This one was tricky!
Name: Doug, 28, Male
Do you want to fuck men, women, or both: Women
Last time you got laid: A few months ago with my ex.
Where do you live? Marietta, GA
Your living arrangement: Apartment, one roommate, female.
Job situation: I work all freelance. Often I work fourteen hour days, six days a week for two months and then sit idle for two weeks. My work has a dash of glamor, certainly more than being an accountant, but I’m no one important. I really like my job. It’s not exactly what I told myself I was going to do when I grew up but it’s closer to it than most people get. I’m paid well but I’m on the road a lot.
Fashion sense: Most of the time, jeans, button up shirt, boots. When I’m on a job it depends on where I am since I’m outdoors in all weather. I rarely leave the house without a jacket or sportcoat, though. I have too many things to carry, phone, wallet, keys, pens, business cards etc, to fit comfortably in pants pockets. When I have to wear a suit, it’s properly tailored. I own almost no t-shirts.
Grooming habits: I shower daily. Sometimes I keep a very close cropped beard and sometimes not. When I’m busy for days on end I may forget to shave and end up looking a bit scruffy.
Do you floss regularly? Every other day, maybe every third if I’m traveling.
Do you drink? Pretty often, socially.
Do you smoke? Cigars.
Addicted to anything? Besides the show Heroes, no.
Do you have pets? Had to give up my dog. I’m just on the road too much. She’s well looked after, though.
Hobbies: Skydiving, hiking.I play a weekly poker game. I used to have a motorcycle but I gave it up.
Sports: I watch virtually no sports save the Super Bowl for the commercials.
Do you exercise regularly? Several years ago I was training for a triathalon but didn’t get too far. Work keeps getting in the way. It’s more correct to say that I work out intensely when I have the time. I also avoid getting in the the car if I don’t have to so I walk for miles.
Places you hang out: Skydiving center in the summer. The Irish pub down the street a day or two a week. I attend a local fetish club when they’re holding events of any size. I stop in at the coffee shop next door almost every day when I’m able.
Do you have many close friends of the opposite gender? Close or that I spend a lot of time with? Three that I see often, five if you count the two exes that are still very dear to me but that I don’t see from day to day.
How many people (of your target gender) do you currently know that you would like to fuck? What are the obstacles with each one: That I would like to, that I have a chance with or with whom I’m willing. There are a number of women that I’d like to fuck but I have a personal rule against sleeping with friends’ exes, no matter how desirable or how willing, and this reduces the pool a bit. Of those remaining, oh, at least ten off the top of my head. Three are married, engaged or otherwise spoken for. Four I have a professional relationship with. Two have moved elsewhere and remaining one keeps saying she desperately wants to but bows out as soon as clothes threaten to come off.
How’s your eye contact? Depends on the purpose. I’m a strong communicator, whether with an individual or in a group and I’m comfortable around people. I maintain eye contact in conversation but without staring. Occasionally I will get deep into thought and look off into space. I’ve thusly been accused of staring. Usually, I apologize and explain myself and get let off the hook.
What do you like to eat? I eat virtually anything. I worked in fine dining in college so I’m well versed in the finer points of culinary hedonism. I can pick wine and I can pronounce and identify virtually anything on a fancy menu. I also like buffalo wings and other pub foods. I’m picky about my sushi and I don’t much care for country style cooking. Breakfast is my favorite meal to eat out, though I don’t get to do it too often.
What kind of porn do you like? Porn is a glorious thing. I like just about all kinds of porn, provided it is well made. Tits and fucking aren’t enough if I’m not convinced or if it’s made without artistry. I tend not to like girl/girl porn because it always seems so contrived. I get off more on the perceived enjoyment of the people I’m watching than on the act, itself.
What’s your fetish? What turns you on? I’m pretty kinky but if I had to narrow it down, I like anal play of all sorts, giving and receiving. I like group sex, though not anonymous orgies. Blood play is intensely erotic but only with someone with whom I’m supremely intimate.
