[@NuttsnBolts] So as a man who plays woman 90% of the time, you seek out girls for 1x1 RPs the few times you wanna play a dude? Surely I'm not the only one who sees the irony here.  [I still like you nutty, never change <3]

The only flattering thing I can say about people who request a particular IRL gender is that maybe a few of them feel awkward expressing certain ideas or stories with a certain gender. I remember being much younger in a group RP and there was this guy who was crazy about my vampire slaying baker. We started talking about romantic options for our characters, and I must admit it felt a little strange to talk about a possible romance with a dude. But I quickly realized that I'm not my kick ass vampire slaying baker, she's just someone I created. It's more like our children are in a relationship than the players. I don't fault young, new roleplayers for feeling awkward about wanting to do romance stuff with the opposite gender, or not comfortable talking about topics one normally wouldn't approach with the opposite gender. But I think it's also important to realize this is a crutch best left abandoned.