Luv2play

Since posting I looked Gere up and saw many pictures of him from then to now. I am 73 so just 2 years older than him. And I have to say we have aged just about the same. My hair is the same colour more or less although it has traces of the brown I once was. I think we are probably the same size, I am 5'11" and about 180 pounds. But what makes us similar is we have the same eyes, which is what I was told when I was 34 and he appeared in American Gigolo.

I have had a number of times when I paid an escort to visit me in my home which was a train ride, a car ride or a flight away from where they lived. Sometimes it was a first date and other times I had met with them in their home towns. Of course I am coming at this from the client's perspective but I don't think it's unreasonable for him to expect that you might want to do the things he enjoys doing. After all, you are the escort and he is seeking someone to accompany him for the weekend. Therefore I think it appropriate for you to ask him what it is in Chicago he would like to show you since it is your first visit there. Or if he is a homebody and likes to cook, for instance, tell him what you like to eat and see if there is something he can do in that line. If you can cook, doing it together is really fun as I discovered with one escort who was really good at it. Last year I had an escort visit me for the weekend and knew he was an artist, as I am, so I told him to bring any materials he wanted and I would also have mine available. As it turned out the weather was not great so we spent Saturday afternoon drawing, me him and him me. I still treasure his portrait of me. Take some clothes appropriate to dining out if he invites you to a nice restaurant. I had one escort in New York, who wasn't from there, who showed up in cut off jean shorts and a tee shirt when he knew I was taking him to a nice restaurant. We were actually staying together later that night and the next night at my hotel and I knew him from a date in Montreal. Anyway, it turned out fine because the waiters were all over him although they did seat us in a dark corner. I think the most satisfying weekends are those where there is some common ground outside the bedroom, but of course the latter is what makes the weekend extra special for a client.

At one time I was told I look like Richard Gere but I haven't seen how he has aged. I wonder whether that comment would still apply. Of course if he has had any cosmetic surgery then that would not count since I haven't. LOL

I agree as far as you go but I do try to imagine a face and body type to the writer of the posts on this forum. Not so much the voice. Since we interact as a social group I think it's inevitable that we try to imagine who we are talking to over cyberspace. I have found that as far as voices go, since I listen to a lot of radio more than watching TV (Especially since I got rid of my TV a year ago), when I actually have seen the person behind the voice I have been mostly mistaken in my imaginings. In radio, voices are very important and sometimes radio personalities will joke that they have a "radio face". But sometimes I have been surprised at how handsome or lovely looking a radio personality is when I come across a picture of them. Apart from the escorts here who show their faces in pics, I have only met two members of the forum so I have a very accurate image of them. Otherwise I am left to my imaginings.

Nice geographic spread as well. Most parts of America are covered, especially with Sam joining from the heartland. I don't know how relevant that is in today's world of communications but our places of residence do shape our outlook to some extent, especially as we live in such large countries (Canada and USA) geographically.

Christianpowerx has been called "provincial" by one poster and I could see that if, as a French Canadian, he is not from a city like Montreal or Quebec. Those places are cosmopolitan and if you grow up there you tend to be more worldly in your attitudes and outlook. However if you come from a place in the Quebec hinterland like Lac St. Jean or Shawinigan, then you are more likely to be provincial in outlook. I mentioned Shawinigan because that's where Prime Minister Jean Chretien (ironically Christian in English) was raised and he never overcame his provincial roots. He's done pretty well though (he was one of the most successful prime ministers getting elected three times in a row with majority governments which is pretty rare), and his daughter is married to a billionaire so the family is no longer provincial. I would think this particular Quebecer is getting exposed to more influences as he travels about America. That should broaden him somewhat if he meets the right people LOL.

Anyone know how long they have been operating?

Another example provided by SirBillyBob that should be read by all.

In the long distant past I engaged in fox hunting and jumping. And won a few ribbons. I always considered my mount as the better part of the team. I just tried to make him (or her) shine and not f**k it up on my part.

I get similar texts from a handful of providers who are my faves. These are the ones I stay in touch with and have multiple encounters in some cases. I agree, a nice touch.

