Where's the craziest place you've hooked up?
It would have to be this one time in my favorite bar, on the sink. Just hanging out, a little random encounter, a special someone. Just a smooch — a bathroom-sink smooch.
I love it. You're a classy lady, just like me. What does a guy have to do to impress you?
Be very smart. I like grammatically correct text messages.
No shit! It drives me crazy when people misspell.
Or when they spell "shit" wrong — that's a dealbreaker.
If a guy wants to impress you, how can he make it happen?
By being a good conversationalist. Just by being interested in what I have to say: asking questions and really caring about the answers.
Have you ever offended anyone in the bedroom?
One time I used the wrong name!
Oh man, what did he do?
He forgave me.
Probably because he was in bed with you. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Absolutely. Sure, why not?
What do you look for in a guy?
Physically? Taller than me, dark features, and a nice smile.
What's the hottest thing someone's ever done for you?
I was having a really bad day. I lived in another state and the person I was dating called the city I was in. He ordered a pizza and a container of ice cream and had them delivered to me so I didn't have to worry about dinner. Being truly thoughtful is the hottest thing a man can do.
What was your most recent hook-up?
It was this stewardess from American Airlines.
Wow, did you join the mile-high club?
No, I was on a bicycle tour in Paris and she was part of the group.
How do you let a girl know that you like her?
There are some small ways: the 101s of romance. But hooking up is different from romance. I had a romance recently, with a woman who was from Vancouver but whom I met in Berlin.
You're a worldly dude. How did you meet her?
I met her at a film festival. She made a film about Iranian bloggers — the population there is all under thirty-five, they're all computer-literate, and the whole government is trying to censor them. Anyway, I made love — sweet, beautiful love — to this woman. But, I was still in love with a different woman at this time.
Okay, so you're also a busy dude. Two women — what's the story?
The woman I was in love with was twenty-eight and going through a divorce. You can't hit on a woman who's twenty-eight and going through a divorce because that's sleazy. I'm not a sleazy guy. I'm not gonna do it. This woman stole my heart, my breath. Get this: everyday that I've been away from her, I've written her a letter that's at least six-hundred words. Two pages. Two full pages of writing every day, because she's awesome. Who does that? I'm totally compelled by this woman.
I'm kind of compelled by you right now.
And I haven't kissed her, I haven't had sex with her! I haven't gotten with her in any way and I just think she's awesome. That, to me, says something great. I told my best friend, "This girl, she's wonderful, I'm madly in love with her." And she's Australian. I hate Australian people as a rule, and she's Australian — what's the difference between a cup of yogurt and an Australian? If you take a cup of yogurt around the world, it will be cultured! I love that one. But she's Australian and she's been around the world. She's cultured. I can't believe it, I can't believe it with my own two eyes. She's amazing.
How do you meet men?
I go up to boys in bars and say, "You look familiar."
Are you serious?
Well, once I went up to a guy at a bar — we were looking at each other, he was so cute — and I was interning at a production company in this high-rise. I was pretty sure I'd seen him in the lobby, so I asked if he worked in that building. And he goes, "No, but I used to." And then we started talking. I said, "I'm so sorry. I was staring at you because you looked familiar." And he said, "I was staring at you because you're beautiful."
Did you hook up with him?
We gave each other our numbers. I didn't hook up with him because I met someone else that night! An old flame called me.
So a guy wants to get with you — what does he need to do?
He needs to compliment me on my fantastic humor and wit. And he needs to have good shoes on.
Any dealbreakers?
No beards! And I don't like guys that are too self-deprecating.
What's the best date you've been on?
I haven't been on that many fantastic dates. There was this one guy who was crazy about me. Every time he wanted to see me, he said, "Hey, I'm in your neighborhood." Asshole, you live in my neighborhood! So he texted me that night — after that adorable guy told me I was beautiful. We took a cab back from Brooklyn together and he was like, "Let's go to your place." I was like, "I'm not going to sleep with you!" And he was like, "Let's go to Daddy's." And I was like, "No." And he was like, "Let me make a martini for you at my place." And I was like, "Okay." I think we had a fantastic evening.
Anytime a man has ever made a drink for me, it's always a better night.
It's always a better night. I love drinks and I love boys who know their drinks. It's just a hotter time.
  
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KB commented on 12/17Awww Adam, who says things like that outside of a rom-com! But seriously though, I hope you end up with your cultured Australian because that's possibly the sweetest thing I have ever heard that didn't make me want to vomit. It may have injected a little life back into my shriveled black heart
PO commented on 12/17I don't buy Adam. And how is writing someone a letter every day not hitting on them? But I get how the ladies on this page (including the interviewer) would fall for his schtick. Girls are naiive. Thank god, I guess.
