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On Chasers, Bellies and Wearing My Belt Any Way I Choose

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

I miss the days when I was just fat. Little did I realize at the time, but those were good days. Those were days when one was either fat or not. And if you were fat, you dealt with all the unpleasantness that came with the territory and moved on with your life.

Those were the days. Let me tell you.

But those days are gone. A new day has dawned and that new day has brought with it so many degrees of fatness that my head is spinning. In this new day, I am still simply fat to a lot of people. But to some people, I am too thin. And for those who think my weight is becoming, there is a whole new set of ideas about how I should be the size I am. It’s utterly exhausting.

It all started when I was directed to a website (my God, the internet is an evil evil place) that caters to big gay men and the gay men who love them. In a cruder sense, it’s a website for chubby men and chubby chasers (my God, sexual attraction is an evil evil game). Being a gay man who has more to offer than most, I thought I’d give this site a whirl. I’m seriously beginning to think that was a mistake.

For one thing, I’ve found out that I’m not actually that big. There are some really large men out there. And the irony of the situation is that to those men, I am small. As far as they are concerned, I am the chaser.

On the flip side, the men who are looking for bigger guys seem to be looking for those men who are much bigger than I. They can acknowledge that I am not exactly small, but I’m nowhere near large enough to be considered desirable by that group.

And then there is the group of men who find my weight acceptable. Sadly, this group seems to be the most difficult with which to deal. Here is a sample chat I had with one such man:

Belly Lover: Hello. I love your pics. You’re hot.

Dr. Sparky: Thanks! You are pretty cute yourself.

Belly Lover: Tell me about your belly.

Dr. Sparky: Excuse me?

Belly Lover: I love bellies. Tell me about your belly. How do you wear your belt?

Dr. Sparky: I wear it on my pants. I don’t think I understand.

Belly Lover: Do you wear it over your belly or under your belly?

Dr. Sparky: I wear it over my belly. Why?

Belly Lover: You should wear it under your belly. It’s hot.

Dr. Sparky: Well, it wouldn’t be very comfortable and it would look a little odd. My body is just not built that way.

You can guess where things went from there. My belly, as it turns out, is all wrong. In the course of the chat, I discovered that there is a whole array of belly types and certain men are into certain bellies. It’s quite ridiculous.

I’ve since mostly given up on visiting this particular website. It’s not really my goal to fulfill someone’s belly fetish. I’d rather just hope that someone will find me attractive for all that I have to offer, regardless of what kind of belly I have.

And in the meantime, I’ll continue wearing my belt anyway I choose.

Categories: Dating, Social Commentary
  1. catrina
    Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 10:03 am | #1

    I think that muse you’re searching for could be of help in that department…add that to your list of favorable qualifications.

  2. Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 12:33 pm | #2

    I hear you on that one….I had a similar chat with a fellow online last year and it caught me off-guard. I don’t particularly like thinking about my body and he wanted to know all sorts of things about my belly….

    This post brought back a weird memory…

  3. the hobbit
    Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 4:40 pm | #3

    The search for love is exhausting. One would think that with so much work, one might lose a few pounds, but alas, it never worked that way for me.

  4. Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 9:00 am | #4

    My husband would totally fit in with the under-the-belly-belt crowd! Bwaaa haaaa!!!!! I’m not knocking anyone’s preferences and acceptance IS beautiful but … but … oh i’ll just shut up.

  5. AntonioDG
    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:19 pm | #5

    As a belt-under-the-belly gay man…

    Well, honestly, as far as fetishes go, this is pretty vanilla, as I’m sure you probably know; it’s not too too too weird.

    But I have to agree that you should be looking for someone who accepts ALL of you. Someone who appreciates, for example, your personality, cooking, sweetness, etc…

    Wear your belt with pride!, whatever way you like.

  6. Spike
    Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 6:00 pm | #6

    Late to this post….but found it today as I was Googling!I’m a big guy who’s probably visited that same site…

    The belly under the belt thing? Well, I think that comes across to smaller guys as a guy who is very comfortable with his body, and who is confident. It’s not as freakish as it may initially sound.

    But I understand that it wasn’t cool for Mr. Man to slap that down on you in the first five seconds of chat.

    In the long run, think of it this way: Guys are, well, guys. Just like there are tools that will tell a girl “You’d be so much prettier if you just had bigger tits/were blonde/slept with another girl etc etc etc” you will find a guy (as I found dozens of losers) who will say “You’d be so much hotter if you were cleanshaven/hairy/uncut/cut/50 pounds heavier etc etc etc”

    And when you meet those guys, and they reveal their toolishness, immediately give them the finger and run for your life. ‘Cos there ARE sweet, sexy, confident guys who appreciate us for who we are….you just have to stick to your guns and be patient. I was and my prince has arrived. The only thing he ever asks me to be is naked and beside him = )

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