BenjaminNicholas

He had a GREAT Twitter feed. Funny, self-effacing, bluntly honest. He just couldn't shake off his trolls or a lot of his own self-image issues. Hope his step back helped him out.

I thought we were talking about seismic design changes for the better?

It's ironic that a board dedicated to sex workers can't openly discuss sexuality without it becoming judgemental. It might not be your thing, but that doesn't make wrong or bad.

I'll use my best Barry White voice. ... Or Betty White, depending on what cranks your yank.

That you don't/can't understand that means you're not a ideal candidate for tinkering in findom. This. Trust in the other party is the bedrock of any activity involving giving up your power. Like I've always said, it's mighty difficult to expect ethical behavior in a mostly unregulated industry. Daddy's Reviews was/is one of the few things left on the web that held escorts accountable for their actions.

I think I can work a full cheesecake into bedroom activities. Best of both worlds?

If you're an avid reader, there's always those group of authors and stories that you keep coming back to. For me, it's Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. Even though he eventually became mostly a television talk show couch-fixture, I credit Capote for starting an entirely new genre of writing that has remained successful to this day. It's also just a brilliantly written book. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. The film adap was just okay, but the book was riveting. David Merrick: The Abominable Showman by Howard Kissel. Great stories in the days when theatre producers could get away with anything. If you have come from a PR background, watching Merrick's cat & mouse game of keeping his shows on top is fascinating. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is as long (and bitter) as the old testament, but it's worth a read. It's refreshing to see a bio that's straight-forward, pulls no punches and has the blessing of the subject all the way onto his deathbed. It's an opus, but it's an easy read.

You're new here, so we'll cut you a tiny bit of slack. Don't get too used to it These forums have always been diverse. The Lounge is for anything and everything.

Sadly, nothing protects the foolish and easily addicted. More to the point, very few guys make the kind of money that Gold does through the platform. That's the top of the pops right there, while most struggle, offering discounts to keep subscriptions up. OF is currently suffering from way too many 'performers' thinking they can earn their fortune with crappy mobile phone videos, bad lighting, one angle and zero editing.

Just bought tix for the July-Oct run of Anything Goes at The Barbican. Last-minute replacement for Megan Mullally: Sutton Foster is doing a 12-week run, reprising her role as Reno. https://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-replaces-megan-mullally-in-london-revival-of-anything-goes

I'm excited for this, as long as they don't muck up the orchestrations

Same story, same industry, different character. It's incredibly sad, but it's not unexpected. It's a shady as fuck business that attracts good looking, immature guys who are given a chunk of money and usually develop a lot of bad habits. The few who have done well I commend. They're definitely in the minority. Porn will continue on the same track as always because no one expects better from that business aside from studios putting out hot content. I've always felt that people who get into porn should first be given personality/mental health tests to see if they can handle the rigors.

I'd have much prefered this case on Judge Judy. She'd have had a field day with this.

Even vaccinated (or on meds), there's inherent risk at play. Always. However, what that vax is positively doing for you SEVERELY OUTWEIGHS not getting it to begin with. If you have a choice between having ugly, life-threatening COVID and simple, barely-there COVID, which would you choose? I never thought the COVID vax would totally prevent me from getting it, just as a flu shot isn't going to give me 100% protection either. It simply acclimates your body to the virus, gives you some defense and plays down the symptoms.

As long as I've got reruns of Real Housewives of Melbourne & Sydney to catch up on, I can daydream until the gates reopen.

We also get pneumonia and flu shots, yet people still come down with both. Just not as severely (and likely not deadly). This is why we vax. To protect us, to protest those around us. Why America would want to fuck up the chance at herd immunity is beyond my comprehension.

Yep. Mine has always worked as long as you don't screw with the location settings.

I'd also accept WASH YOUR DIRTY SOUL!

You don't need an extra phone. https://www.burnerapp.com/ This app DOES anonymize everything.

Any payment option that includes the ability to chargeback is not the friend of an escort. If there's trust, that's one thing, but otherwise, as @KeepItReal said above: CASH IS KING.

I was a early/mid-80s baby and OPs were what I wore as a kiddo. A few years back, I went on a eBay buying spree, finding as many original pairs as I could. 4-inch inseams. Super comfy. I also found (and love) another brand that mimics them a bit, but also adds in a higher '70s waist: https://www.hammiesshorts.com/

Lots of great advice here. I can only add that, yes, credit cards can be a slippery slope, but if you can pay them off monthly (or carry a balance using cards with 0% APR), they can serve well to utilize points systems, cashback and perks. It's a game, but one that can pay off greatly if you play it well.

Is this the gay equivalent to 'BUT SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE BLACK!' (I kid, I kid) Yes, gay men can be out, proud and masculine. It's not the Will & Grace stereotype, but it's more than possible. The problem is that some people on this thread see just the stereotype as the norm and can't think in multiple shades of gay.

Ain't nothing wrong with a little Ticonderoga action

The only other thing I'll say about this topic is this... Some of you are comparing apples to assholes: Escorts may make as much as doctors or lawyers, but make no mistake, the level of intimacy and overall experience is nowhere near the same. Bottom line, I'm neither here nor there about tipping. As a client, you do what makes you comfortable.