heart ship

A collage by Pate Conaway

distilled and manipulated text
source: men seeking men personals, Chicago Reader

I - The Ad

masculine boyfriend
big heart
not into gay
seeking gay male

your looks are not important

II - Snappy headlines

here’s the deal:
shaved head
bearded humor
honest friendship good heart
kiss Paris

his body out
under
both sense emotion
mental
physical
yours showing
to count on friends first
long term email preferred

III - GWM

born looking for a straight-appearing guy
feminine
first 6’2”
I enjoy the city
looking for a man

frozen
kicking my friends
shelling out the ordinary

me: all of the above

IV - Middle ground

GWM seeking white/nice build
nice guy
I’m my heart, only sound
dark, passionate
big, blooming
seeking
usually goateed
totally honest (but likes beer of course)

V – Where is my Clark Kent?

tall, dark, and handsome
no such thing

I want to meet a good-looking
Salt-and-pepper monogamy dinner

la vida

the gentleman desires genuine love
romance
commitment

VI – Desire

seek a sincere road

VII – Trying to fit in

blond/blue
jump fit
values/morales
coffee movies
cooking cuddling
passionate interest
me in more ways than one

seeking above all

inside so damn spacey
my relationship on drugs

VIII – ISO long-term

confident, wise, sincere
if you are into so-call out of the box
guy next door
great laugh
make me laugh!

my golden sense of more
depth – my heart ship

I am in good shape and you

IV – My heart ship

you smart
looking where all the straight acting and appearing guys are
looking for warm-hearted and honest

waiting
waiting
waiting

X – Tired

of being
something loving?
goatee seeks coffee and chemistry