Manhattan

You've already gotten lots of good advice, but I can't help but add my two cents - You have sex, intimacy, frustration, drama, suspicion, insecurity as well as financial and emotional inequality. Sounds like a lot of couples I have known. The client/provider dynamic doesn't have to be the problem. Every relationship has a price tag, some transactions are just more obvious than others. You've got an expensive and immature "mistress" who needs you as much as you need him. You each have power and agency in different ways. No fantasy lasts forever and now you have to negotiate your way forward. You are just two people at the end of the day. Ask him to marry you - or dump him and get yourself a new provider - or accept your relationship as it is.

Walked in and had a massage with Andy. A cute, slim Asian guy. The massage was surprisingly strong and satisfying. The name Andy seems to only be awarded to talented masseurs. Never had a bad one. There were two other masseurs around the desk, Jay and Michael (who has been around forever - at East Men, and on RM, and other spas). I've had good experiences at Batman, with Tony, Jay, and now Andy. The guys are always engaged in their work and I've never had anyone mention a tip.

This Open Letter is the only example of bulling that I see in this scenario. Patti may be cranky and indiscreet, but an online mob assembling to prevent her from attending the Tonys? That's terrifying. These performers are cowards. Maybe Kecia and Audra could pick up the phone and confront their colleague about her behavior. Adults can often work these things out amongst themselves.

Has anyone else watched this limited series? i enjoyed the set up, but it got too overwrought by episode four. Julianne Moore and Meghann Fahy are good, but the third lead (Milly Alcock) is terrible. Not photogenic and not up to the job.

My husband and I tried another episode. It just gets worse.

A very entertaining movie with good performances. Don't look too deeply into the script and its meaning and you'll enjoy it. The director overworks metaphors and symbolism and loses the thread, but it's still fun.

If you use your notoriety as a performer to promote your views on gender, neurodivergence, vegetarianism, Palestine, and Christianity to the public, then I think it's reasonable for a member of the public to include all of that in their critique of you as a performer.

If you can get past a bunch of 30 something's playing college kids, it's an enjoyable watch. I don't remember seeing anything shocking or repulsive. I think it's worth watching just for Holmes' performance as Carmen's roommate Hailee. She's funny,

It kills me when people add a useless comment instead of doing a simple search for information. Jay was described in this thread a month ago.

Chase from Paw Patrol is probably too young to work as a masseur. Sad, because he's cuter than the guy in the photo.

Ugh. Isabella Ramsey. They are non-binary so we all have to pretend that they are great on the show. Truth is - she's neither non-binary (that's not a real thing) nor is she an actress. The universe created a woman with no talent for acting. Science fiction created a non-binary hero. Ugh.

Comfort TV. Nothing challenging, objectionable or particularly funny. If you in the target demographic you will recognize attitudes and tropes of our times such as the presence of a guitar as an intolerable intrusion. The acting is what you'd expect - with Domingo and Calvini at the lower edge of the spectrum and Kerri Kenney-Silver at the top. I preferred Tina Fey's writing and productions when they were offensive and very funny. After apologizing for 30 Rock's treatment of race, she's become a kinder, gentler and less interesting presence in the industry.

funjoe - you answered your own question about Liam on May 6! "I thought to give a try Liam. My Exp: Avg built body. Chinese guy. Around lower 30 I thought . Massage ok, may be good side. I would not complain at all. but not like wow"

I had a similar experience with Liam, who is a fairly cute Asian guy in his early twenties. The massage was okay and he was eager to please, but the overall effect was meh. Same treatment at the end, "please tip 100%."

Was this Jason at Sunny Boy years ago and W Men after that?

Friends won the Emmy in 2002, so you are in the correct century!

Name a successful American TV comedy series from the 21st century that you managed to never watch - because you KNEW you'd hate it. Mine - The Big Bang Theory

"And the world heaves a collective sigh of relief."

Does Alvin offer a gluten-free option?

It's a tribute, not a documentary. It's entertaining, but nothing is revealed about Liza that we didn't already know.

As a native New Yorker, I have to say that Mikey Madison did not get any kind of Brooklyn accent "pitch perfect". In fact it evoked a lot of laughter in the Brooklyn theater where I saw it. Trained for a month on pole dancing? Why? She danced exactly the way most young women do at any event where men are present. Hearing "how the soup was made" makes me wonder how much better the movie would have been if they had spent some time working on the acting or directing.

I had an appointment with Jay at Batman Spa last week. He was very polite, gave a really great massage, and we both seemed to enjoy all aspects from beginning to end. He does give one of the strongest massages around There was no upsell. No negotiation. He gave great service and I tipped accordingly. As for his looks, I'd say he's a regular looking guy with a nice body. Not a model. Probably in his early to mid thirties. His hair is a really bad orange blond which looks terrible on him. And he could use a visit to a dermatologist. If the right guy meets him and gives him a makeover, he could be handsome.

I'm always cautious about asking for a masseuse.

Fair enough, but I'm skeptical when someone's first post on the forum is a negative comment - particularly one telling people to be "cautious" of a provider based on an annoying phone exchange.

Wow. That massage did wonders for your creative writing skills. I hope you tipped well.