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And social pressure can be a great motivator for knowledge AND vaccination. So, asking partners, even if it isn't a limiting factor, is a good thing!

There isn't, based upon the LAW. However, I think it's very important to note that criminal prosecution/persecution takes a law and a District Attorney willing to act or ignore. Without Romeo and Juliet laws in place, even to this day in many jurisdictions, it's amazing how a D.A.'s attitude and public outcry brings about prosecution of some sexual relationships of minors and not others. Frequently older boys having sex with younger girls is pursued criminally. Yet, when we reverse their ages, it's all just fine. I don't find it hard to imagine that in MANY PLACES even a 17 year old having sex with his 16 year boyfriend would be prosecuted.

1) I think providers may give discounts in a variety of ways, and for a variety of reasons. 2) FETISH, in regard to sex, is often misapplied. It bears an accurate definition. From the Cambridge Dictionary: a sexual interest in an object or a part of the body other than the sexual organs. Finding a particular physical attribute attractive or desirable, no matter how rare that belief may be, is not mutually inclusive with "fetish." 3) To believe that "discounts" and pricing are relavant only to 3 personal subjective definitions of who is sexy, and is therefore the ideal provider, is narrow and pompous. 4) "Intolerance is evidence of impotence" - Crowley. And while that is not the world I want to live, or hire in, I do recognize that it would certainly simplify things. No pics, limited stats, and no wordy profiles. Websites could simply list age, body fat %, and then have a man, or a woman, sit at a screen and assign a "good looking" rating to providers and clients. -18, 8%, website rates you 10; color your nails however you want, and adorn yourself with any tattoo, because you are beyond reproach! -25, 10%, 8; you get 1/2 the fee of an 18 y/o, and your haggard old ass is not entitled to a deposit! -30, 11%, 7; 1/4 and take the senior shuttle grandpa, no way in hell are you being sent an Uber! -35; no more really needs to be said. You can't advertise on the platform, and the nursing home shouldn't be allowing you to access deviant websites!

@Jay_lucasTake at least some mollification from the 'above 30' line. Reading that was the motivator for me to look at your profile and see if you were close! And I am sure I am not the only one who took more interest after reading that.

1) If a provider is currently advertising in a specific location, I thinks it's okay to inquire about scheduling a time for that location. 2) I'm pretty flexible about confirmations. So I simply ask new providers if they want me to confirm again 2 days before, the day of, an hour before, etc.? 3) If I have seen the provider before, and I recall his confirmation preferences, I will state my plan to "confirm again the day before," or whatever his prior preference was, at the end of setting up the appointment.

I think lazy or ignorant are on the list as well. I have talked to many guys who really don't understand the difference between negative, PrEP, PEP, and TasP. They consider them pretty much "all the same," and as long as they check, or write, one of them, it's "good enough."

AND it should tell you WHY it's used. It's a liquid in place of water or oil that evaporates away quickly, OR it adds trace flavors, OR both. If the only point is to deglaze a pan or any "evaporate away" application, I grab the same bottle of vodka I keep in the freezer for pastry.

That's blasphemy! People attracted to a variety of physical forms???? Good god, the next thing you know, you will want me to believe there are men out there who are attracted to other men!!!! 😉

It's neither invasive nor inherently crass to ask about price discrepancies. Any business, and especially any business thst doesn't have listed rates in black and white, should be prepared to and able to explain price discrepancies.

I have hired a few that I thought were "perfect for me." They weren't. I would certainly hire another who comes along and I think is "perfect for me. " However, I think "shattering" the delusion of the guys I thought were perfect allowed me to appreciate and enjoy my experiences other providers more.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me. Robert A. Heinlein

Paying a deposit through a 3rd party (i.e. the website), what a helter-skelter concept! 1) Can you imagine the logistics of refunds??? And for the sake of brevity, let's just stick to a few NON SUBJECTIVES : He didn't show 'til 7:07/I was there at 7:05. He was 6'1"/I am 6'2". Who do you believe, and what if reality is 7:06 and 6'1.5"? 2) If providers think this is a good idea, my thought is, careful what you wish for! There's a reason you can pretty much return anything at any time to Costco, and Ebay has reputation for siding with buyers. Both have recognized that keeping a favorable reputation with shoppers is a much larger business advantage than keeping their sellers happy.

