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Yes, that surely would produce a much better image. I was attempting to offer an alternative that I thought was more practical, though. A small projector and screen (if necessary) could be stored when not in use. Not everyone would want a TV mounted on a wall by his bed and it would cost much more to buy a TV (probably $1000+ for an OLED set).

1. I hired the guy mostly because of problems in my relationship. Short version of the story is that my boyfriend was a big slut and I really wanted a monogamous relationship. So I was mostly reaching out to the guy in the ad to have a "fantasy boyfriend" experience (to feel loved), not just to have sex. While the guy was nice, obviously an hour encounter with someone is not going to produce what I was looking for. 2. The guy had one of his testicles removed because he had had testicular cancer. It's been so long that I don't remember the details, but I remember that he had to use a pump to get an erection (not a turn on for me at my then-young age, though today it wouldn't bother me) and said he couldn't ejaculate. I've always been much more of a bottom, so being in bed with someone with a penis that didn't function in the way I wanted was disappointing sexually. I remember at the time thinking it was odd that someone with his sexual performance issues was working as an escort, and I still think this way. If I were to hire someone today with the same issues, I would appreciate knowing this in advance versus finding out after the guy arrived since I really want the guy I'm with to ejaculate. My subsequent hires were more successful and initially all came via Craigslist: A hot Asian hunk who would massage me and then "force" me to suck him off. A skinny, well-hung Vietnamese guy who advertised as a masseur but who enthusiastically fucked me every time we met. And then a variety of other guys, all found on Craigslist or in an AOL chat room.

Late 20s/early 30s. I was in an open relationship. My live-in boyfriend was out of town and I decided to hire someone from the classifieds section of the Bay Area Reporter. The guy was very handsome and had a spectacular body. A combination of factors made it a less-then-stellar hire for me, even though he was totally my type and seemed like a sweet guy.

Another idea: Unless you like to keep the print-outs, how about just buying a mini projector? You could project images to a wall near your bed. If your walls aren't white, you could buy a portable screen that can be put up just when you want to use it. Given the cost of ink jet supplies, this would likely be far more economical in the end than printing out every photo you want to look at. It would also have the added benefit of giving you a larger image, though unless you spend considerable money the clarity will obviously not be as good as a high quality photo print out of a much smaller size.

Wow. Even with Covid, I might have a hard time turning down that deal -- assuming it's actually porn performer Jacob Taylor who shows up. I was so smitten with Jacob when I first saw some of his porn scenes.

Another group with cute guys who also made decent music was BBMak.

That one is James Maslow. The one on the left is Carlos Pena-Vega; he also participated in DWTS in the same season as his wife. I liked Big Time Rush -- both the TV show and their music. Oh, and the cute guys. I thought they were all cute in their own way. I didn't like McFly's music, but I did like the naked photoshoot they did...especially the one on the left.

I don't mind his haircut. For a man his age, I think it looks cute. At least he hasn't ruined his "boy-next-door" looks with tattoos.

Mine doesn't have a sous vide button, but I have owned an Instant Pot for several years now. I bought it mostly for the pressure cooker function, and mostly to be able to cook roast beef the way my mom used to do almost every Sunday using a stovetop pressure cooker. I still haven't used most of its features, but I have used its rice cooker feature (works well) and discovered that I like the way it makes pasta (cooking pasta in the sauce instead of water), but it's easy to mess up the latter by having too little liquid or cooking for too long.

I looked at a YouTube video where someone compared a Vertuo Next with a more expensive VertuoLine machine. The froth/foam produced by the Next machine dissipated more quickly after the cups finished brewing. The person who made the video claimed that the next machine's cup tasted slightly less good. I've never done a comparison myself, but am happy with what I get out of my Next machine. The real reason someone might want a more expensive machine is features. The Next is manual -- you have to push the lid down with a fair amount of force, and then move the locking lever to the left with a fair amount of force until it's locked in place and the machine is ready to brew. I have never used a VertuoPlus myself, but I've seen one used at a Nespresso shop and just looked at a YouTube video to confirm my memory that opening and closing that machine requires just a little push of a finger on a lever. I imagine that someone who has difficulty using his hands would find the Next a bit frustrating to use. Beyond that, the size of the water tank differs between models (though the difference here is only 3 ounces) and the form factor differs, so one machine might fit one's space better than the other.

If you can accept the least fancy Vertuo machine (the Next), you should be able to find that on sale for around $100. I almost got one last year at Target for just under $100, and I bit the bullet a couple of months ago when it was under $100 again.

After visiting Miami right before the pandemic started, I got hooked on Cuban coffee. Maybe it's just a mental thing because, in theory at least, I shouldn't prefer a brand of coffee that I can buy for under $4 for a 12 ounce bag at Target or a dollar store. However, I've really been enjoying Cafe Bustelo lately.

