Out With The Bathwater
he wanted to drink
my bathwater
or so he said
I never did take him up on it
if he had said that
after a few dates
I might have found it
appealing
almost flattering
but to start with that
was a bit much
it was the sort of
coming on too strong
I called ‘a red flag’
similar to sending a phone number
in the first message
or as the first message
not even a call me
or I liked your profile
I’m not going to call that number
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he wanted to drink
my bathwater
when I asked him why
he said that it was pretty obvious
the water
was something that had touched
every inch of my body
the way he wished he could
I was amused
intrigued
all his pics were blurry
or close ups of his nipples
no face pic
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I asked for a face photo
never heard back from him
The on-line hook-up world is full of every fetish you can imagine. Obviously I know more about the ‘gay’ male faction but am sure this array of kink is found to the same degree in the hetero scene. Most sites are full of vanilla guys with a dash of leather, s&m, b&d & there some sites are devoted to specific types of play or types of men: bears, older, black – so you can narrow focus.
Profile info usually includes what sort of play the person is interested in & I, unlike many, read that section of a profile (after I check out their hight 🙂 ) Even profile nicknames tell me enough: PoppersRus – is not for me. If approached I make it clear that, based on their interests, we aren’t a good match. Some guys get a bit huffy mind you as if my not being interested in x is judging them. Whatever. If you want to, say, dress as a baby including a diaper, that’s fine by me but I’m not interested – my lack of interest is not a sign of disapproval.
This piece is based on a couple of actual non-encounters. I am perhaps more cautious than some, mind you, but some first contacts don’t even get responded too. Bathwater Jim did a reply though because his (I assume it was a man) approach was novel enough to warrant that much. The reply turned into one of those corny dating book pick-up lines. ‘if I told you you had beautiful body would you hold it against me?’
The anonymity of the internet allows people to approach strangers in ways they probably wouldn’t in person. It’s easy to brave when both parties are faceless, voiceless. I enjoy profile pics but know that with the right angle, lighting & photoshop anyone can be larger than life.
TOpoet 