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Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting the entire “Ring” cycle this spring. Now that we have legal pot in Illinois, I think it would be new and different to experience Wagner a little bit baked. ?

Good for you for being kind enough to invite someone to dinner. Whether your guest is an escort or a “civilian” is not important. Why should anyone care how you choose to pay? It’s none of their business. My advice: ditch the judgemental, text-happy escort. Find an adult.

Today: 4

In dollars? My guess: -6%. ?

90’s Jake. He bottoms like a champ. ?

I retired from full-time work 15 years ago. This is a wonderful time to say “Yes” as often as I can. By this I mean: volunteering actively in the arts and my community, trying to be a better friend to my friends, traveling, reading, and exercising. I focus on what brings me joy. I give myself latitude to change directions in my life as I wish. I tell every new retiree: none of my current activities were things I envisioned when I first retired years ago. So, go for it. Get started. And feel free to veer into new ideas as often as you wish. If not now, when?

Hot guy. Unclear as to what a “Top 10 graduate” means.

Price your services as you wish. I respond in a way that works for me.

If he bottoms, I’d hire him in a heartbeat.

I’ll give my boy more than just the tip. ?

If he’s in town, look up Skyy Knox. I’ve hired him. Recommend his bottoming skills.

I’ve heard it several times...almost always when we’re horizontal....less so when we’re vertical....

I have time booked with Roman next week. Very much looking forward. Communication with him has been easy and fun.

I have two strands of beads. With the right bottom, it’s very fun.

From Gabriel Marquez: “All human beings have three kinds of lives: public, private, and secret.” The columnist Pete Hamill commented on that, with words to the effect that “Private life is by invitation only. Secret life is nobody’s business.” Amen.

Better idea: send me $200. Please. I really need it. And I’ll pay you back. Promise. ?

Age 26?

I've played with him. Fun. Ass is as incredible as it looks. He's also taller than I had expected...I'm guessing 6' or 6'1".

What's insulting? Being treated like an ATM.

Swallows. :-) Seriously: light chat while we're both dressing. Provide the funds. I hold the door open.

The free clinic I test at asks this. The answers to both questions are “Yes”. And then I lie.

A fascinating thread. Thanks to all. I’m in my 60’s. Years ago I hired frequently, and this included weekend and extended travel. Doing this now intrigues me not at all, as I just don’t have the free time! I find myself as busy as I want with my social life, travel, music and other cultural pursuits which I don’t really need nor require a companion to enjoy. To be sure, worrying about whether my companion is bored, confused (or whatever) would reduce my own enjoyment of these outings. Cost has gotten out of hand. Many NYC and LA escorts are now at $400/hour. This limits my enthusiasm. Compounding this is a vein of escort behavior that tends to treat clients as an ATM. (Happily, not all providers do this.) I’m assuming a significant economic downturn will change this pricing and maybe even this behavior.These gents are, of course, free to set their prices as they wish; I am equally free to demur. I’ve always preferred clean-cut jock/muscular types (of any ethnicity). These are harder to find. I’m just not a huge fan of ink nor a rougher look. And, the hookup sites offer plenty of decent fellows for free. Yes, it can be a crapshoot, but so can hiring escorts who 1) have inaccurate pics, 2) excessively shave their ages, or 3) whose actions aren’t in sync with the narrative of their ads. For me, I find my money better spent elsewhere most days. I have significantly increased my annual charitable giving over the past few years, and doing so gives me joy. Saying “yes” with my time to friends and organizations asking for it gives me joy. Having a dose of “alone time” gives me joy. Hiring escorts lately has rarely brought me joy. Ultimately, I wonder if my active hiring was a phase of my life best relegated to that earlier time.

Yeah, I look. With dismay, as I’m heading back out the door. A cocktail lounge or bar? Sure. But not a restaurant.

Muscle worship only?

Do not place your will in a bank’s safety deposit box. Banks seal these upon the death of the box’s owner; it can take a very long time to gain access. Been there with a relative.