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He just looks perennially good. A few years ago, I saw him as he stopped on a street corner at the Folsom St. fair to take his shirt off and he looked amazing - very fit.

Gym every day.

I had a personal trainer who did something similar with me. He recommended that, as much as possble, I should walk through the streets of the city shirtless and drive around shirtless as well.

Amen to that. The only dental insurance worth having is if you can get it through an employer. Individual coverage through Delta Dental is next to useless. I get (sort of) dental coverage though Kaiser Medicare Advantage. I wanted to see if the medicare dentist was even an option so I made an appointment for a cleaning. It was nothing short of Dickensian - dumpy professional building in Daly City, waiting room filled with decrepit old people, the dentist did the cleaning and he was so rough and careless that I think the cleaning did my teeth more damage than going without it would have. Then he handed me a quote for the work that he thought I needed done - absurd - he said I needed 8 fillings. I haven't needed a filling in nearly 30 years, so knew he was scamming me. I high-tailed it back to my pricey dentist in the Castro with his designer office.

I have a chip in one of my lower front teeth that needs repair. The last time I had a chip repaired, it set me back about $300.00.

Give an idea of what a client could expect from the inner barbarian.

I see. If he were exceptional, I might give him a try.

You're extraordinary. I think you should beef up your profile - it's kind of perfunctory.

I've been seeing that word in profiles and didn't know what it meant. So "side" means they're doing sex work as a side hussle. If I liked them, I don't know why I wouldn't hire them. If they were new to it, I would be surprised if they wanted top dollar, but that would be my only issue.

More of mindset adjustment - it's much more efficient than self-hypnosis.

If money is tight, I do without and I console myself with that saying, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

I may have to start thinking about these issues. After 20+ years in this game, I have met a guy I'm thinking about an overnight or a weekend with. He kind of got underneath my skin.

I guess this shows us that these things need to be negotiated in advance. Disappearing for hours at a time suggests that the provider lacks the attention span for anything longer than an overnight.

Boundaries - he didn't show and he didn't contact you, so if you have anything more to do with him it is AYOR, knowing that his word isn't always good.

Boundaries, boundaries. If you are confident in your ability to maintain boundaries, why not hire him? You know him, you like him.