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Originally Posted by tdomeski
-Ronaiah is a closeted homosexual (probably due to his religion + culture) who catfishes dudes regularly. Probably had 10+ "relationships" going on as recent as 3 years ago. He does this to fulfill his desires.
There was an indie film called
Easier With Practice about a guy who forges a phone-based romance with a girl named Nicole. As the relationship builds, the protagonist David (an introverted virgin) decides to meet her in person, only to discover -- spoiler alert -- that Nicole is a gay man who disguises his voice as a woman. This "Nicole" participates in this pattern of deceit because he is ashamed of his sexual preference but still wants to, to use your phrase, fulfill his desires.
As the Te'o story continues to unfold, it has reminded me of this film, which came out (so to speak) a year before
Catfish. Your theory, or at least the quoted part, especially resembles the
Easier plot line.
By the way, we've heard related discussion on the various media outlets of Te'o's draft value. Some "experts" suggest it won't change, as teams are only interested in a player's on-field ability. Others say he'll fall, because teams value character, leadership and intelligence, any or all of which are questionable now. I find it to be comical debate because the pundits seem to predicate the conversation that all teams look for the same qualities.