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Top 5 Finalists of 2008 America's Gay Bachelor Contest
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Texas Bachelor 2009
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Name: Ben R.
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Hometown: Fort Worth, Service Industry Professional & Performer
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In his own words: What is hometown:
I tell people it's Fort Worth, TX, where I went to college but I moved around a lot growing up. Was born in Brooklyn, NY, and raised in Sacramento and all over the great state of Texas! Yee haw!
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Family guy: I would like to have an amazing partner with whom he'd be open to raising a child... and maybe a dog, too. Probably should start with a dog! ;-) I'm bilingual and come from an amazing Puerto Rican family. My partner has to posess a passion for culture and the spice of life.
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His perfect partner: A college-educated, fit, and masculine "All-American" gentleman who loves the Latin culture and passionately pursues his goals/dreams (whatever arena it may be) and a healthy, fun, and adventurous lifestyle. He would be an amazing kisser (there's a time and place for involving your tongue, boys! The perfect kiss is not it!) and communicative, passionate, and sensory in the bedroom (versatile/top). He is socially adept and independant in any setting but still makes me feel like the most important person in the room. He's not the best dancer but loves to shake his bon-bon and is not self-conscious about his "white boy moves". He has an amazing group of friends who make me feel like one of their own. He'll love my amazing group of friends. He'll be romantic and attentive. He'll be busy with his career and other activities but still plans time for me and us.
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Smooch scoop: Energetic, charismatic, optimistic, and educated Puerto Rican fella born in New York (like most of us "Boricuas") and raised in Texas. Though bilingual and in touch with my culture, I'm a pretty "white-washed" guy (my parents would call it "Americanized"... which I hate the sound of) but it reminds me to be grateful for their intentions to give my younger brothers and I a better life than they had. I've been actively pursuing my career as a recording artist in the Latin music industry for the past 5 years. I'm a dancer/singer who's been totally influenced by the Top 40 dance hits of the 70s through today. Think of me as Janet Jackson, Usher, Justin Timberlake, and Aaliyah . . . but in Spanish! I started '07 with a completed CD, and since, I've been performing all throughout southern California gearing up for my grand showcase for the record labels in the Fall. I'm so stoked! In between rehearsals, recording sessions, meetings, and prep for my shows, I bartend and wait tables like a good starving artist should. I stay busy with my university's and fraternity's alumni programs, and still make time for having fun, living healthy/clean/lean, and bettering myself and the planet. I have a huge network of acquaintences that I like to maintain in person and online (they get to see the extroverted me!). But, I also have a much, much smaller inner circle of confidantes and best friends that I value incredibly (who get to see the rarely exposed introverted me). I'm always down for meeting new people because you never know if you've just met someone who'll become a new great friend. I'm proud of my age and life experience but most people say that I don't look my age -- which is a compliment, right? You be the judge. I love to surround myself with other driven, positive, genuine, focused, and real people who are serious about life but don't take themselves too seriously in the meantime. I like to meet people who I can enjoy doing both the exciting and menial things in life with. Romantically, I'm completely open to meeting that special someone. Though I'm very busy, I'm a firm believer in the notion that we, as humans, always make the time for the things we really want to do. If you touch my heart, I'll make the time.
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Sexiest man getups: I'm a sucker for an athletic corn-fed, Midwest-lookin' guy. However, in general, sparkling eyes, a killer smile, and an athletic build will always get me to double-take. The way he dresses and how clothes fit him, too, always merits a prolonged glance.
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Dating pet peeve: Talking about sex too soon in the conversation. Nothing ruins the boyfriend-material-factor faster than getting asked if I'm a top or a bottom before the entrees land on the table.
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Listen up, men: What?s your dating deal breaker?
SMOKING and bad hygiene.
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Future goal: I've been in L.A. almost six years working on my music career (I'm a recording artist) and this is my year to finally make a living off of it. My goal is to sign some sort of recording contract or distribution deal and start selling music and performing.
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