I don’t know why I have a thing for men in chaps, but I do.

It’s not like I ever went through a Western phase or wanted to do one of those motorcycle guys who zooms past on the freeway. It’s just that leather over the denim — or in some cases over nothing at all — really revs my engine. Explaining this desire to a new lover has become something of a hurdle for me, however. Most of your average businessmen — the types I find myself drawn to in the dating world — don’t have chaps hanging in their closet. (Trust me, I’ve checked.)

This is why I was grateful when my friend Gina decided to make her birthday celebration a costume party. I was dating a man named Mitch, and I tossed the idea to him for us to go as a matched pair — that we should pick a costume... Read More