Comments on: Dear Jill: Should I Date a Male Model?

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By: Leslie Wayne

Leslie Wayne — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:05:03 +0000

P.S. Also x-international model and part of the advisory board:)

By: Leslie Wayne

Leslie Wayne — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:03:00 +0000

This is a loaded question. First thing that comes to mind is, is it better to date a model, a photographer, a bar owner, or a civilian? HA:) To answer this directly, DON’T TRUST ANYONE!!! Unless of course, you really know them very well and for a very long time. If you’re in the modeling industry, you will meet many models that you may want to date. When I first started modeling at 18, I fell for every straight model there was and they all turned out to be a bit too free spirited. When I was in my mid 20′s, I was much wiser. I had several male model friends that are still friends 20 something years later. I had male models as room mates, and we would fight for the shower and the mirror. I was also lucky enough to date a male model for several years. We had a fabulous time traveling all over together and remain friends. The positive parts of dating a male model is that they understand the industry and realize it’s a job to be taken seriously. The down side is traveling apart for work. If you are going to date a male model, make sure they are busy with work. You don’t want to be dating a bum or someone that just wants arm candy. The reality is, you will date models, hang out with models and you will make lifetime memories doing so. Eventually, you grow up, want a family, decide on a new career, have some heartache thrown in for good measure and meet the man you will spend your life with. In my case, I cherish every male model I ever went out with, because they played a part in who I am today….which is happily married to a hard working man and a happy mother with a career….BUT boy, am I glad I had all that fun in my 20′s!:)

By: Ricky

Ricky — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:47:22 +0000

Ohhh Jilly…where to start? This is a fantasic topic!
As you are very aware, I have had my fair share of encounters here or there with the random male model. Whether it be a 1 yr relationship (that was the longest and twice might I add, two separate models!!) or the “couple week” commitment.
Here’s my thoughts, at the TIME dating a male model WORKED for me. I couldn’t keep a commitment to the “boys at home” because I travelled the world for 10 months out of the year, he/they stayed home and went to college, or played in a band or had a “real” job. So dating a male model that I would run into in different countries, travel together, or just had fun together on a trip worked for me at the time. 11 fantastic years to be exact:)
I have grown up from those days, what I wouldn’t recommend is marrying them! Or finding any REAL long-term commitment from them. I don’t need a man fighting me for the mirror, or admiring himself more then ME. That is just crazy talk.

So to a young female traveling the world right now modeling, I would say GO FOR IT, have fun while it lasts. Take it with a grain of salt and don’t get all soaked up in the pleasure of dating a hard body, hottie. When you grow up you will find your true love somewhere outside of the tear sheets.

I mean come on, look at our husbands Jill, they are true prizes and had nothing to do with the modeling world. Even though mine is CONVINCED that if he met me while I was modeling I would have stopped everything to be with him. Ahhh bless him.

There is my two cents, love the subject and love that you have quoted me as being on your ADVISORY BOARD, thank you, you know what that means to this ex model.

Yours truly,
Ricky (Ex International Model and Model Mentor Advisory Board member)