Gay Daddy & Bear Blog: Age Appropriate

Dear Kirk,

So, we connected on the internet and decided to meet for drinks. Fifteen minutes after meeting (well, it really only took about 5) I realized this guy was not someone that I was interested in AT ALL! Truthfully, I was flattered when he emailed and I found out he was fifteen years younger than I am. Trying to keep a conversation going with someone whose only interests are going to Renaissance fairs, playing video games, and watching reruns of old TV shows on the Sci-Fi channel was difficult, to say the least. Especially since he never asked me one question about myself. I couldn’t call him to say I wasn’t interested because we didn’t exchange phone numbers. So, the next morning I sent a short email that I had enjoyed meeting him but didn't feel a connection and didn't think we had anything in common. Well, I got a diatribe back stating that you can't judge anyone on one conversation. So, what did I do that was so wrong?

Just Not That Into Him

Dear JNTIH:

I think you did your duty here. There are lots of guys who wouldn’t have contacted him at all, so I appreciate that you were honest with him. More and more, I find, people are using the internet to simply ignore one another. Especially with Valentine’s Day approaching, where people are looking for someone to love, it’s a good time to sharpen your dating game!

I’m curious about what sort of emails you exchanged in order to set up the date. It doesn’t seem like any of his hobbies came up in either his...

I'd like to introduce myself to you. My name is Carl. I have been part of the Daddyhunt team for years now, working closely with Chris and Walt as we shaped and built Daddyhunt. As Chris and Walt depart the Daddyhunt team, I am sincerely grateful for their unique contributions to our spectacular success. Our goal will remain the same as it has always been. We are determined to build the biggest and the best internet community for Daddies and their Admirers, men of all ages, all nationalities, and every race.

To keep pace with our amazing growth, we are investing heavily in the infrastructure of Daddyhunt. Next month we will be moving to newer and faster servers, and we are hard at work on a new version of Daddyhunt (Daddyhunt 2.0.) This new version will have chat and a host of other features for our members and supporters. We hope you will help us make this site even more exciting by contributing your comments, suggestions and stories to our exciting new blog.

I have learned so much from this amazing community. So often people speak of the negative aspects of the online world, but through Daddyhunt's members, I have witnessed the Internet's power to improve people's lives. One man described to me how Daddyhunt "saved his life." It provided him a way out of his shell after the loss of his lover. Another man told me that he met his life partner on Daddyhunt. Countless long-term relationships (marriages included) began as an innocent "grope" on Daddyhunt.

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As many of you know DaddyHunt was started by the company Pantheon Productions, LLC.  I founded Pantheon Productions in 2002 with the vision of creating an online community for daddies, bears and admirers.  Along the way, my friends Carl and Walt became partners in the business and have helped to develop different aspects of the company.  Walt has worked with me primarily on the video side of the business and Carl on developing and running DaddyHunt.

As the business has grown and changed we’ve decided that it is necessary to split off the personals business (DaddyHunt) from Pantheon Productions.  Carl will be taking over full responsibility for the DaddyHunt business under a new separate company.  Walt and I will become the sole partners in Pantheon Productions, LLC and will continue to run our video production company and HotOlderMale.com.  These changes will take effect in late January.

It saddens me to step down from my role in helping to run DaddyHunt.  I’m very proud of what we’ve developed.  I have received so many wonderful messages from members over the past few years who’ve told me that they’ve met partners on the site, or had some great dates, or met friends, or just that they enjoy the friendly community they find on DH.  As many of you know, I met my husband through these personals, so the DH community is something that I have a great fondness for. 

So we leave you in...

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