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Every once in a while I see a guy advertise this, but I would think for most providers it isn't worth it and I don't even know how much of a market there is for it.

I have always used escort or, if I want something more generic, provider. Some people have embraced using the term "sex worker" but that doesn't roll off the tongue for me. I wouldn't use whore or prostitute because I think both words have long-standing negative associations, but if a provider wants to embrace either of those terms that's up to them.

I don't get it. Reasonably attractive guy posts a video about how easy it was for him to hook up with another attractive guy at a gay nude beach. Is that supposed to surprise anyone? It would be more interesting if someone not particularly physically attractive created a video about how he manages to hook up with attractive guys when cruising a public place like a nude beach. At least that might be educational for some people. NB: When I used to visit Kauai regularly I always went to the unofficial nude beach there (Donkey beach) and typically had success hooking up with guys even though I didn't consider myself particularly sexy. There were usually very few guys there looking for sex there so when there was someone who caught my eye it really took little effort on my part to find someone to blow.

I don't think anyone expects the price of something to remain the same forever. The important thing about a price increase is that it seems reasonable and that the customer still feels like price is reasonable for the goods/service delivered. As has been written many times on this board before, a provider has the right to charge whatever he wants and clients have the right to decide to pay that rate or not. While I'm not big on negotiating rates for anything, I know that others feel comfortable with that practice so don't take it as an insult that someone tries to haggle. Just have your rate in mind and tell them no if they want to pay less than that. This topic reminds me of a sushi restaurant I used to go to frequently that I haven't been back to for several months. My favorite item there went from $16 to $26 over the course of about a year, with increases of a few dollars every few months. I chalked up the first two price increases to inflation. With the last price increase, however, I just no longer felt like what I was getting to eat was worth the cost. The quality was the same, but after tax and tip it meant I was spending close to $35 for lunch and that's just too much for me on a regular basis when I can still get a burrito or a rice plate at a Chinese or Thai restaurant for under $20 after tax and tip. So they basically priced themselves out of getting my business, and I assume the staff at least initially wondered what happened to me since I used to go there once per week. Maybe they felt they had to increase their price about 66% over the period in question (though that obviously far outstrips inflation), but is it always better to have a higher profit margin even if it means lower revenues overall because some of your customers cease being your customers? It doesn't help that I can get a similar, though not as good, item two blocks away for under $20.

I just received a SPAM email which I found interesting. I guess I can see how some people might be taken in by it, but I don't see how anyone can be stupid enough to believe a blackmailer. This is the text of the email with the person's bitcoin wallet info omitted, as well as two photos that showed in the body of the email which, I assume, are supposedly an example of the kind of photos they have of me. Seems to me that if they really already had pictures of me jerking off that they would have attached those to the email they sent to me as proof of their claims of having recorded me. " Hi there! Here are some notifications you've missed... I regret to inform you about some sad news for you. Approximately a month or two ago I have succeeded to gain a total access to all your devices utilized for browsing internet. Moving forward, I have started observing your internet activities on continuous basis. Go ahead and take a look at the sequence of events provided below for your reference: Initially I bought an exclusive access from hackers to a long list of email accounts (in today's world, that is really a common thing, which can arranged via internet). Evidently, it wasn't hard for me to proceed with logging in your mail account. Within the same week, I moved on with installing a Trojan virus in Operating Systems for all devices that you use to login to email. Because of this Trojan I am able to gain access to entire set of controllers in devices (e.g. your video camera, keyboard and others). As result, I effortlessly downloaded all data, as well as photos, web browsing history and other types of data to my servers. Moreover, I have access to all social networks accounts that you regularly use, including emails, including chat history, contacts list, messengers, etc. My unique virus is incessantly refreshing its signatures (due to control by a driver) and hence remains undetected by any type of antiviruses. Hence, I guess by now you can already see the reason why I always remained undetected until this very letter... During the process of compilation of all the materials associated with you, I also noticed that you are a huge supporter and regular user of websites hosting nasty adult content. Turns out to be, you really love visiting porn websites, as well as watching exciting videos and enduring unforgettable pleasures. As a matter of fact, I was not able to withstand the temptation, but to record certain nasty solo action with you in main role, and later produced a few videos exposing your masturbation and cumming scenes. If until now you don't believe me, all I need is one-two mouse clicks to make all those videos with everyone you know, including your friends, colleagues, relatives and others. Moreover, I am able to upload all that video content online for everyone to see. I sincerely think, you certainly would not wish such incidents to take place, in view of the lustful things demonstrated in your commonly watched videos (you absolutely know what I mean by that) it will cause a huge adversity for you. There is still a solution to this matter, and here is what you need to do: You make a transaction of $1000 USD to my account (an equivalent in bitcoins, which recorded depending on the exchange rate at the date of funds transfer) hence upon receiving the transfer, I will immediately get rid of all those lustful videos without delay. After that we can make it look like there was nothing happening beforehand. Additionally, I can confirm that all the Trojan software is going to be disabled and erased from all devices that you use. You have nothing to worry about, because I keep my word at all times. That is indeed a beneficial bargain that comes with a relatively reduced price, taking into consideration that your profile and traffic were under close monitoring during a long time frame. If you are still unclear regarding how to buy and perform transactions with bitcoins - everything is available online. Below is my bitcoin wallet for your further reference: All you have is 24 hours and the countdown begins once this email is opened. For example (it could be you next time): * If you are unable to see the photos, move this letter to <Inbox> folder or See attachments. Good luck!"

