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Just an honest question:  Does one have to go out of one's way to find stuff like this to get riled up about? 

I haven't seen a link to a "news" article on any site I frequent that was about who Jeff Bezos is dating or about any photoshoot he had with or without a woman who looks like a sex worker.  Maybe the stories were there for me to notice but I just tuned them out, but I honestly don't recall seeing anything about this anywhere but here.

I know some people care about stuff like this just like some people obsess over other people whose fame is all about self promotion such as the Kardashian family.  All that stuff just bores me, though, so I tune it all out.  I don't mind people promoting themselves online and if their content is to my liking I might even help their monetization (i.e., "follow" them).  Given I don't find Jeff Bezos hot, though, I'm not interested in taking a peek into his private life.  I'm shallow that way.

I don't think someone needs to write a lengthy ad, but I noticed that both of these guys just have a sentence or two that claim they are great.  That's a red flag for me, as I think that someone who is serious would take the trouble to write something about what he's offering.  To make matters worse, both of these ads seem to have had everything under the "into" category checked.  Are both of these guys really into everything, including fisting, PNP, etc?  Having everything checked just makes me think that the ad was posted in a hurry and that the guy isn't serious.

One possibility is that they left the glowing review after their first appointment, and then subsequent appointments left the client feeling less than satisfied.  The only reason I raise this as a possibility is that I have had that happen to me but did not leave second, downgraded reviews because (in almost all cases) I couldn't really lay blame for my diminishing satisfaction solely on the providers. 

I have walked away a number of times (when I used to hire I preferred going to the escort's place) when the online representation was significantly different than reality.  I had a few dramatic moments, but I think a lot of these guys aren't so delusional that they don't understand why a client would walk away so they just take it in stride.  A few did shout at me as I walked away, though.  I certainly have gone through with more appointments where the guy isn't quite as hot as his photos would suggest but isn't so far from the truth.

4 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said:

It's free to make a client profile so I don't understand why just not make a profile? You don't have to enter any personal information and can have a totally blank profile. I also don't even have my email on my account.

I just tried to create a Rentmen.eu profile and it indicates I have to provide an email address because a temporary password will be emailed to that address.  I also tried Rent.men and it indicates an email address is required because an activation code and link will be emailed to that address. 

This exercise did cause me to learn why some would see safe/bb info and others wouldn't:  It does not show for me on rentmen.eu; it does show on rent.men

13 hours ago, Your Man in Arlington said:

It's visible in every other country I've checked, including signed out in the US. It's only not visible in Germany, signed in or signed out. 🤔

It is not visible to me in California regardless of the device or browser I use.  I have never had a Rentmen account, so if you see the category when logged out in the USA (again, displaying the response in the ad, not the ability to filter search results) maybe that's due to some cookie Rentmen placed on your device.

I don't know the reason for it, but safe/ask me/anything goes hasn't been visible in the U.S. (at least for a non-logged in user) for years.  You can filter using that criteria so presumably the search results will show only the selection(s) checked, but the actual category doesn't display in the ad.

Why would I want to use such software?  I'm not trying to model my life on some right-wing "Christian" notion of what's right and wrong.

So, do we have any serious feedback about this guy?  I see that his reviews on Rentmen are all positive, with some being posted by clients who are obviously legitimate given their review history there. 

Are we to understand that after making you wait 30 minutes past your appointment time that he got irritated with you for taking two extra minutes to get to his room? 

I would have just left and told him I was doing so due to his poor attitude/lack of professionalism.  It sounds like you proceeded with your session.  How was it?  Was he actually focused on your needs and not his once you arrived?

Yes, I mind vaping.

When vaping was relatively new, a couple of co-workers near me started vaping.  I really wasn't paying attention to it, but after a while I started wondering why it so frequently smelled like an acrid cleaning solution was being used in the area.  It not only smelled bad but was bothering my eyes in a similar way as cigarette smoke, though obviously a lot less severely.  Fortunately the problem was nipped in the bud when management clarified to staff that the non-smoking ordinance also applied to vaping, meaning that people needed to go outside if they wanted to vape.

I honestly don't understand how someone can inhale that stuff and not realize it's toxic, but I guess if you're used to worse (tobacco and all of its additives) it doesn't seem so bad.

I assume some similar reasons when providers stand up clients.  I have traveled to hotels where an escort is staying and rang and texted them, only to be ignored.  I have had confirmed appointments at my home where the provider simply never showed up and didn't reply to texts asking where he is.

So my #1 reason is that some people are just inconsiderate and think that plans made with others don't need to be kept if they decide to do something else, whatever that may be.

28 minutes ago, pubic_assistance said:

Allegations aren't the same as facts.

You jump to assume that actually happened.

I was quoting a previous poster who claims to have a friend who was coerced into sex work under duress of outing him to his family.  I didn't assume that that story was true or false.  I simply said it's one thing to coerce or force someone into sex work.  It's another thing to say, "hey, you're a hot guy and you can make some good money if you attend this orgy."  And, again, I'm not saying that that actually happened in the AF case.  I'm just saying the two things are not equivalent in my mind.  I'm not sure if you just want to pick a fight or if you honestly misread my post.

I see a huge difference between coercion (as in the example above of threatening to out someone if they won't do sex work) and someone who wants to make money based on their looks being invited to places to have sex for money where they can freely decline to participate or, for that matter, to simply decline the invitation. 

On 10/12/2023 at 7:34 PM, Your Man in Arlington said:

Agreed, this makes no sense. Speaks more to his enthusiasm/talent as a provider than his concern for safety.

