5/17/2023 0 Comments Gay couple long lost twins![]() ![]() Jealousy certainly exists within heterosexual relationships as well, but with same-sex relationships it carries with it an added weight, given that the two partners are held to a much closer standard to one another. Yet in the unusual, but certainly not uncommon, circumstance that someone who doesn’t quite fit the typical criteria of conventional attractiveness finds themselves dating a man who many would perceive to be a 10 out of 10, that too can carry a certain baggage with it. Now, much of that is assuming that we all live in a fantasy world or CW Network original series that sadly sets us all up for unrealistic expectations of both our ideal lovers and ourselves. ![]() For gay men – who since early development have been shown a singular idealization of attractiveness that they should not only desire but also emulate – it’s easily understood as to why this homogenization of homosexuality is so prevalent in our community’s dating pool. Identical images of male sexual attractiveness are perpetually being recycled to maintain this impossible standard, with no room for advancement: for all we know, Sean Cody could just reuse the same roster of 10 models, simply changing their names every six months so no one catches on. Sadly, there has been hardly any progress from the earliest Tom of Finland illustrations to the casting choices of a present-day Ryan Murphy production. When gay representation was first being introduced into film and television, it was decided that if the world was to be exposed to queerness, it would need to be as palatable as possible to appease the masses. Simply put, we as gay men have always been taught through media that the ultimate tier of male beauty is a ripped, peach-skinned, smooth-cheeked, twenty-something, blue-eyed, blond (or light brunette if you’re feeling zesty), white dude. This is where things tend to get a bit more serious, as it is almost impossible to talk about the politics of desirability and beauty standards in Western culture without addressing white supremacy. ![]() With that being said, boyfriend twins are not simply two men with similar body types who share clothes and synchronize their hairstyles they are men who indeed look eerily similar, right down to their facial features, skin tones and even mannerisms. While these are all surface-level signifiers of one’s sense of vanity, a shared commonality in superficiality can at the very least set a foundation of mutual interests in establishing a relationship during its early stages. Contrasts in personal grooming and fashion sense can be another indicator of juxtaposing lifestyles as well as differing values in the importance of self-presentation. If their partner does not share such a dedication to spending hours upon hours exercising, this can cause a massive rift and it (ironically) may end up not working out for the two of them. ![]() While the concept of dating a man who is absolutely shredded and muscularly sculpted has been sold as the gold standard of desirability in men, it is essential to be reminded just how time-consuming a routine it is for men to dedicate hours of their lives in the gym away from home. But there are many more complex and nuanced reasons for men dispelling the notion of opposites attracting when searching for a partner.įor one obvious factor, dating someone who is your exact physical double can be an indicator of shared lifestyles and routines. This bizarre mitosis between Mike and Otis may at first appear to be a temporary fluke of two guys who simply happen to be of equal heights and who fell in love while shopping for black bomber jackets in the same size at Zara. No, this strange spectacle you’re bearing witness to is a far more terrifying manifestation of mankind’s twisted narcissism ripping the fabric of our existential being: the phenomenon of boyfriend twins.īoyfriend twins are the colloquial term for two men in a romantic relationship who bear uncanny visual similarities to one another, rendering them virtually identical – minus the obvious signifiers, of course Brandon has light-brown hair whereas his boyfriend Brendan has dirty-blond hair Steven’s eyes are blueish-green unlike his partner Stephen’s, which are greenish-blue. Has fascism become so hegemonically embraced in Western culture that we are all slowly blurring into one idealized image of beauty to conform to Eurocentric standards of presentability and respectability in an oligarchical consumerist society? I mean…probably, but that sounds like a much smarter article and we won’t be talking about that here. Was the movie Us based on a true story? Not exactly, but you’re getting warmer. Have they finally perfected human cloning? you wonder. ![]()
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