Why are so many gay men single? These gays have theories…
62 percent of gay and bi men in the United States are single, and on Reddit, users are musing about why so many gays are flying solo.“What do you think is the main reason that many gay men are single in the United States?” one user wrote in a December 2024 post on the r/askgaybros subreddit. “What characteristics and/or attributes do you believe impact that?”Below, check out some of the characteristics and/or attributes most frequently mentioned in the comments. (Responses have been edited for clarity and brevity.)Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“As someone who has a single gay brother, the reason that he is still single is he is not a good partner.
He lives in a huge city and has access to a lot of gay men, but he cannot find a partner because he is not willing to compromise.
And living with someone implies that you are willing to compromise. He is better off living alone.”“We don’t look like a Greek God.
Some of us want to settle down rather than be at raves and orgies and brunch every weekend. We are too hairy or too smooth or too fat or too skinny or too dark skinned or too light skinned.