Maybe they recognize that they aren't very tactful when rejecting people and figured that you would understand their lack of response was an indication they didn't want your business. Still, after you followed up with them one too many times after sending the photo they should have just replied something along the lines, "sorry, not a match" instead of blocking you. That does go to the real issue here: If I am already interacting with someone and he wants a picture of me, I don't mind sending one or revealing one if I have a private photo somewhere. I just have a face shot and then a separate naked torso shot that doesn't show my face. But I would never send a photo immediately, only after enough back and forth that it seems like we're a match. I'm not defending them, just trying to explain why maybe things played out the way they did.

This response almost sounds accusatory, as if people are viewing your thread and then deliberately not offering help. Isn't it more likely that 105 people were curious who the provider was and so clicked on your thread to see if he looked familiar? I know that's why I just clicked, and I definitely don't recognize the guy so I have nothing to say about him. If I'm not mistaken, you are typically very explicit at only wanting replies from people who have seen the escort you are asking about (and you bolded ""if you have met him" in your first post about this guy) so isn't the lack of response here exactly what you want?

I'm sure that hiding phone numbers for nonmembers would cut down on time wasters/harassment, but it would also cut down on business.

Honest questions, since I don't know the intricacies of how Rentmen works: Can you block based on IP address? If not, then it seems like the work-around for someone who is blocked is to log out of Rentmen and then view the ad. I never signed up for a Rentmen account but I do have a Rentmasseur account; I usually browse the latter while logged out and only log in if I'm serious about hiring versus just browsing to see who is new in my area. Does it cost Rentmen advertisers more if their profile is viewed more? If not, then I don't understand why any provider would block someone based on profile views. All sorts of businesses have customers who browse but never buy, and other customers who browse extensively before buying. Why should escorting be any different? Someone is supposed to look once and then book immediately?

Older reviews refer to him as Brett, so perhaps there is some chatter about him here under that name?

That's my simple rule. I just don't think it makes sense for the client unless you are talking about an extended appointment or having someone travel a significant distance to you. If having that policy means that some guys don't want my business, so be it.

Since I no longer get hard as easily, I doubt I would become aroused while getting my feet and calves rubbed regardless of how hot the guy was.

Maybe you didn't mean it the way I'm interpreting it, but "still looks great for 34" took me aback. I didn't realize that 34 was so old that it was remarkable that someone looked good at that age.

This isn't an unusual situation. If you think he might be interested in you as an unpaid hookup, then contact him on Growlr and see how it goes. If you think there's no way he's looking for your "type" apart from work, then contact him via his Rentmen contact info. Note that some guys do actually "work" using platforms that supposedly don't allow it, so don't be surprised if the response to a Growlr inquiry asks for compensation.

Oops. Missed that part.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico has a number of gar bars and stip clubs within walking distance of each other.

