nah. i like men. which is why i would never direct a young man who's never been in a relationship towards having one with a stripper. i've got a couple high school friends who went the stripper route and they are so full of loathing for men at the end of their day that i wouldn't want to date them either.
Well maybe you would be better off being friends with someone first then turning it into a relationship. It's easier to overcome shyness with someone you already know.
I love night passages, but between the hours of one and three in the morning while on watch i can lose concentration in a nanosecond, and that is standing up outside on a sailing yacht.