BenjaminNicholas

Bottom line, you can be critical without being an asshole. Know that difference. It's what separates trash from treasure.

Many pictures are fine, but if you're including things from five or six years ago, that's pushing it. Pics should be two years old, tops. Moreso, COVID beat up a lot of formerly great looking guys. They gained. They stopped taking care of themselves.

AF, always. And if you can, spring for La Premiere. ... And drink them dry of vintage Dom

Yep. While it's oneworld, it's not an airline I'd run to fly again. Their ops are even worse than AA. But, with xanax and glass of red wine, anything is tolerable.

I gotta say that I'm proud of you reading this. Well done, sir. Most people have zero willpower. They make excuses. They fall off the wagon, again and again. It's nice to see someone who went all the way and then made the decision to make it a permanent lifestyle choice. I have friends who went for surgery and then eventually ate through it. They're right back to where they were before. They never dealt with their mental issues with food, so the behavior continued. It's unfortunate to see. Keep on keepin' on Rob 👍

This is where places like Mexico City shine. Nearly every gay bar there has a back/dark room. The States have whitewashed their gay bars to a point of being completely milquetoast.

Ah, but you're assuming that people have common sense, understand proper behavior and recognize social cues. Many don't. And it's gotten worse through COVID sequestering. It only took two years for people to begin acting like total animals.

This is exactly right. That we're all pearl-clutchers now is kind of funny to me. People have always been this way... We just didn't have the ability to take video at a moment's notice. We do now. People need to think about that more often.

That's what we call a Brojob

Outside of a medical practice, IV drips are mostly mumbo-jumbo pseudoscience. The John Myers Cocktail drip has been around awhile and is used in ERs and hospitals for patients with specific needs. It's now been adopted and remixed by people in the wellness industry who are looking to make a healthy buck. Most medical journals and doctors are dubious of these fly-by-nighters who say a bag of overpriced saline will change your life. https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2021/may/do-iv-hydration-therapy-and-iv-vitamin-therapy-really-work/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/02/24/warnings-about-drip-bars/ https://www.cedars-sinai.org/blog/iv-vitamin-therapy.html

Liquid IV is a powder supplement to water that's advertised to hydrate better. With 11+ grams of sugar, 11 grams of carbs and 40-50 calories, I'd advise against it if you're wanting to cut up. Water. Plain, boring water. It works. Always has. Unless you're an olympic athlete or doing some incredibly serious HIIT, there's little reason for sports drinks or something like Liquid IV. If you don't like the taste, there are tons of flavoring options that contain zero calories/sugar/carbs. Less is usually more.

Bottom line, you gotta lead with with the important stuff. Make yourself crystal clear. Worse case, they don't reply. You've lost nothing. Best case, he puts his bare foot on your neck to hold you down while fucking you from behind. Go get em' tiger

First time I think I've ever said this, but I'm pro-Bush.

As others have said here, just be straight forward. Don't sugarcoat it. Alpha-beta play, findom, worship and verbal are the kinds of things you need to spell out for a guy. A good escort doesn't need the script, but he also probably wouldn't mind knowing where your line in the sand is. ... And if you want that line pushed way fucking forward 👍

So, it's basically the fucking version of Morse Code. I like that.

Directly isn't necessarily in a rude way. It's just direct. If they're not willing to let you work in, they need to know they're not the only people at the gym. I never let my stature fool me into thinking I'm going to win every fistfight. So, I try not to get to that point

I wish every bottom could do this. It makes fucking a lot more intense and entirely too easy to bust a nut.

You're right that there's a definite line between inept narcissist and a person who's just momentarily oblivious. I try to give guys the benefit of the doubt... Until I don't. Like when people don't use headphones in airports, airplanes or gyms, I wait a second to see if they're just really into their set/work/etc. If they don't realize it or, worse, realize it and don't care, I tell them directly to stop.

Just move his towel and use the machine. The guy's an asshole. Some assholes need to be told, directly.

Technically, The Walmart Effect is something else entirely. That's when a large company manifests itself in a smaller community, forcing out mom & pops and then controlling the local pay scale as they see fit. That said, I get what you mean. People want 'the best' and they also want it at a price they can afford. Realistically, people need to realize that the two are not always synonymous. Having what you can afford is not the American way, where so many live entirely beyond their means thanks to credit lines and plastic cards. The real problem with the airline industry came when, one, airlines started offering coast-to-coast flights for sub $350, which, two, gave people the false impression that flying was a right, not a privilege. It got the general public used to the price, while the airlines scrambled to hard push the Pareto Principle in padding their bottom line. This is one of a dozen reasons why the US Airline industry is a broken system, which will remain broken for some time to come.

Slater hit the high points. Pay attention to everything he posted. I'll only offer one piece of advice that's served me well: You can't be everything to everyone and you don't want to be. Learn who you are as an escort and what you offer best. Also, the power of saying 'no' to people is an incredible thing. Don't be afraid to use it.

My love for QF is strong ❤️ They routinely throw people out of their lounges for dressing and acting like animals.

QF has the good fortune to be the flag carrier in a country that needs their fleet/routes. Bottom line, people can piss and moan, but they'll go back. They always do. LIke AA, the largest commercial airline in the States, people take to social media to blow off steam, but when they have to travel again and the price/time/route is right, they'll be right back on American. I take all of this with a grain of salt. Loyalty has its perks. Most who complain the loudest are low-mid level elites at best.

There are ways to get two doses without being immunocompromised. I had my first vax in Toronto, while getting my second at a local agency who was offering them to anyone who came in. Two doses remain the most effective treatment, especially if you're in a higher risk category.

I'd invest in anything that would return. I'm a smart businessman (or, try to be) While I never took my shot with Tesla, I did invest with Apple and was also left a nice amount of their stock when a client passed away several years back. As per usual, KS gives sage advice above. He's a credit to these forums 👍