This is the one part of your post that I'm not in agreement with you Tyler. You start out with factual information but then you go into some sweeping subjective judgments and generalizations of forum members. Just because we feel strong and genuine feelings of affection (or even protectiveness) for any particular model(s) doesn't mean that we are all deluded into thinking that we are besties with these guys in real life. I myself am not losing any sleep at night because Colin, Johnny or Blake aren't calling to wish me goodnight or ask me about my most recent doctor's appointment.
You're quite right that the models are here to be nice to the paying fans. The positive feedback that that generates helps boost their self-esteem and it also helps them to hopefully get more paying work into the future. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement.
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If some of us occasionally enjoy flirting with some of the models like some lovesick schoolgirl...where's the harm? It can be fun!
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All of us are entitled to a little bit of fantasy now and then. There may be a very few number in here who start to believe their own fantasies. However I believe the number is far fewer than your post would seem to indicate.
It's quite obvious to intelligent people that some of the models in here are really gay or bi. As you say Tyler, the models themselves are entertainers. We the members are here for the purposes of being entertained. Sometimes playing along with the fantasy that all these guys are straight as an arrow, irrespective of any evidence to the contrary...does not indicate naiveté or gullibility on our parts. It's merely a conscious choice to choose our own amusement and entertainment, over being "right" and possibly ruining the fantasy for others.