Or child pornography.

In anticipation of that I am still doing my flexibility exercises to keep limber.

I’ve gained 5 pounds or just over 2 kilos as my doctor confirmed 2 weeks ago. This was in 6 months. Main reason, my gym has been closed for over half that time, preventing me from swimming, which was my chief form of exercise. With the current lockdown, I may be swimming in the river in my town before the gym opens but the river only becomes swimmable in late June.

I need one too so on that score we wouldn’t be a good match. OTOH...I think we would.

I hope your surgery goes well and you recover so that you can continue to care for your cat. And to continue winding your grandfather clock. Good luck.

I’ve been on the board of directors of a local theatre company for the last 10 years and many of the young actors we engage wait tables in between acting gig’s. It’s a time honoured tradition even in such exalted places as Hollywood. Some of our greatest stars started out doing that. So it would be no big surprise if “Ben” worked occasionally at a place like Starbucks.

I’ve been feeling the same way since the site went off my screen. I only tried it this evening after 2 days being blank and it was back as if it had never been away, except for Orin’s explanation. All I had to do was login again and my email and password sufficed. Great to see everyone is still around.

I retired at 50 because 1) I was able to financially, and 2) while there were many things about my job I liked, such as international travel and working with interesting people in a high pressure environment, there were things I didn't like such as 1) having to be discreet about being gay and having not enough time to myself to enjoy things I like such as reading ,travel on my own account to places I wanted to go to and doing other things with my time in fields I enjoy. 23 years later I have absolutely no regrets. My life after retiring from a job I had for 25 years has opened so many perspectives and experiences I never would have had had I stayed working. I could live where I wanted, which I took advantage of, join organizations I could give time to on a volunteer basis and thereby meet people of similar interests, and do things like collect art and books, which takes time to do. Every day I wake up with a list of things to do, projects I am involved in that will culminate in something worthwhile and lasting, and a sense that I belong to a community that does not just have the common interest of receiving a pay cheque. Oh, and I have a wonderful pension, fully indexed to inflation. So no complaints here. I realize I am a lucky guy and therefore try to share the good things I enjoy.

No, anyone is free to leave. It's the getting back that is problematic. And for snowbirds, who go south for the entire winter, they have to come back within 6 months or their health care lapses. Which you don't want to have happen as it takes 3 months living here before it gets reinstated. And with Covid, if you get sick within 3 months, too bad.

The ugly side of capitalism.

Actually you said he didn't respond.

Apparently not, according to the above.

Airplanes are still flying but planes from outside the country have to land in one of four airports, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto or Montreal. Passengers are supposed to quarantine in a designated hotel for 3 days until they get their test results from tests taken at landing. The problem is there are so many loopholes that many are evading the restrictions. Too many people, in my view, are being deemed essential and don't face these restrictions. It's the same at land crossings. Too many deemed essential workers are crossing daily and going about their lives, like truckers. Health care workers are also deemed essential, which is fair, but many are crossing on a daily basis into the US to work, in such hot spots as Detroit MI. Over a thousand such workers daily, who live in Windsor ON. Returning snowbirds are flying to the nearest US airport to the border and walking across or taking a taxi. They aren't being quarantined. It goes on and on. And we wonder why cases are exploding, especially since we don't have anywhere near herd immunity, either through vaccinations or prior illness.

I think that's right. If we are talking about Kiddo, I have only heard good things about him from a reliable source. This source is a top rated escort who has worked with Kiddo for a client and said he was wonderful. And the top rated escort I have seen 4 times and can attest to his bona fides.

All the borders are closed in Canada, virtually. Even interprovincial borders and in some cases intra provincial borders like British Columbia where you can’t go from one area in the province to another. Canada is experiencing the third and worst peak in the pandemic because restrictions were relaxed too soon, the vaccines have been slow in coming, and the variants are spreading the virus more quickly. Not a good time for escorts for sure. I couldn’t even go to Montreal if I wanted to, there’s a checkpoint at the Ontario/Quebec border. Even a bad time for clients unless they live close at hand to their favourite escorts. But even then would they want to hire while the pandemic is raging?