I met Gary on OKCupid when I was living in Albuquerque. He was a pharmacist and a bodybuilder, and one of my friends knew him.
“He’s got a real thick South Valley accent,” she told me, “but other than that, he’s cool.”
We chatted back and forth on Google Chat for a while and went out on a date – dinner and drinks, probably. We had some chemistry but didn’t kiss goodnight. He even brought up his accent.
“I sound like a real mocho,” he said.
(He did. I’m fine with accents. Generally like them, in fact.)
I invited him to come to a movie at the Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Fest with me, since I’d gotten free passes. He agreed.
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