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"You won't find me shopping on weekends. I hate shopping, and haven't bought clothes in a long time. I just take clothes from the shows I'm in. It solves the problem." said Scott Baio.

What is the real world and what are real married people? It seems that the premise of your remark is that gay married couples who may have found an unconventional way to manage their joint finances aren't real married couples.

Nope, not getting into any arguments.

The real world, by my intended definition, are financially successful couples realizing that combining their income is more powerful on the behalf of both people. Not only sharing expense but also planning and achieving goals financially beyond what either one could attain possibly attain. When does fully funding both retirement accounts to the max hurt either one- they will inherit the other one. When does Married Filing Jointly hurt anyone? When does the cashflow of the two harm anyone in comparison to dividing that cashflow, unequally between the two.

Isn't all marriage, gay or straight defined as two becoming one? Yet, some argue that while hooked together emotionally, physically, legally, y'all insist on not hooking together fiscally. I don't get it.

Police officers aren’t allowed to expose themselves as part of a sting operation?

If it's legal to lie, why wouldn't it be legal to drop trou and show himself?

My comment was based on the assumption that multiple accounts would be maintained - a joint account for household expenses, one for savings, and individual personal accounts for discretionary spending. My point is that I wouldn’t expect my partner, who may be making substantially less than me, to contribute an equal amount to the household expenses, especially if we’re living at a standard above his means. If I’m earning 65% of the household income, I would expect to contribute at least that percentage of the household expenses. I’m not against the idea of what’s mine is yours, what’s yours is mine and it becomes ours, but there’s something to be said to having a few dollars of your own in your own name.

That's Charlie's post. Not mine.

Putting every dollar in one account and mutually deciding how the whole of y'all's money is spent is far and away the best way a couple can manage their income, budgeting, savings and retirements.

My only issue with this principle is if there’s a large income disparity between the individuals. If I’m making a decent six-figure salary and my spouse makes substantially less, it’s not fair for him to contribute 50% of expenses.

Not what I wrote. I said two become one... your 6-figures into the same account as his 5-figures, I hope, into one account. Your, plural your, expenses, savings, etc, all coming out of that one account. You shouldn't care if more than half the expense falls against your income. If you're working for common goals, you are together on finances, WHO CARES where the dollars come from?

I was watching Some Good News with John Krasinski. His wife, Emily Blunt, usually makes an appearance. They are married, live together, and have children. Both are famous and I assume very wealthy Hollywood elite.

 

When two famous and wealthy people live together how do they decide who pays the electric bill, who pays the school tuition, and other everyday expenses? The answer is probably that every such couple handles it differently but I thought I'd ask anyway.

 

Thanks.

In the real world, real married people believe in the "two become one" principle and don't divide the money up into his/hers, his/his, hers/hers (did I miss any pronoun combinations?) In the real world, what's one's is both's. So all the money goes into one pot, and all the bills are paid out of one pot.

Most gay couples I know tend to do it Charlie's way, my account, his account, and household account.

There are a bunch of advantages to share and share alike, like the married filing together rates, the ability to pool money and fully fund both retirements, the built-in line of inheritance in the laws should a married person die intestate.

I don’t want a DISCOUNTED experience nor a half-rate companion.

When I click on the Home in the Home > Forums >Topics links, I get unceremoniously logged out, seems like everytime.

Well, the weeks of comfort eating have taken their toll...

 

I stood on the scales this morning, unaware that my husband walked up behind... only to hear him mutter "... that's it, we're back on the no-carb diet starting Monday...". I accept the fact that I can't be trusted if any flavor of Ben&Jerry's ice-cream is in the freezer (it calls to me at 3am)... I know that I'm going to start dreaming about pasta and lovely roast potatoes... and don't get me started on the fried rice...

 

The last time we did this we followed recipes out of Tom Kerridge's Dopamine Diet book (and the follow-up whose name escapes me)...

 

Besides a straight-jacket and heavy sedation - anyone have any other recommendations for sticking on a carb-free diet for long periods ?

Better make that Tuesday, Monday is Memorial Day, aka first BBQ of summer.

Here's another book for you to add to the Carb Free parade: The Obesity Code by Dr. Jason Fung. It's $12 bucks or so on Amazon. I've defeated my high blood sugar issues, dropped 4 sizes in my jeans and am down to what I weighed in my 30's.

Thanks all. I get it now.

Maybe the admins will help you drop the 30 in Reisr30...

A new acquaintance moved from Chicago to Studio City neighborhood of LA. Walking around 'downtown' Studio City seeing the sights, he remarked, "There are so many Mercedes, BMWs and Rolls here, they are not special anymore."

My reply, "Yes and the lease companies love the cashflow"

Where else but Beverly Hills can you go into a Budget Rent-A-Car and rent a Lamborghini, Rolls, Ferrari or Porsche? For those who can only cashflow one day at a time.