I avoided the Vertuo for years until I learned that, unlike the Original line capsules, the Vertuo ones are easy to open, refill, and then reseal. I suppose the least expensive way to do this would be to make your own foil reseals, but that seemed like too much work for me so I buy ones from Amazon that end up costing about 10 cents each when bought in packs of 200. The capsules can be used repeatedly as long as you are careful with them, especially the first time you are refilling them since removing the original foil requires more effort than a foil reseal. The bonus of refilling and resealing is that you not only can use whatever kind of coffee you want, but the cost per cup goes down significantly. I owned a Keurig machine for a couple of years. I still used my original Nespresso machine when I wanted a good cup of strong coffee, but figured the Keurig was decent enough for the days I wanted a full cup of coffee. I had forgotten how much I was sacrificing on flavor when I went to Keurig. The Nespresso Vertuo machine just makes a much better cup of coffee.

I understanding limiting the number of clients to minimize risk, but minimizing the amount of time spent with a client? Like you are less likely go be infected during the first 60 minutes than you are in minutes 61 through 90? Unless the third half hour is spent differently than the first two, I don't see how a 90 minute session would bring more risk than a 60 minute one.

I don't know. I hired him off Craigslist when he was visiting my area. I haven't seen an ad for him otherwise.

I've only ever had one guy who said he could not do 90 minutes. He said that he simply could not use his hands in a therapeutic way for that length of time. I had no reason to doubt him. I hired him and he did give a good therapeutic massage for the majority of the 60 minutes and then one of the most erotic finishes I've ever had that took the session past 60 minutes. I gave him a very nice tip and he texted me his gratitude just a few minutes after I left.

Yes, Jake Dalton and Sam Mikulak also float my boat in a big way, especially Jake. I like Dannell's persona online the most, though -- he seems like he's just being himself. Unfortunately Sam Mikulak does too many of those "sponsorship" tainted posts.

I've had a crush on the guy since his first Olympics appearance. I recently discovered his YouTube channel where he posts frequently rambling but still interesting videos.

Odd that someone would downvote me simply saying I've never had sex with a woman. I didn't put a value judgment on those who have had sex with a woman. Is it wrong to be a "Kinsey 6" and to have known that about oneself from such a young age that one never had the urge to connect sexually with the opposite sex? Back to the subject of this thread, I can contribute this: I have never eaten canned tuna. I have always been so repulsed by the smell that I have never eaten tasted it. I would go to bed hungry instead of eating the tuna noodle casserole my stepmother made.

Had sex with a woman.

Something is either wrong with the provider or you misunderstood him when you thought he said not to pay him. I would also stop responding to this specific provider, but I would suggest this going forward: Unless you are okay with just paying guys to hang out (either paying a multiple of an hourly rate or negotiating a rate for a longer time period), make sure you initiate whatever activity you want to happen earlier in the session. It doesn't make sense to argue whose responsibility it is to make sure a session that's planned to only last an hour only lasts an hour; if that's your agreement at the beginning then you know you have a finite amount of time, so get the ball rolling earlier. Don't run the risk of creating a confusing situation where not much has happened after 60 minutes and the guy doesn't know you want him to stay around longer for free, for extra compensation, or perhaps you really just want him to leave because you aren't feeling a connection but don't have a nerve to say it.

As an example of someone whose looks faded during his thirties, look at Prince William. When he and Harry were young men, I certainly thought William was the cuter of the two. Somehow, however, William has fairly rapidly progressed into looking more like his father while Prince Harry looks better now than he did when he was younger. I don't think it's diet, exercise, or any other factor they can control in this case; it's just genetic, even though they share the same gene pool. I will admit that my assessment is heavily biased in the sense that I don't like balding men who don't know how to get their hair cut (or perhaps even their head shaved) to make the best of what they have. William's hair cut does him no favors. But I don't think I'm reacting just to hair. William's face has just aged in a way that his brother's hasn't, as if William's aging is controlled more by his dad's side of the family whereas Harry's is controlled by his mom's.

There's obviously not a single answer to this question, and I'm a bit surprised to find so many here who think that somehow once someone is too old to be a twink then he must be less desirable. Not everyone favors the twink look. Some twinks become twunks and then graduate into hot men in their late 20s and beyond. Some twinks look older than their years relatively quickly, presumably due to hard living/unhealthy habits. I'm sure that for some, their looks do fade. It is interesting that some men who are really cute when they are younger aren't so attractive as they age while other men preserve their good looks for decades.

I hired a guy once who apparently had serious incest fantasies, though they weren't mentioned in his ad. In person, however, once we got going he started talking about daddy/son stuff in explicit detail. I told him to stop because the more he got into it the less turned on I was.

I'm not a fan of lending money to family or friends. I'm in the camp that says if you can afford to give a gift, then do that instead of lending money. I don't think I'd be too happy to have a "provider" reach out to me to ask for a loan, but if I felt close enough to the guy I might gift him some money. Someone I barely know in Mexico benefited from my generosity a few times earlier this year. He didn't reach out to me. I am friends on Facebook with him after spending a fair amount of time in a small bar he runs. He is a nice guy and, apparently, an animal lover given what he posts. He had rescued a horribly neglected kitten and was getting it food and medicine despite being unemployed due to the pandemic. I reached out to him and told him I wanted to help him a bit since I knew times were tough and he was incurring extra expenses rescuing the kitten. He was appreciative. I am far from wealthy, but still working and could afford to send him money a few times. I don't expect anything in return (I don't even know when I will be back to Mexico to see him), but it felt good knowing that I helped someone get through a tough time.