builders
I was reminded of his closing paragraph as I brushed past three builders today. They weren't the pot-bellied kind, more the underwear-model kind; tanned, perspiring, incongruously foppish hair, stubbled, one of them hanging off the end of a smoke, in dark blue cargo pants, boots, tool belts and nothing else. I didn't really check my wandering gaze until I realised that one of them was looking me in the eye -- the other two were cruising some mini-skirts across the road -- and almost certainly recognising exactly what it was I saw. His eyes; they were a bright and beautiful steely grey-green, and an immediate reminder of the handsome eyes I see as I close my own each night.
No abuse though; he seemed to take in the unspoken approval civilly, which was cheering. The unimaginative or bitter might simply conclude that he was gay, but I really didn't see it in his eyes. Besides, secure and sensible straight men make for a more appealing image in my mind; it adds to the ever romantic vision of how the world should be, rather than demoting something of potential significance to something that is simply easier to accept.
Nice!
Where exactly did you see these builders? I may have to cruise by!
Grey-green eyes. It took me 10 minutes to type that out because I kept on swooning. I ADORE grey and green eyes, and the combination is rather embarassingly scintillating.
Croydon market is full of straight boys with 6-packs serving the fruit & veg. It's spurred me on to start going to the gym again!
nice post ... i wish i could empathize .. unfortunately, the only builders i've come upon lately are the pot bellied type who need to tuck a lot of parts back in.
I think the sign of a real man is one who is comfortable with the compliment that even other men find him attractive without feeling threatened.
It could be worse, you could have gotten so excited when you saw them you had to sit down ... That happened to me recently, at the gym.
Wow, I wish we had sexy builders here heheh.. especially those that wouldn't mind me checking them out ;).
WOW.. WHY THES GUYS ARENT NEARBY BUENOS AIRES??
well, they are...but your builder sounds better!
Had to read that a few times to understand what I was reading....but then again I think that's only because my brain is still on vacation.
I was always tickled when travelling in mainland Europe in the 90s by the way that straight men were usually flattered rather than threatened by the attentions of my wandering eyes. Of course their girlfriends were generally not so comfortable, grabbing a hand or pulling their man closer.
It seems that the UK still has a way to go.
You've hit the nail on the head dear boy. Men who are comfortable in their own skin are attractive regardless. We have strait male friends that we can openly tell them how handsome they are and they genuinely say thank you. Now that's a straight man with no sexual baggage and who isn't threatened by gays.
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I guess the question has to be - have you been back to the building site for a second look? ;)
I'd like to say that I feel exactly the way that the builder did, but it's a tad like jumping up and down and saying "look at me, I'm so tolerant". Right, after saying that, I'm immediately going to contradict myself and give you the straight guy view, but bear in mind this is the straight guy that doesn't have underwear model looks (although I can manage the foppish hair) view.
If I'm being judged purely on the way I look, my external appearance, and the judge has a positive view, I don't care what sex they are. It's perhaps a little egomaniacal, but if I'm being viewed as attractive by someone, I don't really care, it's all about me. The viewer (whether it be the fat, ugly girl, or the guy in a Rosenstolz t-shirt) won't be sharing my bed, but I appreciate the look, I really do. And I think you'd be surprised at how many men do, although that may merely be a reflection of my circle of friends.
nice page.
Wow...builders have those great bodies I only wish I had! Lucky you...