Last night at dinner with Annie and Jenni, I was very vocal about who I thought was hot in the cafeteria.  Jenni looked me in the eye and said, “You are worse than a girl in high school.”  I paused, and gave a notorious Jared look.  I thought about this…she was right.  My hormones are in over drive. Jenni asked, “Are you horny?”   I looked at both her and Annie and said, “Its not that…I am sexually frustrated.  I need to feel another guy on top of me.”  Annie said, “Well, what are you waiting for?” 

I admitted that I am not really one for hooking up, and moreover, that I have the “analyze and emotional” problem.  They both agreed that I was young and deserve to have fun.  I told them tough that in gay culture it is hard to “have fun” and maintain a positive reputation.  They both looked and me and said, “Jared, screw them.  Don’t worry about labels, you are you, and have needs that need to be met.”

I got to thinking, that if you are a 20 to 30 something gay guy living in Cincinnati, and refuse to settle and you’re sexually active, it is inevitable that you’ll rack up a certain number of partners. But, how many men is too many men?  Are we simply romantically challenged or are we sluts?

I am not going to define “slut,” I feel that is up to you.  You have to accept your actions.  And, I agree with Annie and Jenni, screw what other people think.  As for me, I know I want something long term, but I figure that in the mean time I need to live life and go with the flow.  If that makes me a “slut” under your standards…well that’s to damn bad.