…Typically, the guys who haven't done a lot of private meets will ask something akin to, "what would that entail."

Mine's on auto-pay and she hasn't been here since her February

$3000 a day? I remember seeing an escort years ago for an hourly. We got along and he offered me to stay at a "discounted" rate for an overnight. I said "what.... I'm going to pay you to sleep? How about this.... I come back in the morning and hire you for another hour?". He chuckled, got where iwas going with this and said sure, I got more fun and saved about $600 bucks.

 

Why on earth anyone pays for overnights is beyond me. Does one really have that much of a lonely "need" to cuddle up and pay big bucks to fall asleep next to someone?

Depends on WHO is the cuddle buddy.

I agree, paying in advance is a bad idea.

 

As to escorts reviewed on this site or discussed on this site, it would be nice is all escorts were reviewed on this forum.

 

Sadly, this forum includes only a small fraction of escorts available when you consider all the sites where escorts advertise e.g. rentmen.eu, hungz.com, sleepyboy.com, vivalocal, etc. to name just a few.

 

Hiring is risky in any situation. Even well-reviewed escorts have bad days every now and again.

You previously posted - "The general consensus on the M-F is you shouldn't hire anyone not reviewed on Daddy's Reviews or maybe discussed on the M-F. "

 

I answered your post with the question, "It is?"

 

From there you made a new post and asked if I also prepay for escort appointments!

 

Now I really am lost.

 

I do not see any connection with not agreeing about a "general consensus" for hiring versus prepaying escort appointments.

 

Is there a post missing that connects these two separate issues?

 

I do not prepay escort appointments and did not bring up this subject. This adds to the confusion of your response.

 

Thanks for a clarification.

Not prepaying appointments is another general consensus among m-f posts.

You seem argumentative, are you?

You are obviously not from the South. The actual saying is "God willin' an' the Creek don't rise!" (The Creek meaning the Creek Indians.)

crick not creek!?

Love that!

Proper credit should be given to Juan Vancouver, a now quiet member of the M-F.

But those SHOES, eewwwwwwww !

 

Second from the right is the groom and the bride picked the shoes for the groomsmen

Bread machines are also rare-to-nonexistent online.

As is most sources of yeast and flour

It is?

Maybe we aren't reading the same posts... do you prepay your appointments, too?

I don’t really know. I have been in trouble in the past for naming escorts before. Inbox me for details dude

(In Los Angeles County carrying a concealed weapon is illegal without a concealed carry weapons permit (CCW). One LAPD chief was denied a CCW. If he couldn't get one, virtually no one can get one.)

The general consensus on the M-F is you shouldn't hire anyone not reviewed on Daddy's Reviews or maybe discussed on the M-F.

A few weeks ago I shared my nasty and not so good experience with an escort in DC (pre COVID) - he had a nice photo on RM but when he appeared on my door, Lo and behold, a totally different man.

 

I forgot to mention another one who was very rude, picky on what kinda oil and condom he wanted to use and the list goes on. Meanwhile he was supposed to bring all these gear with him.

 

During the massage, he even mentioned that he would go get his gun to shoot a client who did something wrong to him - I just didn’t want to ask him the details- I wanted him to finish his massage and get out of my place. Who would want a relaxing massage with a freakin weirdo like that. Shame he’s got good looks but his attitude is so fucked up.

 

Well you know what to do if you wanna know more.

So youre not quite so bendable?

Was this fellow reviewed on daddysreviews.com?

Discussed on m4m-forum.org?

Nope. I'm not paying my cleaning lady anymore or the guy that cuts my hair anymore and they both had a lapse in income. Uber drivers are losing a ton of money and I don't expect to pay them more. A lot of Doctors and dentists have experience severe decline in business or have closed their practices for over a month and I'm sure as hell not expecting them to raise their rates.

 

Restaurants are really suffering due to this and a lot are offering great specials and free delivery now.

 

Like restaurants, I'm sure a lot of people are going to be hesitant to see an escort for a while. And a lot of their clients will have experienced job losses or loss in income. If they want to raise their rates fine, but I think it's a foolish move.

Funny, my cleaning lady hasn’t been in my home in 2+ months, but she hasn't missed a paycheck. My barber hasn’t worked in over 2 months and has an infant — he’s getting a couple of Benjamins when I see him. My Uber drivers bringing my to go orders are getting at lesst a $20 tip. My dentist has already been paid for my next 3 visits (he offers a discount for annual prepays).

Oh yeah, I’m “essential” & haven’t missed a paycheck, have a 6 month emergency fund and I’ve been buying while the stock market has been down.

Tightwads, rich and poor, are never happy. Givers are rarely sad. Givers are rarely poor, too, even if they have no extra money. Go figure.