I wouldn't necessarily jump to that conclusion.  Rimming poses a risk, particularly to the person rimming, but if you get an intestinal parasite it can be treated and won't kill you.  Similarly something that might get caught with unprotected oral, and I note that his profile indicates "safe only" so I assume he doesn't do anal without a condom. 

Having your mouth open right next to someone and exchanging saliva poses a risk of COVID infection more than these other activities, so maybe that's why kissing is off his list.  Or maybe he just doesn't list it so he doesn't find himself in a position of feeling obligated to kiss someone when he doesn't want to.  There are a lot of people with horrible breath.

2 hours ago, MikeThomas said:

500 x 100 = 50,000? Yikes!

Aha!  You are the first one who noticed the error.  I just auto-corrected it in my mind to $500.

JTtorretto:  I don't know the truth any more than you do since neither of us was party to the transaction, unless you are going to tell us you are the escort in question.  You are making a lot of assumptions about who said what.  While I'm not suggesting it's invalid to question the client's version of events, I don't think that simply making up an alternate story helps.

I would note: Just because someone has money to hire a lawyer when they are under duress and don't know what to do doesn't mean that that person had discretionary funds sitting around for hiring escorts.  Nowhere do I see that the client claimed to be "broke," just that he was having "financial issues."

If you want to blame the client for anything, question why he didn't block the escort sooner and ultimately accepted the alleged offer of a free hookup.  After all, he states that he hired the guy a "few times" and that it "wasn't a great experience."  Why get together again, then, even for free? 

9 hours ago, Oakman said:

I’ve recently learned that you have to start the search while in “the deli” and that you have to select “in this forum” in the pull down in the search bar. I have also asked a redundant search question because my initial search was from the home page and the pull-down was set to “everywhere,” which apparently means “nowhere.” 

I have no problem searching "everywhere."  I did that for this guy and got search results.

What is confusing about searching here is that if you are in a thread and try to search, the default search is for that thread only.  You have to remember to change it to "everywhere" or you won't find anything outside of the thread you are currently reading.

11 hours ago, gn233 said:

So is that code? like them saying they don't wanna pay is really just a app friendly way of saying they would?

No, I think it's to try to stop guys from sending messages of interest that don't initially mention money that then lead to a request for a "donation" after there's an expression of mutual interest.  In other words, don't act like you're interested in me if your ultimate goal is to get a client because I am not willing to pay anyone.

12 minutes ago, Harryinny said:

This delicious boy has been reviewed before here.  He has a rentmasseur ad too.

Yes, and one was started just a couple of weeks ago. 

I don't understand having such a generic thread title, either.  Is this the equivalent of click bait?

I'm guessing your question at the end isn't serious, but just in case it is here's the answer:

When Ellen DeGeneres' talk show aired, she had a shop that sold various things and one of the things she marketed the most was underwear with her name on the waistband.  She frequently gave underwear to handsome male actors who appeared on her show, and they would have conversations about how great her underwear was. 

Link above doesn't work for me.  I assume this is the guy?

https://rentmen.eu/CoreyJack

21 hours ago, Jarrod_Uncut said:

Btw, just found something that I’ll have to start sending next time someone asks me for full service escort, and only wants to pay $150-200. Because, some people seem to think $150-200 is the best rates for a provider to charge, otherwise it’s “too much” 🤦🏾‍♂️ 

This is starting from around when RentMen first came onto the market:

 

And then…

When I started hiring frequently around 2000, rates were almost always between $150 and $200 per hour.  Today that would be between $268 and $358 per hour.  It's probably not that difficult to find someone who charges $350 per hour, but at least where I live I don't think I've seen anyone charge under $300 per hour for quite a while.

Seems like a lot of money to spend to just blow someone.

Did you search the forum for previous discussions regarding him?  Here's one, for example:

21 minutes ago, PiSquared said:

I was the victim of blackmail on Sniffies. Guy reached out, we shared conversation which was pleasant. He asked for my cell which I foolishly provided. Next day he texted about a meet up, sending me racy pics, and asking me to do the same, asking me my experience, my marital status. I was a complete fool and shared all that. You know what happened next: text with all my texts and photos, threats to contact my wife, website info on those close to me, demand for money. I freaked. Paid him in Amex gift card, bitcoin, etc until nothing seemed like it would make it stop. With the help and encouragement of another gentleman on here, I cut all ties, pulled all social media and waited it out. It’s been 7 months and no contact. It was the worst time in my life, bar none. I was humiliated, bullied, and in fear. I’m totally freaked now by the pickup sites. Lesson: never share your cell number, real name, or any personal info about yourself until you can totally trust the person you’re talking to. 

Or don't do those things if you are operating on the DL.  I wouldn't care if someone threatened to show photos of me to my friends because the only photos someone would receive from me are the ones I would put up on a site like Adam4Adam.  Typically I don't have full frontal shots that show my face, but obviously someone could attempt to put the face photo and naked torso together to "prove" it's me.  That never really mattered to me, though, since no one would be surprised that I'm gay and that I look for sex with men online. 

No one deserves to be blackmailed (obviously).  I'm on the side of those saying that it makes more sense to call the blackmailer's bluff by indicating you will contact law enforcement if they continue to harass you after you block their initial number.  Never give into a blackmailer's threats by giving them money.  Why would anyone assume that someone who is willing to do that is a man of his word who will stop the blackmailing after they get the money they want?  All paying their demand accomplishes is identifying you as someone who is so worried about their threats that you are willing to send them money.