BenjaminNicholas

The 'lifestyle' will always endure. Guys like to be naked with other guys. It ain't going anywhere. Big, tall, short, small: I'm for everyone strippping down and enjoying themselves. No regrets. Eventually, we all get old and can't keep up appearances.

Wearing beaters makes me happy and hard

I'd let her steal all of my fucking money if she'd sing this to me in a cheap, sleazy motel:

A good magician never tells his audience how the tricks are accomplished, no?

I think you guys have covered the 'why' brilliantly already. I'll just offer that this incarnation of 'the board' is INCREDIBLY tame in comparison to the Hooboy days. Even Daddy's board was more combative/bitchy/witty on a daily basis. Imagine being doxxed with someone posting your driver's license. Yep, it happened during Hooboy's run. I'm sure others here remember their own favorite (insane) stories, but it really felt like the wild west at times. You truly never knew what someone was going to post. And that made it exciting... And scary.

I can see how these things happen, but I'll also say that a wise escort will always read the signs and put up non-awkward relationship roadblocks.

Oh, this isn't fighting with @nycman It's just foreplay.

Credit Karma is not known for being all that accurate.

If you pull your scores on MyFICO, you can see all variations FICO 8, 5, 2, 9, etc. But yes, not all credit reporting sites give you that depth of information

It's all a part of the FICO game. Just wait a bit (45-60 days), it'll rebound. Ultimately, if you don't have a healthy mix of different kinds of credit, one or two closures will drastically affect you. Also, know the difference between what a charge vs credit card does for your open credit statistics. Good luck!

These two things are enough to make me never, ever stay there. Again, why I like Hacienda. They just leave you alone, unless you specifically ask for help/something. Almost nothing out there is Aman-level service. I smiled that you mentioned them in the same post as a gay B&B in Palm Springs

Exactly. As I've said before, correlation is not causation.

I wouldn't call Mason a twink, not even in his early days. He always had nice V-shaped musculature and then built that into a pretty great body (which he has currently). Mason's burnout was from contracting HIV and not knowing how to deal with it within the industry at the time. I can't imagine how difficult that must have been for him. A lot of people distanced themselves from him because of it. He had a relatively updated Twitter presence and posted some sexy stuff. He's aged nicely and it's good to see he's taking care of himself.

This remains my issue with Miami Beach and SOBE. It's just.... Too extra. South Beach has especially become a collection of subpar hotels, trashy people and endless traffic.

We don't talk about mayo unless it's Duke's

Yeah, it's definitely not like Numbers in WeHo (RIP)

DING DING DING. We have a bingo! It's like knowing the difference between a piece of shit 'leather good' from LV versus quality Italian calfskin from Loro Piana. But many people today just group anything not in their price range as 'not worth it' or 'a scam' It's how they justify it themselves... By shitting on something they know nothing about.

I thought this audience would appreciate this particular article on the matter 😄

You are correct. Sorry about that. I spoke with only a few details, but just read up in full on what they did (in 2022). https://therealdeal.com/la/2024/01/25/palm-springs-home-market-choked-by-airbnb-rules/ The bigger deal is that these permits are non-transferable, fully changing the game for those who thought they could move properties sideways to family members. Bottom line, it's driving prices down in the neighborhoods that are at their cap (or past it, in some instances).

Anna Maria Island. St Pete/Clearwater. Bradenton. Siesta Key. All FL beaches that are relatively quiet and beautiful. If you want gay nightlife, these aren't the places. You want to recharge and relax? Bingo.

Considering there's a huge influx of property being sold right now in PS, I'd start there. Since the Airbnb ban, a ton of owners are now racing to sell. There's a plethora of stock at decent prices. Vegas: You don't live at the bathhouse, you just visit occasionally, have fun and leave.

Bottom line: His rate is his rate. He's a known commodity, a good looking guy, has a lot of followers and I'm sure he's got clients who have zero issue with the money aspect of it. I say, good for him if this is what works. There's no need to let your insecurity come out by criticizing him for these things. If you don't like him or his rate, don't pay it. However, belittling him over it says more about you than anything.