Talking to Strangers

Hooksexup asks deeply personal questions to people we just met.

 

 

Natasha, 26

What do you do for a living?
I work in fashion.

Does that get you dates?
It can. But I choose not to. We do a lot of castings for models — it's too much.

Do you have any favorite hook-up stories?
My ex-boyfriend's neighbor. Basically, we had bumped into each other many times, even before I was with my boyfriend. I was with my boyfriend for a year, and when we broke up I ended up becoming friends with the neighbor. We hooked up the day before yesterday. But I was must say, I was disappointed.

I'm sorry to hear that.
It's okay. I just won't have him over again. It's a waste of my reputation.

At least now you don't have to be walking by your ex-boyfriend's place all the time. Do you have any crazy exes?
One guy I dated still had feelings for me, and his girlfriend broke up with him because of it. Every time I tell him, "We can be friends," he's like, "I'm in love!"

Have you ever been offended in the bedroom?
Yeah, if they're selfish or finish first. Sex has become pretty casual nowadays. It's weird, because when I was younger it was so different.

How was it different?
I felt like I saved myself forever, until I was like twenty. The guys who I've been dating always seem to be younger than me — I attract younger guys, I guess — and for them, it's so much more casual. Like with the neighbor: he came over, and ten minutes later, we were messing around.

 

 

Dean, 35

What do you do for a living?
I'm an engineer.

Do you have any favorite hook-up stories?
About three years ago, I was at this industry party, and I was hanging out with the guys from Making the Band. A girl walked up to me and said she'd do anything to meet one of the guys from the show. I said, "What does that mean?" She said, "Anything. I want to meet this guy." So I said, "Okay, come with me." We went to a room in the back and she proceeded to give me a blowjob. She got her fantasy going, but I just wanted to see how far it would go.

That's a crazy mindset to me. Well, what do you look for in a girl?
Smart. Sex appeal. Independent. I don't like girls who wear a lot of make-up.

Do you have any deal-breakers?
Well, if she's really pretty and she's not that smart — that'll still pass. Sex appeal is a big thing for me.

Do you have any crazy ex-girlfriends?
Yeah, I have a few.

What kind of crazy?
Well, I had a stalker once. I was doing a shoot in Toronto — homegirl found out where I was staying, my room number, and she just called me like, "How is Toronto?" I was like, "How did you know I was here?" A friend of mine had told her I was in Toronto. And I'd once told her that on shoots, we usually stay in a Marriott. So she called six different Marriotts to find out where my room was.

 

 

Emily, 25

What do you do for a living?
I'm a student, and I work for a graphic designer. I study fashion design and styling.

Which gets you more action?
Fashion design, definitely.

Do you have any good stories?
I went on a date with this guy, and we had a great time. Back at his place, we were chillin' out — I was watching TV, he was on the Internet, doing his thing. I looked over and he was watching porn! I was like, "All right, cool, but if you're gonna watch porn, let's watch it together." But then he decided to go out on a limb and show me a video of a teenage girl losing her virginity. I was like, "I gotta get out of here." So I go upstairs to get my bag ready. Then I, um, looked in his drawer and I found this red netted body suit for a woman. There were anal beads and handcuffs in there, too. Then I see this thing, like a hose, and it turns out to be a pussy pump! I wasn't down for having beads stuck up my ass, so I ran out of there like a bat out of hell.

Did you tell him anything?
I told him I had to go home early so I could get some documents for work. He was like, "What exactly do you have to get?" And I was just like, "Paperwork!"

I was going to ask if you've ever been offended in the bedroom, but I guess we've already been there. What kind of guy do you like?
Just a fun, easy-going guy who's easy on the eyes, preferably. Intelligent, employed, educated, no kids. And who doesn't have a record, preferably.

Are these things you've learned from experience?
Definitely.