EDGE Rewind: Husband Seeks Gay Beard to Satisfy Wife's Partying Needs
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A New York man came up with a novel idea to satisfy his wife's partying needs, Today reported.
"In a Craigslist ad, shared by popular nightlife producer Terence Edgerson on Instagram, a husband was seeking someone to chaperone his wife on weekend excursions so he would be able to 'get some rest.'"
"My wife is great but she always wants to go out. Especially to Brooklyn electronic music events," the post begins. "Unfortunately, I'm unable to keep up with her. I'm not disabled or anything. I just need someone who can chaperone her to these events as a friend so I can get some rest."
He continued: "Ideally, you're into this type of music, you like to party, and are probably in your late 20's to 30's. She's 30."
The husband offered an hourly rate of $30, as well as to cover the price of admission to any event that would take place "most likely on a Friday or Saturday."
"If you're interested, please respond with a brief description about yourself. Thanks," the post concluded.
Edgerson — who lives in Brooklyn — told Today on the phone that he had first come across the original post after a friend sent it to him and immediately found it hilarious as an event producer himself.
"I host parties for different people... and so I was reading it and I was cracking up thinking, 'Oh my god, this is me, someone gay to take out my wife,'" he explained.
He decided to share the post on Sept. 14 — which has now amassed over 2,000 likes and nearly 200 comments — with his more than 10,000 followers. Though the original post appears to no longer be live for users to respond to directly, several people in the comment section on Instagram shared their thoughts, as well as their unofficial applications for the role.
"The way I'd take little miss thang out for a good time we'd be out from 9p-6am," one Instagram user wrote.