Couldn't you just be more subtle in your inquiries so you aren't violating any terms of service? I'm thinking an icebreaker DM along the lines of, "You're so handsome, I've love to meet you." I would think that any escort would recognize this as a potential business opportunity and the other guys would likely just ignore you. Whether that avenue of pursuit is worth your time/effort is up to you. I tend to think that most guys who are successful on Fans sites would rather just make money doing their own porn, not meeting clients. If anything, I think a lot of guys who advertise on Rentmen are actually just content creators looking to attract new subscribers. The transformation of the porn industry has been good for providers/content creators as far as I can tell, but it certainly hasn't been great for clients looking for escorts with the potential exception being those clients who can afford a much higher rate.

I was in a similar position with a college student about 25 years ago. He advertised briefly, got as many regulars as he wanted, and then stopped advertising. He didn't want to keep meeting new people since he was focused on his studies. He didn't even want to be reviewed on Hooboy's site (I asked if he wanted me to submit a review for him) because he didn't want any new clients. He remains one of the top two men I hired the most and, perhaps because I did see him so many times, I have vivid memories of looking up at his hot body and cute face as he came in my mouth. I was more than a bit bummed when he graduated and stopped seeing me (and presumably his other regulars), but I understood that escorting was just a means to an end for him while he was in college.

I'm not someone inclined to reach out to anyone late in the evening or very early morning, but I have noticed that some guys seem to market themselves at these times of day. If someone is logged onto a site like Rentmen and has "available now" listed, he has only himself to blame if someone contacts him at a late hour and he finds that unacceptable. If one isn't truly available now, then don't say you are.

I agree. I didn't even read the text. The first photo showing a sentence tattooed just below his hairline and I was turned off.

As Kyle wrote, if you want to pursue it you have to contact police and give as much information as possible to explain how this person was in a position to take your keys, enter your rental, and steal your property. Whether it's worth it is up to you to decide. If it were me I'd probably chalk it up as a somewhat expensive life lesson since I don't have much faith that the police would put much effort into finding the guy and establishing proof that he stole stuff from you.

I think the issue is less to do with the speakers built into televisions (though obviously speakers mounted in an extremely thin panel aren't going to be great) and more to do with audio mixing and downmixing. More recent shows are mixed with surround sound in mind, and if the mixer doesn't properly consider how the mix will sound when downmixed to smaller stereo speakers built into a television set you can end up listening to something where the music queues and other sounds are too loud relative to the dialog.

I never met you but I do remember your name and your good reputation. I agree that you look hot in the 10-years-ago photo you shared. I know you said you weren't returning to the business, but if you still look like that I'm sure you'd have no trouble attracting new and previous clients.

Meta cares about nothing other than generating revenue. My feeds on both Instagram and Facebook have been littered the past few weeks with ads offering postage for less than half cost. I'm not sure what the scam is -- they don't fulfill orders, they send stuff that's counterfeit -- but there's no way that a company outside the USPS is getting postage in bulk for a discount so they can sell first class stamps for pennies on the dollar. I've used the reporting mechanism to flag these ads as misleading/scam, but they keep coming.

I'm struggling this morning with this reality: A woman's body was found in a duffel bag near a big music festival this past weekend. Clearly not an accidental death unless you believe she crawled into a duffel bag herself. From what I've read (quotes from the deceased's mother), the woman suffered from severe mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), refused treatment, had significant substance abuse issues, was aggressive towards her mother and mother's property which is why her mother forced her to move out four years ago, had multiple legal issues so she preferred to sleep on the street near the courthouse, and supposedly loved San Francisco (she was raised in the East Bay). Beyond the tragedy of someone being murdered, I was left thinking that if this woman's mental illness and drug abuse were treated she might still be alive. Because this woman has a right to refuse treatment, though, she was basically a psychotic, drug addled woman on the street whose behavior likely created enemies. And just this morning I read about another judge issuing an injunction against the city for removing anyone from the street unless they had shelter for them, even though a recent study has found that around half of people sleeping on the street have refused shelter. We're basically in a no-win situation since the reality is bad for the people who have significant problems but either don't want to accept help because they are choosing drugs over assistance or they lack insight to comprehend the extent of their problems, it's bad for the residents and businesses in the neighborhoods impacted by this, and overall it's bad for San Francisco since, whether it's entirely fair or not, the image of the City now is not very attractive to a lot of people.