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I don't consider it as a negative experience now. Initially, I felt bad for myself. But overtime, I realized and I know for a fact that I have tons of other options. And thank you for your answer. These types of answers are the ones I am looking for. Non judgmental. 

Good morning everybody.  Let’s take a little time today to remember the men and women who fought and served to protect our country and keep the freedom we have today in this Memorial Day.

Coors is like making love in a canoe - fucking close to water.

Coming out of the closet was very hard for me. I kept delaying it until I had finally finished law school and couldn't get away from it anymore. Plus, I fell in love, with an unavailable straight guy. But I did realize that to have the life I wanted, I would have to come out. Life was so much better after that.
In the course of meeting people from this site, and I have easily met over 100 guys, I learned that many are still in the closet despite posting their desires here. Some are out to friends, but not family. The latter seems a hard obstacle to some, but luckily for me my very Catholic family accepted my orientation.
So I invite others to share their own situations. Are you out, and how was that? Are you in, and what challenges does that pose? Et cetera.

Nice! 

I had another session with Kenny just now and, god, does he always deliver!
I have had about 20 massages with him, I am hooked. 

I've seen a few behind the scenes videos. They relied on CGI. I thought it was masterfully used.

We've always wanted truth in advertising!!

We've always wanted truth in advertising!!

We've always wanted truth in advertising!!

Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen. The lad is new to the business of escorting, and, he does not have a clue as to the how and the why and the where to for of the thing.  At the moment, he suffers under the impression that, being he is a "pretty college guy", clients are going to line up out the door and around the block, money in hand, to avail themselves of his services which, plainly put, are limited to satisfying his want.  Let us not be unkind to him; hubris, in the young and beautiful serves to amuse. . .

A smart practitioner immediately goes into “cuddle, afterglow, touch” mode.
At the same time he needs to be aware if the client is sending out clear “time to leave” vibes.
An escort that overstays his welcome is as annoying as one who leaves too early.
Which is which? That’s up to the ever changing moon, chemistry, and fickle clients. 
Nobody ever said the job was easy…..

Now here is an example of someone who uses the Map Me function to give real information about where he is located (which is not actually in Palm Springs but in Palm Desert). 

Well, I’m part of the problem. I never rate on the websites only here. 

Seen online recently...

John Sterling died.

I agree that Chalamet was brilliant...but obnoxious! I enjoyed the movie. I do wonder how the ping pong scenes were done.

Very well written post, @samhexum. I assume you wrote it since there is no credit given to anyone else. Good job!

Very well written post, @samhexum. I assume you wrote it since there is no credit given to anyone else. Good job!

Of the 34 shows opening this year on Broadway, only 11 were musicals. 5 revivals and 6 originals. And while the show pickings are slim, the performances are not. 
The producers of Rocky Horror put Andrew Durant up for Leading Actor, which allowed the eligibility in the category to be large enough (9) for five nominees. And I heard that the producers of Ragtime were thinking of putting Brandon Uranowitz in the Supporting Category so he wouldn't have to compete with Joshua Henry in the Lead Actor race, but that didn't happen..
Josh and Brandon are both locks for nods, as are Sam Tutty for Two Strangers, and Nicholas Christopher in Chess. The fifth slot will probably go to either Luke Evans for Rocky Horror or LJ Benet for Lost Boys. I'd pick Luke but I bet LJ gets the spot.
Alex Brightman doesn't really sing, and although the lead, seems secondary to the other gents in the story, Aaron Tveit sings beautifully, but doesn't soar as Freddy, and I don't think Andrew D's Brad has enough "oomph" to carry him into the list.
The actress category is a tougher call. There are 10 eligible performers and I think only three of them are sure-things. Lea Michele, Caissie Levy, and Marla Mindelle.  
There are several who I don't think are real contenders, Christine Sherill (Mamma Mia), Stephanie Hsu (Rocky Horror), and Kelli Barrett (Beaches)
Which leaves Christiani Pitts (Two Strangers), Jessica Vosk (Beaches) Kristen Chenoweth (Queen of Versailles) and Sara Chase (Schmigadoon) up for the last two slots. Chenoweth is a Broadway darling, but the show was not good and came and went quickly. But if they want her to be at the awards, they're going to have to nominate her. Christiani Pitts is great in Two Strangers, but her character is so underdeveloped that it's tough to like her. I love Jessica Vosk, who makes Beaches worth going to...maybe the token nod for this show. And Sara Chase is great in Schmigadoon, but is overshadowed by the terrific Featured performers. Me? I'd pick Vosk and Chenoweth. but I suspect it will be Pitts and Chase. LOL 

I'm a Gen Xer who came out in the late 80s as a teenager. I stayed negative for two reasons: sheer terror at what I saw happening to gay men in the late 80s and early 90s, and luck that by the time I was sexually active, safer sex practices were pretty standard. As a bottom, I was scrupulous with condom use, not swallowing. I was also a bit of a prude and a romantic, which helped. I was looking to fall in love so I rarely "hooked up." When I met my husband in 2001, we used condoms for 6 months and were tested multiple times before we went raw. We were monogamous from then until 2019 when we stumbled into a threesome in Spain. Since then, we've both used PreP on Demand (though I'm very interested in the shot) and gone back to getting tested every six months or if we suspect an exposure to another STI. 

Your "perspective," unless it's meant to be tongue in cheek, is 180 degrees from nearly every other gay man I've met who lived through the emergence and initial AIDS crisis. I live in NYC and the few gay men I know who are boomers or older Gen Xers lost nearly their entire friend groups. Some were lucky to be tops, which mitigated their risks, or they stayed in monogamous relationships. A few were celibate for 5-10 years.