by Guest » Wed May 20, 2009 9:39 am
PC is right. Larger groups tend to fragment into 3s and 4s. It's virtually impossible for a group of people to continue to engage each other in conversation when the group is larger than say 4 because people just tend to talk over each other. The easiest set is a 3 set, no question.
S4 is a pimpin place, no doubt. Actually MOST of the gay clubs are much, much cooler than straight clubs. I know that sounds weird, but it's true. Funny thing is that this is generally universally true. If you look at different pockets of the city over the years, you'll see that artists and gays tend to create trendy little pockets in the city. These pockets become popular, then real estate values and rents increase, which prices the gays and artists out of the market. They move somewhere else, and that cool part of the city is left to the rest of the world that can afford it. In time, those that moved there for the culture leave because it's full of rich douchebags. This happens in every city in America.
So, it's not at all surprising that their clubs tend to be much, much cooler. Same goes for the artsy people. Their bars and hang outs are substantially cooler than anything you'd find in Uptown.
I've got an LTR that's bi-curious, so we go to the gay bars relatively frequently so she can work her magic. But, I've sarged the gay clubs a few times out of curiosity and my experiences were generally very positive. You will get hit on by gay guys though, so be prepared for that. But, that's no biggie if you learn to be-friend them (which takes some time to figure out). More often than not when they figure out you're gay, they're with a friend that's a girl and they'll want to introduce you to her, which is all kinds of mass social proof because he's going to talk you up to her because he already likes you. That, and gay men are whores. If you think about it, this makes all the sense in the world. Anyway, in that frame, the girl is going to be much more likely to get sexual with you than she otherwise would be...the fear of being a slut is diminished in a venue where guys are sucking each other off in the bathrooms and dancing half naked. So, you don't have to worry too much about trying to be subtle. I've literally had a girl's gay friends call us a cab and tell us to go home and fuck.
There are a handful of guys on here that sarge the gay clubs relatively frequently...I'm sure they can offer a lot more insight.