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I found him on Grindr and made an appointment before I realized that he was the same guy discussed in this post. I probably should have canceled, but it was within 30 minutes of the appointment by the time I realized that, so I decided to give him a shot. He seems like a nice guy, with a great body. His space is cluttered and cramped; he can barely move around his massage table. The massage was decent. But, absolutely zero sexual energy. There was a hand-job on offer, but I declined because the energy just didn't feel right. I ended up walking a couple of blocks to Times Square Mens Spa afterward, and although their "extras" are generally somewhat limited, I think it was a better massage and I left satisfied.

It seems like these particular discrepancies within rentmasseur reviews are very common. I'm thinking that it's an issue with how rentmasseur has designed or worded the review form. For example, perhaps the question is "time booked," and the reviewer entered "16:00," meaning 4pm. The site misinterpreted that as 1600, shortened it to 160 since 1600 minutes is out of range. I'm not sure what happens, but it seems to happen a lot on that site, and you're right "Something does not compute."

Be careful with this stuff, it's a huge relief for opening up your nasal passages, but if you use it more than a day or two in row, it's easy to form a kind of addiction to it (known, I believe, as a rebound effect). At that point you'll suffer from congestion whenever you're not using it, and it's taken me months to ween myself off of it. That said, I now use it occasionally before a massage and as @JamesB said, it helps a lot. Also known as 4-way.

A "hot mess" is a "pile of shit." So, "I look like a hot mess" = "I look like shit."

I usually book 90-minutes. That usually ends up being about 60 minutes face down, and I find that much time face down in the face cradle usually causes a stuffy nose and congestion, so I'm relieved to turn over so I can breath again. Am I the only one that has this problem face down?

Another member asked me for more information about Bogota by private message, but here's my reply in case anyone else is interested...

I've met both of these guys! Archie was a great guy, good English, and nice to talk to. I'm not really into gingers, so that was my only issue with him. But, overall, if he's your type, I would definitely recommend. Andres made less of an impression on me. My experience was just ok. I wouldn't repeat.

WTF is "BTC and BSR?" WDYUATNU?

This is everything. The appropriate response is "Can't you give me a free massage? We're friends."

On internet forums like this one, there is an insidious psychology that takes hold. One or two negative voices can easily feel like "the whole forum" is ganging up against you. In most cases, the loudest voices represent the views of a very, very small minority. We must also consider that the written word often loses the tone that the author intended. In person, you may be able to make some comments where you communicate a wry sarcasm through your tone of voice or facial expressions, but online that may come across in a very different way than you intended. Sarcasm is very dangerous in written forums. This particular forum relies more than most on the anonymity of its users. That anonymity gives us great freedom to discuss things we wouldn't talk about with even our closest friends in real life. But, it also gives an opportunity for "trolls" to misbehave without any repercussions. If you feel attacked, or you're feeling empathy for someone else being attacked here, consider that the opinions of anonymous internet trolls should have absolutely no impact on you. Let it go, don't escalate it.

Be aware that even if you purchase the ship's internet service, location-based apps like Grindr or Scruff don't really work at sea. Your phone (and the phones of other cruisers) can't reliably determine your location. You may have some luck using the apps while in port and then continuing your conversations once out to sea, but that depends on whether other cruisers do the same. The ships will often organize LGBT+ gatherings (sometimes listed as "Friends of Dorothy") but, depending on the demographics of the voyage, you may find that most people are traveling as couples or with families.

July 3-6 is Essence Festival in New Orleans, and it generally has significant impact on the atmosphere and overall mood of the city. A lot of the regulars will be absent, and a different crowd will be present.

His Instagram mentions he's an "Opacarophile." Look that up and make sure it aligns with your interests.

Your intuition about Rentmen is 100% correct. The guys who advertise there often expect to get US prices because rentmen is primarily used by visitors from the US. You'll find that guys on mileroticos.com typically charge 200,000 pesos (about $50). Another site, skokka.com.co are even less, often 100,000 pesos, although I think it's more along the lines of the old craigslist. You also may find you're amazingly popular on Grindr where older white guys seem to be considered exotic and desirable. Unlike Mexico, it's pretty hard to find guys who speak English. If you don't speak Spanish, Google Translate may be your new best friend. When contacting guys (they all use WhatsApp, btw), it's probably best to start in Spanish, at least until you get a rate. If you start in English, I think you'll get the gringo rates that they use on rentmen.

I currently like to stay near Parque de la 93. It's an upscale neighborhood and feels very safe day or night. There are lots of pubs and restaurants nearby. On my first trip to Bogota, I strived to stay near the gay bars, but I quickly learned that was not the best strategy. In that part of town, things vary widely from block to block, and some areas are pretty sketchy. Ubers are amazingly cheap in Bogota, just $2-3 to go clear across town, so it isn't so important to stay close to the action.