Are you dom or sub? I’m a switch though I tend to dom more than sub because I have to have perfect trust with my dom. In bed, rather than in a BDSM session, I prefer the woman to take charge if only by a little bit.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate yourself when it comes to physical appearance (1 is hideous, 10 is model)? 6 maybe 6.5
Using that same scale, what’s the minimum number you expect your partner to be? Honestly, I think women are prettier than men so I’m not sure the scales match up. That and it’s so much more about the connection than the looks but, I guess a 5.
One word to describe your voice: Baritone
Car you drive or means of transportation: Convertible. Used to have a motorcycle and I’m thinking of going back. Generally, though, I don’t drive if I don’t have to.
Financial situation: Depends on how much work I’ve had lately. I live comfortably.
Your thoughts on breeding: Currently, no plans to have kids but I’m also not set against it. I have dated and would date someone with kids. Though, I get nervous if they expect me to assume some sort of fatherly role, especially if the relationship isn’t serious. That’s bad for the kids.
Religion: Pagan
Charity you would give money to: People United for the Separation of Church and State, Unicef, Smithsonian
Movies you have loved: Princess Bride is the only movie I can watch from beginning to end, start over, and watch again. Beyond that, I went to film school so my tastes are expansive. Dead Poet’s Society shaped my world view. Big Fish made me cry in front of my then-girlfriend. Boondock Saints is the movie I wish I had made. Quills was the most underrated movie of its year. Those are just movies made in my lifetime. I could go on all day.
Do you like to read? If so, what? I read about two books a week on average, less when I’m working, more when I’m idle. I like anything of power and grace, anything that illuminates emotionally or intellectually. My favorite books are Dune, Aztec, City of Saints and Madmen and Stranger in a Strange Land. In nonfiction I read a lot on international politics and economics. I have a large collection of books on film and television that I add to and reread regularly.
Restaurant you like: I’m unreasonably fond of Tex-Mex, probably because it’s getting more and more difficult to find. My favorite place is a five star Russian and French restaurant downtown but I can’t bring myself to pay that much for dinner more than once a year.
Favorite holiday: Of those commonly observed, Halloween. Of those unique to my religion, Beltane.
Past relationship history: Three serious relationships, been in love twice but twice more convinced myself that I was in love at the time when I really wasn’t. I still love one very deeply but she and I realized years ago that our life goals weren’t compatible. She lives elsewhere and we make a point of not complicating each others’ love lives.
Any physical issues: My teeth aren’t perfect. Some people thing it’s cute, most don’t notice. I’m slowly loosing my hair but that’s par for the course. Nobody would call me bald.
Weird habit: I’m always thinking several things at once. Sometimes I’ll be talking and make a realization about the thought in the background and I’ll stop talking mid-sentence without realizing it. People who’ve known me for a while are used to it. I don’t do it terribly often. I also drink a lot of hot tea, ten or more cups a day.
The Beautiful Kind’s verdict: In some ways you are such a typical dude, but in other ways you are completely odd. That’s what I love about this exercise - discovering the layers in a person. It’s easy to go around assuming everyone is normal, and if I saw you walking down the street I would have no idea that you were a pagan and into blood play. You = intriguing. Have you ever had a profile on Adult Friend Finder? For some reason I think of that site when I read your answers, but I sure wouldn’t recommend you waste your time on that. I’m fucking jealous that you are able to read two books a week - join a book group. Or a film meetup.
You’re an intense, erudite, picky, slightly critical person, and I think that would intimidate the average person. This might make you unapproachable. The eye contact thing might be weirding people out, too. I think you need to lighten up a little. I’m sure you don’t consider yourself arrogant, but you come off that way. You’re also a workaholic, but I guess it comes with the territory when working freelance - you take the work when it comes.
I could see you getting with a nice, outgoing Pagan girl - I wonder if there are any groups like that where you live. It sounds like you isolate yourself somewhat, you’re definitely an introvert. Female readers, are you picking up on a sexy vibe? All that good taste and intensity is getting clouded by the attitude - you come off as wary of people. Forgo being pompous and give being down-to-earth a try. You like taking risks (that skydiving hobby of yours is very hot) so next time you attend a new group, talk to them and mingle instead of eying them suspiciously. R-E-L-A-X.
Why aren’t you getting laid? Request a questionnaire and I’ll tell you. love [at] thebeautifulkind . com