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In the part of the country where I grew up, barbers tended to be blue-collar Italian -Americans. The shop where my father took me for my haircut was owned by an older brother and his two younger brothers worked for him - all three of them were that Guido type of sexy - black hair, heavy beards, hairy arms, etc. . As a little boy, I swooned when any of them picked me up and put me in the barber chair to get my hair cut.

True for some, sure. But my experience as a well-kept 70 yo tells me that that there plenty of young men out there who really are attracted to men a lot older than they are.

Fuck yes! But then, I have a pretty wide nasty streak.

I think those Emily Post tipping guidelines arent that relevant anymore. Almost anyone appreciates some extra cash, Where I come from, tipping someone is often called "greasing" them. It's amazing how smooth things can go when you just spread a little bit of grease around.

I'm 70 yo. The last few years, I have been getting into guys who are well into middle age -(45 - 60) but still younger than I am. There's a 79-yo in PHX who I chat with on another app, that I am very interested in . Enough so that I might travel to PHX to see him. My husband is o 71 and we still have an active sex life, with the help of PDE5 inhibitors. I have been chatting with an early-40s leather muscleman on another app for years. Just this weekend, we agreed it's time to meet.

I'm not old enough to remember the end of WWII.

I actually have fairly bad neuropathy in my feet, legs, arms and hands. I wonder if it's the same. The last time I saw a doctor about it she did say I had polyneuropathy.

The latter

I used to have a real issue with shaved eyebrows - couldnt imagine why anyone would ruin their appearance that way. Last time I traveled on business, the head flight attendant was an extraordinarily sexy guy with a great athletic build, shaved head and eyebrows. Recently I hired a very sexy massage guy: same story - very well built, shaved head and eyebrows and he looked terrific. So I have officially changed my mind about shaved eyebrows.

I use 2 dishwasher pods on the hot cycle.

As of today, San Francisco has 68 reported cases. The first was reported June 5th.

As I remember, it just wasn't that big a deal. I think I got a booster in 6th grade. The first one might have been 4th grade or 3rd grade. You got a nasty-looking scab that always made me think of a raisin, that went away after a few weeks. There was nothing to "manage." There were strict instructions not to pick at the scab. I don't remember, but I think the scab may have fallen off after a period of time.

Ice cream from nut milks - I like it. I think cashew milk might work pretty well for ice cream - it has a nice flavor too - a little sweet, but otherwise more or less neutral. I bought my first box of macadamia milk a couple weeks ago. I like it on oatmeal.

True - the coconut flavor predominates. Since I like the coconut flavor it's OK with me.

Best advice I have read in this thread.

I love dairy-free ice cream made from coconut milk. I went completely dairy-free for a couple years - wanted to see if it improved allergy symptoms. It didn't but it did improve my digestion. Now , I eat minimal dairy and I like the dairy-free ice cream and yogurt. My bodybuilding coach says that dairy and sugar are the two "must not" eats - they go straight to your waistline, he says

That's Ok, it wouldn't be my first "tool" moment. Absolutely correct. Since I had no interest, I shouldn't have even responded in the first place. It was a moment of curiosity - "Why would this guy be wanting to hook up with me?"

But if you're not into a guy, or he turns you off, why would you have sex with him?

Very perceptive - thanks. That was exactly the issue. He styles himself as an expert FF top. When he said he wanted to meet me, my reaction was " YOU want to get into MY ass? Not gonna happen." So it was convenient to make it about him being an escort instead of just saying, "We're not a match."

Recon

Sure - I'm into FF and he styles himself as an expert FF top.

Right - my manners temporarily deserted me. Normally, when there's a question, I ask, "Are you a pro?"

The other day I had an interaction with a provider on a hookup site that ended up with him going away mad. This guy has a profile on a hookup site that I frequent and he sent me a DM saying he would like to meet me. His profile is very ambiguous - he talks about his years of experience as a pro, but then goes on at length about the kind of experience he's looking for, the kind of guys he's looking to meet, etc. so that he sort of conveys the impression that he's on that site as a civilian. I wanted some clarity so I said to him "I had the impression that you are a sex worker." His response was indirect - something to the effect that I shouldn't even have to ask that question. I pressed a little harder with "You have an active profile on Rentmen." His response then was that I appeared to have a prejudice against his kind. And that's the way we left it. A little later, I decided I should try to make nice, so I went back on and posted an apology - saying that I had been an asshole and I was sorry. He thanked me for the apology and said the whole interaction had been "disappointing." Was I being an asshole or was it reasonable to expect some clarity from him?

How in the world could anyone think that it would be the same? I have slept next to a woman once and don't remember much about it, so this is mostly conjecture, but really . . . . My husband and I haven't slept together in years - we both snore and disturb each other. When we travel and stay in a nice hotel with great king-size beds, we sleep together.

Most importantly, though, is that recession is a self-fulfilling prophecy. When enough people believe a recession is coming, sure enough it happens.