I lean toward guys who have more of a IDGAF attitude and seem low maintenance. While I am sure we all draw the IDGAF line in a different spot for appearance, painted nails definitely crosses that line for me.

No.

My favorite ad was: I like dead presidents. Ben Franklin is my fav SMH, ohhh how the American education system has failed us.

I give a general description, and no pic, right up front. I'm not hung like a horse, and I don't have 6 pack abs. I have been offered a discount up front (usually after I decline a meeting). BUT, I am much more likely to be offered a discounted, or free meeting, on a repeat session. I have always attributed it to 3 possible factors: 1) The provider had a slow week, and even a discounted session is better than $0. 2) I am doing something right during our past session. 3) "Opposites attract" can be universal. I am attracted to, and usually hire, guys very different from me.

The US discontinued routine smallpox vaccinations in 1971/1972. It used to be a great way to catch age "fibbers"who were trying to shave 10 years, but would tell you the scar on their arm was from smallpox vaccination.

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@pubic_assistance Please check your sources. "If you don't have anything nice to say don't talk," was in quotes because it wasn't MY statement. It was me quoting Daniel1984

I can say I have only experienced one flaky provider in Denver. I've been there and hired a lot, although at this point, I have established a pool of "regulars" I hire in Denver.

When I am traveling, or see a traveling provider, it's often about how pretty or special they are. I will reach out, and inquire about what they are providing. I may rearrange my schedule, pay a little more, or send a pic and lengthy description if they are pretty enough or offering something special. If not, I decline to rearrange my schedule, pay more, or jump thru any hoops I don't find necessary. I don't expect the provider to be upset with me for not accommodating him, and I am certainly not upset with the provider not accommodating me. It's really no different than any other goods or services I purchase. If I go to a newly opened McDonald's, I am not paying $30 for a burger, waiting in line for 20 min, or making a reservation-it's not that special! I can go down the street to another McDonald's, a Burger King, or a steakhouse to satisfy my hunger. I may go back to that same McDonald's tomorrow to see if there's no wait.

Wow! What a great recipe for spontaneity! I think I am going to try my next experience with a provider I've never seen before like that.

I don't think the client being in Gaithersburg now, or later, was the stumbling block. The client talked about Gaithersburg, and when the provider asked about Charlotte, the client was unsettled. Possibly thinking things like 'I said Gaithersburg, but he brings up Charlotte. Is he not paying attention to what I tell him? Is he too high to focus? And now he wants to know exactly where I am in Gaithersburg, before we have even gotten to any other details. I am feeling uneasy.' I am not saying the client communicated well, or should have been weirded out. I am saying, like many client/provider texts we hear about, both of them them could have 1) communicated more clearly, and 2) taken a minute to explore what the other meant besides the very first thought that came into their head.

I don't get "anger" from the client. I more envision frustration. The impression I get, having the bennifit of the back story from you, is that the provider's first 2 lines were 1 thought, but because messages can sometimes get interrupted if the other party keys faster or a senders connection is slow, the client's message came in between the provider's complete thought, and becauseof this the client felt like the provider may not have been paying attention to what he was saying. Overall, I think the client could have explored more options for what/how the provider was trying to communicate. But, I also have to say, I think it would have served the provider better to give the client the explanation he gave you right from the start instead of just asking for the where and when details. Sometimes one word, or a few words, work just fine in messaging, and sometimes, to make sure you're not misinterpreted, it helps to write a paragraph before you click send.

All other things equal, if I am choosing a between profiles that are exclusively smiling pics and no smiling pics, I am picking the no smile provider. Too many smiles just makes me think the guy will be chatty. If he's chatty, he's is not the one for me!