I had never fantasized about being with a guy until I was about 27 years old. I was never homophobic or grossed out by gay sex but it never really interested me. But for some reason the thought of fooling around with another guy started to turn me on. I was living in an apartment, just getting my career going after spending time in graduate school. I had always considered myself straight. I was never what you'd call a "babe magnet" and I was never very good at picking up women, but I wouldn't say I was sexually deprived either. Through several one-night stands and a few semi-long term girlfriends, I'd say I probably had at least as much sex as the average single male my age.
I had no idea why (still don't, all these years later) but out of the blue, I started wondering what it would be like to have sex with a guy. I wasn't attracted to any particular guys, but the idea of gay sex was really starting to turn me on.
So what does any bi-curious guy do that time, place a personal ad in the newspaper (the internet wasn't that big yet)."Bi-Curious SWM 27 interested in meeting same for talking and maybe more." The ad came with an "800" phone number for the people to reply to, so I didn't have to give out my address or phone number.
The day the newspaper came out with my ad, I couldn't believe what I had done. I said to myself "I can't do this" and decided not to check my messages. But that night I masturbated fantasizing about sucking a guy's dick.
So of course, a few days later I just had to call the number, and my hand was shaking as I dialed the phone. There were about 8 messages, the majority of which were from people who sounding kind of creepy - "Oh, yeah man, I wanna suck your dick and if you're not too big I'll let you fuck me. Call me, man." Stuff like that. I didn't feel comfortable contacting someone who seemed too into this lifestyle, so I ignored most of the messages.
However, there was one message that sounded just like me, kind of nervous and curious. "Hi, my name's Anthony. I'm 24, 5'10" about 158 pounds. Average build, I guess. Brown hair. I've been kind of curious about what it's like to be with a guy lately too. If you're interested in talking, call me." His build was a lot like mine, but I was about 15 pounds heavier. Not muscular but not fat either.
Hmmm, this guy at least didn't freak me out. So, I called him. He answered! What the hell am I supposed to say? To make a long story short, we were both very awkward in our conversation, but we managed to agree that we were both curious, couldn't imagine ourselves falling "in love" with a guy or being a couple. We both were interested in oral sex. We decided to meet that Sunday afternoon (it was the only time he could get away from his girlfriend with no questions asked) at a restaurant near my apartment.
When I hung up, my first thought was "I can't go through with this." My second thought was "I've got to go whack off!" I jerked off thinking about him twice before I fell asleep that night.
Sunday came. I waited in the lobby of the bar/restaurant. He was 20 minutes late and I figured he chickened out. I was sort of glad, actually. Then a guy walked in, came up to me and asked if I was Bob.
I said "Yes, are you Anthony?"
"Yeah, sorry I'm late" he said "I got a little lost."
"I thought you chickened out," I said. "I almost did."
"Well, the thought did cross my mind."
We both laughed at that and went into the bar and each had a beer. It was obviously not a good place to talk openly so we went back to my apartment. We sat on the couch, I put on the TV, and we started talking - again awkwardly. A little talk about our sexual interests, but we mostly made small talk. After about 15 minutes I couldn't take it anymore. If this was going to happen, if I wasn't going to back out, something had to happen soon.
So, I looked at him and said "Anthony, do you want to go into my room and fool around or something?" What a smooth talker I was!
He took a deep breath, paused and said "Sure. By the way, my name is really Mike. I used Anthony so that if my girlfriend heard the message, I could say it was a wrong number." Smart guy I thought.
We went into my bedroom and then stopped, both looking at each other. I wasn't sure what to do - should I get undressed, try to undress him or what?