, ‘we met on Grindr’ 😒😒” said another.
reached out =
shared private album
— Pratus Ansiursus (Βραδ Όσβορν) (@PratusAnsiursus) February 15, 2024
Last night, Drew and Dameron responded to some of the speculation. They said they were rushed to offer their backstory in a limited amount of time. And there were reasons for not mentioning the actual app.
“Guys! They only give you so much time to answer and you can’t list any business names. I swear your imaginations are much grander than the actual story. 😂😂”
“The start of the year has been a whirlwind to say the least!” they said.
“We will only be the second same-sex couple to be featured on Sweetheart’s Week and the first ever to appear on Valentine’s Day. To say it was a huge honor is an understatement.”
It was great to see some gay representation on such a high-profile Valentine’s show. Sadly, Drew and Dameron didn’t win so didn’t get to walk away with the second honeymoon to the Bahamas. However, it sounds like they had a great experience nonetheless.
The woman couldn’t work out why men she didn’t know were turning up at her door.
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I just celebrated my 39th wedding anniversary with my husband and we “dated” on the first night we met at a bar. Funny how terms change but the act remains the same.
My ex and I met on Scruff, and that could be awkward to explain to straight people. Sometimes, we’d just say, “It’s an app for gay men, you probably wouldn’t know it.” Other times, we’d keep it even more vague and just say, “the internet.” Sometimes you just don’t want to launch into the whole story.
But I definitely agree with the commenter before, “reaching out” is probably “unlocked private photo album with nude or semi-nude photos.” LOL. Maybe not in the first message, but it probably did happen quicker than Pat Sajak could ever imagine.
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Ronbo
I just celebrated my 39th wedding anniversary with my husband and we “dated” on the first night we met at a bar. Funny how terms change but the act remains the same.
Diplomat
This is total cool beans. Congrats Ronbo!
dbmcvey
Sweet! Interesting to get Pat Sajak’s reaction.
dbmcvey
Interesting how some gay conservatives now support politicians who would allow Obergefel to be overturned.
PubisHairus
All gay conservatives want is to be discriminated against, just like in the old days. Is that too much to ask?!
Brian
Hilarious! Congratulations to the cute couple.
My ex and I met on Scruff, and that could be awkward to explain to straight people. Sometimes, we’d just say, “It’s an app for gay men, you probably wouldn’t know it.” Other times, we’d keep it even more vague and just say, “the internet.” Sometimes you just don’t want to launch into the whole story.
But I definitely agree with the commenter before, “reaching out” is probably “unlocked private photo album with nude or semi-nude photos.” LOL. Maybe not in the first message, but it probably did happen quicker than Pat Sajak could ever imagine.