Single Gay Male: Dating Lessons Learned

I've been (painfully) single now for exactly two months. A summary of that time by the numbers:

7 -- Number of sexual encounters I've had

1 -- Number of those that ended up being my friend's coworker

4 -- Number of times I've talked my way out of having sex after showing up (5 if the threesome that I deftly ducked out of counts as 2)

10 -- After waking up, the longest number of minutes I've gone before thinking of Greg.

What I've learned...

:: I'm a half-way decent actor. In talking my way out of sex, I almost convinced myself that I've never had a one night stand before and that I'm too nervous to go through with it. It helps to add that I'm still heartbroken over my ex-boyfriend... because it's true.

:: Before having sex, ask the gay guy you're with if he's actually bisexual and has a girlfriend!

:: Photography is magical. Do not trust it.

:: When people say they want to ski... they are NOT talking about going to Moutain High!

:: Disturbingly, I seem to be popular with the demographics of pervy white males 40-50 and twinky asian boys 18-21. Someone help me.

:: Most importantly, I don't want to date anymore. I want to settle down and start a family right this second. I want to meet the love of my life and have those 1-2 kids now (however that happens).