This week Patryck is diving into the uncomfortable truth nobody talks about - the unspoken competition that happens when you and your single friends are out in the same dating pool.

When you're gay in a small area, the dating pool is already tiny. Add another single friend into the mix and suddenly you're navigating weird tension, competing for attention, and trying to figure out who gets to pursue the cute guy who just walked over.

Plus the nightmare scenario we've all experienced: "I'm talking to this guy" only to find out your friend already hooked up with him. The degrees of separation in the gay community are basically nonexistent.

Patryck gets real about why he's been gravitating toward coupled friends, the exhaustion of the competitive dynamic, and how dating becomes even harder when you could potentially turn on a friend over someone you both have interest in.

The bottom line: Your friendships are worth more than any hookup. Have the awkward conversations before resentment builds.