PO commented on 12/17And the article should have linked to Melissa's Hooksexup Personals account, cuz I have a feeling she'd get a lot of hits. I'd fuck her in the middle of the street too. Oh -- is that "rom-com" enough for you, KB?
ghf commented on 12/17This is such a great feature, wish I could have been at the house party.
lkj commented on 12/17The interviewer is fucking genius. I want someone to interview her!
TT commented on 12/17I once lay in a heap of drunken friends of the middle of a deserted California highway...but I've never had sex in the middle of the street. New Year's Resolution: BAM!
LO commented on 12/17@ lkj - I agree! Where's this ballsy - now single - interviewer? sorry for the breakup girl it's true DATING SUCKS. Until you fall in loooooove
tara commented on 12/17Adam is kind of hilarious, and kind of insane. Am I naiive?
aa commented on 12/17white party, all white people again. boring.
DW commented on 12/17Meghan Pleticha and Sean McGurn are my heroes!
@aa commented on 12/17I just see people. You are too politically correct for your own good.
lm commented on 12/17"white party, all white people again. boring." You're letting your liberal outrage blind you. There are Asians and black people at the party. Maybe none of them wanted to be interviewed. And what do you mean "again"?!?!? There's been a good mix of people in these things in general... but mostly straight, unfortunately.
JH commented on 12/17I'm one of the most idealistic and naive people ever, but Adam seriously made me nauseous. Waaaaaay too full of himself.
@aa commented on 12/17Seriously--forcing diversity simply to have it is about as useful as purposely ignoring it. Can it be circumstantial? Maybe the interviewer tried to talk to people of various races/cultures and didn't find someone to work with. And for the record, I am a member of a minority.
IMW commented on 12/17I have to agree with Christina about restaurants; during my restaurant days it was like a non-stop parade of tail. I worked at a pretty nice place, but in a university town - hence, constantly shifting young and attractive employees, all with way too much money. Then I married one of them. Good times. As for having too many white people in this feature, I think the last one was about half white, half black. Probably depends on the specific venue for each installment.
Jm commented on 12/17Fun read
ON commented on 12/17Very good interviews! I hope Adam gets his Australian girl (if he's being honest) As for this "white people" comment: I see other ethnicities in the pics-like someone else said-they probably didn't want to get interviewed...
tf commented on 12/17white and straight, just like almost all of the other ones.
lkk commented on 12/17oooh, I bet Marc has a super hairy back.
@tt commented on 12/17Actually, if you look back, the ratio on the last few have been between 2/3-1/2. You may not like the numbers, but I feel like they've really improved since the feature started. Also, wasn't this someone's party? Maybe I misunderstood, but if it was, it's the host that's responsible for the guest list.
Ur commented on 12/18I enjoyed it in general. True about restaurants, I'm a bartender and I see it everyday, it gets old though... Adam is LAME the interviewer just ask about the last hookup and he talked about 3 women that he met doing cool activities in Europe.. on top of that throws the letter affair... I'm sure he writes love letters to himself as well
Vlad commented on 12/18by the way, there is an asian dude behind douche-Adam and a black girl behind Melissa, so whoever brought up the race issue didn't even fucking payed attention.... You can't have perfect race ratio in every pic.
Ur commented on 12/18I would do Christina and Jillian together
rr commented on 12/18Best Talking to Strangers EVER! Great job, guys.
JCF commented on 12/18If Melissa stopped avoiding the dating thing and started pursuing, she might not feel so bad about the seven-months-ago guy. Meghan, sorry you had a recent break-up, but with the questions you come up with for random strangers, I'm sure you could hook up again pretty easily if you wanted to.
JHC commented on 12/19hairy backs give you something to grab onto for leverage when you're, you know, FUCKING.
JL commented on 12/21If I were a dude, I'd go for Melissa.
JL commented on 12/21Also, Adam looks like he could be Seth Rogen and Sean Bean's love child. I'm interested in the intense-looking Asian man standing behind his shoulder.
mm commented on 12/22not sure why no one has mentioned Liza yet; that girl is adorably sexy!
TFT commented on 12/24Aren't there any people dating over 40? We have a lot more in common with some of your featured people than those of their own age do. We certainly know how to treat them more directly and appropriately. With age comes wisdom.
abm commented on 01/18The intense-looking asian over adam's is really just pissed and the asian chatting up a white over his shoulder.
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