ShortCutie7

That’s not even a gay community thing, that’s people in general miscommunicating and hearing what they want to.

I’d say that “The Hours” at the Met with Renee Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, and Kelli O’Hara will be regarded as historic (I haven’t seen it so can’t give an opinion as to whether it is worthy).

This was most breaks for me, and I AM young enough to have participated in Spring Break! I just never got to because I was doing schoolwork 100% of the time.

I have only engaged in anal at all a handful of times, and bottomed all of those times except once… being a little guy means that the vast majority of suitors want to top me. Bottoming was painful every time I tried it, despite being very turned on by it. Part of the reason I’m interested in providers is to do a few “test runs” of topping before I have to worry about the bottom enjoying it. I chickened out on my one and only session with a provider (last week) but will try to go for it next time.

It’s the hardness that really sells him to me… the last/only provider I was with was extremely handsome to look at but a bit soft to the touch.

Here’s another thread on him with mixed-positive reviews… he’s on my shortlist of guys to see.

Also, a used car isn’t, y’know, a human being’s body… I wouldn’t tell a provider that his rate is too high for me in the first place.

That sounds insanely scary and is a reason I’m so glad this site exists, if only as a way of vetting providers. One aspect of this sort of situation that I find baffling is the assumption that the client would even HAVE more money on them than what they would plan on paying the provider.

I have had Grindr hookups pop up under suggested friends on Facebook several times, though in some cases we had multiple mutual friends.

Came back to this thread to let you all know that I had my first ever meeting with a provider this morning and it was absolutely worth the $360 I spent! I won’t (financially or time-wise) be able to do this regularly, but I had no reason to worry and left very happy. That said, we didn’t get to do everything I had intended- the guy really followed my lead.

Between the soy and scallions, you must have a tough time with Chinese food!

Beauty and the Beast in 1996 or so. I was enthralled the entire show. I saw my first Yankee game a few weeks later… sportsball didn’t stand a chance!

Shocked nobody has said Matt Bomer

Ohhh, that explains it… I think I last tried to go in maybe fall 2020 and assumed it was closed for Covid, not for good.

The Plaza also has an incredible/upscale food court in the basement (though I haven’t been since 2019 or so, so that could have changed). If you walk down to 46th street, turn west and you’ll find the block Little Brazil between 5th and 6th. Keep walking west, pass through Times Square, and you’ll get to Restaurant Row between 8th and 9th. Lots of great places- I’ve never had a bad meal in any restaurant on those blocks.

My kind of guy! I now have an appointment to see my first provider next Friday 😍

Exactly, I have neither made an effort to negotiate nor engaged in any back-and-forth beyond “thanks, I’ll be in touch when I have a better idea of when I can see you”. Thanks, that is very helpful advice and something I would have never thought of. And as @Jarrod_Uncut mentioned, it didn’t occur to me that the rate could change, or for that matter that the provider could move, etc.

Given the rhetoric about unresponsiveness on these boards, I was VERY pleasantly surprised by how many guys responded via RM message (I as a general rule do not give my cell number to people I haven’t met in person).

Exactly! That’s why I am confused as to the issue with reaching out to guys to find out basic info that is not listed on their profile but is important to whether or not I can hire them. .. I respond to potential client info requests as part of my job all the time and only end up seeing a tiny fraction of those who reach out, often months later. ETA: and my responses to work inquiries take a HELLUVA lot more time to write than “$300 for an hour, I host near Columbus Circle”.

I am brand new to this and have never hired anyone. I intend on hiring the four I noted being “most likely to meet” in the next few months, and then eventually hiring most of the others further down the line. I have a very rigid schedule and their precise location plays a huge factor in if/when I’d be able to see them, which I had to ask them in order to find out… are there unspoken rules I don’t know about regarding timing of reaching out to providers? I now have the information I need to schedule something when I have the opportunity to do so.

Both guys are very very hot, but I agree that Lucas is definitely closer to “classically handsome”.

All I did was ask for their incall rate and location, which would determine whether I would continue the conversation. I reached out to so many because I did not expect the number of responses I received (and received the majority of responses after I had already sent most of the messages). I could not have wasted more than 30 seconds of anyone’s time.

Exactly! The issue with my aversion to onions is that people put them in everything. I actually don’t mind that onion bomb because I would smell it from a mile away and know to avoid it… no sneaky little chunks of onion there!

I find it very interesting that a lot of you are saying that you wouldn’t pay $300 or more for an hour-long session. I reached out to 16 escorts in the last few days and $300 was the LOWEST amount I was quoted (albeit the most common rate). Note that these are all in calls in NYC. Since I’m a bit of a numbers geek, here is my analysis of the numbers: Minimum: 300 Maximum: 500 Mode: 300 Median: 345 Mean: 362 There really does not seem to be a rhyme or reason as to which escort charges which rate (I couldn’t find any relationship with body type, age, ethnicity, etc). Out of the 16, there are 4 that I am most likely to meet, mostly based on their location and communicativeness (they’re obviously all hot as hell). Their rates in ascending order are 300, 350, 350, and 400.

Ah yes, the classic moment when the item is on your plate despite not *technically* being in your food 😔