Patti Stanger, the host of cabler
Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker, has suggested gay men aren't
looking for romance.
In 2000, Stanger founded the Beverly
Hills-based Millionaire's Club, a dating service that caters to
wealthy men. Millionaire Matchmaker, now in its fifth season,
follows Stanger and her staff as they attempt to find true love for
wealthy men.
During the season premiere of Watch
What Happens Live, Stanger answered questions from viewers about
dating.
When Dusty called in and asked Stanger
how to maintain a long-distance open relationship, she replied that
“in the gay world there's always going to be open.”
“There is no curbing the gay,”
Stanger told host Andy Cohen. “You know, I try to curb you people
and you just don't … I've decided to throw in the towel and say,
'Do what you want.' But when you find the right person you will
know. Because then you're not going to want to go on [hookup site]
Grindr and all these all other sites.”
When a bewildered Cohen said, “I am a
gay. And I'm down for the monogamy,” Stanger scoffed and then
asked: “When is the last time you had a boyfriend?”
And when Tyler asked via video for
Stanger's take on why gay guys in Los Angeles can't commit, she
answered: “First of all, you're very handsome, I thought you were
straight. So that's a compliment.”
“I don't know why being straight is a
compliment. Why is being straight a compliment?” Cohen asked.
“Because he's not queeny,” Stanger
answered. “Like you want a queen. Yeah, I don't think so.”
(The video is embedded in the right panel of this page.)