Torrone

I have noticed those brain symptoms even though I have not had COVID (to my knowledge). Stress has a lot to do with them, and getting COVID after you have done everything to protect yourself is a stressor in itself.

Sensual masseurs (or erotic masseurs) are sex workers - I prefer to use that description than prostitute because I think it carries less baggage - so anyone hiring a sensual masseur is doing the same thing as hiring an escort. You’re hiring to satisfy sexual needs. Ok so it will include massage, which if done correctly (sensual massage) will, and is intended to arouse. It’s a seduction. A masseur will have restrictions on what he or she may do sexually but then escorts will too. So it just comes down to a) what will he do sexually and b) what is his price. Clients should nail both those things down. But let’s be clear we’re not talking about sensual masseurs and escorts being different things, they’re the same thing (sex worker) which only differs by degree. I speak as someone who has done both jobs. 

Don't let your dick do the thinking...  That's a fast way to get asked to leave your gym and learn an embarrassing lesson.
He's a trainer.  Have enough respect for that to stick to the script.

Those providers. Give them a few inches of your rectum and before you know it they’ve taken over your home. 

How terribly sad for you.

Maybe my experience is too different but maybe in the end we are all the same.
Both my wife and I are bisexual. We married as friends, not "lovers".  We decided to share a life together and raise children, but that didn't mean we don't still have strong physical urges to be with other people, especially indulging in a same sex partner.  I think all relationships whether they be hetero or homosexual, are based primarily on TRUST. That means whatever your boundaries might be in an open relationship, they need to be AGREED upon and respected honestly.
For US....a physical relationship with a professional, is one that doesn't include any romantic interludes. So, an erotic massage that's paid-for is viewed as a no-risk encounter. My wife on the other-hand has her Lesbian friends who she spends time, and occasionally that time becomes intimate. So in the end, I am the one who worries more about infidelity than my wife. It is very much that intimacy of an ongoing outside-relationship that leaves one wondering at what point the boredom of your day to day might draw your partner to the excitement of a new lover. 
My advice is to avoid the gray-area of romantic intimacy with more than one person. It always feels threatening to your partner and risks confusing your own heart.
 

Unprofessional behavior. Plain and simple. If providers took their business seriously, this would very rarely occur.  But these are strange times, moodiness abounds, we all have to try to go with the flow, but I too wish that responsiveness would be something on offer to clients more regularly.

Unprofessional behavior. Plain and simple. If providers took their business seriously, this would very rarely occur.  But these are strange times, moodiness abounds, we all have to try to go with the flow, but I too wish that responsiveness would be something on offer to clients more regularly.

I'm sure there will be stories of hope told on this thread, but the harsh reality is that in this community, youth and a great body are key selling points.
While not impossible to find an age-adjacent date, never have unrealistic expectations.  Men are visual creatures.
Can you learn to be more versatile?

That is super frustrating especially when you just made the appointment. That guy sounds like he just wanted to do something else that day but didn’t want to say that and so used a lame excuse about “not confirming.” Who knows? I’m sorry that happened to you. I’ve had providers cancel on me last minute for reasons I felt (knew?) were bogus but I could not prove it and so didn’t want to risk falsely accusing someone. 

Man I hear you.  It just doesn’t add—especially when they reach out to you and then nothing. If all of this were on a volunteer basis that would be one thing, but then it is a transaction for a service that involves money and time for both provider and client it is a different world (in my book, I realize others may not see it this way). I do not expect a provider to always want me as a client and they have every right to say no.  What I get frustrated with is the lack of communication when commercially one does have the expectation to either be accepted or denied.  I’m ok if a provider doesn’t want to take me as a client and just says so, even without a reason… but ghosting, no.  It’s unprofessional.

Unprofessional behavior. Plain and simple. If providers took their business seriously, this would very rarely occur.  But these are strange times, moodiness abounds, we all have to try to go with the flow, but I too wish that responsiveness would be something on offer to clients more regularly.

I've traveled extensively throughout Brazil.
I've always had very positive experiences with Brazilian people in general. It's a big country with different cultures in different regions but there is always a joyfulness in Brazilans no matter which part of the country you find yourself in. So doesn't surprise me you'd have a good experience with most Brazilain providers.
 

Unprofessional behavior. Plain and simple. If providers took their business seriously, this would very rarely occur.  But these are strange times, moodiness abounds, we all have to try to go with the flow, but I too wish that responsiveness would be something on offer to clients more regularly.

Unprofessional behavior. Plain and simple. If providers took their business seriously, this would very rarely occur.  But these are strange times, moodiness abounds, we all have to try to go with the flow, but I too wish that responsiveness would be something on offer to clients more regularly.

... And don't forget your inability to use punctuation
It's not about being woke.  It's about acting like a decent human being.
Not being an asshole isn't all that difficult.
 

Not to mention the ageism in the comment. 

Not really. Actually you can easily find Sicilians (more in Sicily, but also in general in Southern Italy) with darker skin complexion but blond hair and gorgeous blue eyes. The Normans were there!

Oh the "straight guy" syndrome of "If I can charge enough, I can avoid feeling ashamed of myself for selling services"! 
NEXT!

Oh the "straight guy" syndrome of "If I can charge enough, I can avoid feeling ashamed of myself for selling services"! 
NEXT!

Oh the "straight guy" syndrome of "If I can charge enough, I can avoid feeling ashamed of myself for selling services"! 
NEXT!

Oh the "straight guy" syndrome of "If I can charge enough, I can avoid feeling ashamed of myself for selling services"! 
NEXT!

Lucky, do you think I posted this here to get a Yelp-style description of the facilities? Come on, sister.

Oh the "straight guy" syndrome of "If I can charge enough, I can avoid feeling ashamed of myself for selling services"! 
NEXT!

I prefer at least one face pic, although I understand why some providers might not want to post one, and I can live without it. Beyond that, 10 or 12 pics are adequate, as long as all the "important" details are covered, or rather, not covered, so I can see and assess the goods. 
Three things I don't understand about the pics some providers provide:
Giving us the finger - what an absolutely infantile and off-putting gesture. Saying he has a large endowment in an add with 73 pics, not one of which shows a d**k. Including 73 pics in an add (or some similarly excessive number). I've never had occasion to reflect, I was really not sure about hiring this guy, then I saw Pic 72. Wow! That sealed the deal. At some point, that many pics just gets tiresome, especially if 28 of them are essentially the same pose.