josh282282

I strongly advise against this.

I don’t disagree.
That still doesn’t change my opinion about the importance of honesty.

The “deal” is truth and honesty. 
All men should be allowed to make decisions about the risks they’re willing to take based on facts, not wishful thinking, shades of grey, and fantasy.

I think you would receive a salient response if you go to gayguides.com and check under South.   Join and read and follow the requirements, for I think a one time entrance and asking doesn't work.  
This segment of that site has lots and lots of viable information.  I joined after the web master left daddy's and created his own website.  
I am a frequent reader and poster here mores than there, for I haven't visited "Mother Brasil" for a great while after going there 12Xs and lovin' each time: the culture, the topography, and oh yes, its gorgeous and varied men.
 

I wouldn't pay an Uber for a plumber or any other service job that comes to me to work,  and I wouldn't pay a deposit for the same reason. Show up, get paid.
That said, If I was requesting someone fly in, it would be very reasonable to do so. HOWEVER, if this wasn't a regular, I would insist on purchasing the ticket (likely refundable) myself, which would obviously require a level of trust having to know the real name, which is unlikely to happen.
Just encountered too many flakes and heard stories of others to lay out cash on trust. 
I also fully understand why a provider would insist on a deposit, but personally I'm not that desperate to hire. 

I refuse to pay a deposit.  In fact, I'd even extend the time frame: I will not pay for services UNTIL they have been rendered - I learned that lesson in ATL last year when I foolishly paid as soon as the  escort arrived - he demanded the fee upfront and, as soon as he pocketed it, out the door he goes, uttering "F*g" as a parting gift and as a way to justify his thievery - i.e. f*gs deserve to be ripped off.  The first clue should have been him wearing a balaclava in his online face photo - AND when he arrived at my hotel room.

That's their problem. NOT OURS!
It is part of the cost of doing business in their chosen profession. If they can't take the heat.......
Why would anyone send a deposit up front or pay for an UBER for a provider in a town where there are others offering the same or similar services without those demands?
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No. Deposits. Ever.

You are 99% wrong.
A viral load test? May become “undetectable”, but….
An HIV antibody test? It’s extremely unlikely to ever seroconvert back to negative after it’s turned positive. There are case reports of children and people fully suppressed for many years who have converted their HIV antibody tests back to negative, but it’s extremely rare. Hence the 1% exception to the rule.
And if that person ever stops their meditations, both tests will rapidly re-convert to positive. The HIV virus is either inside your body, or it isn’t. Trying to create shades of grey to produce a false sense of security in others is wrong and deceitful. 
If asked, declare your status as best you can, and let the other person decide the risks they are or aren’t willing to take with that information. 

I can't agree with this. Anything they say is included should be included, unless you are unsanitary. They are acting like they want to be there in the first place.  Chemistry schmemistry.

“misogynistic” … yikes!  Whenever women get together and want it to be just women, no men, modern “enlightened” society accepts that preference without question, complaint, or criticism.  But when gay men get together and want it to be just gay men, it’s misogynistic??
I think that’s way too harsh.  Sometimes guys want to be around just the guys.  It’s fine when women feel that way, and it’s fine when men, gay or straight, feel the same way.

I have a lot of mixed feelings about GLPs. As a bodybuilder, I know lots of guys who have taken them on cuts before contests. And I also know lots of guys who don't compete, don't need GLPs and take them anyway. 

For some people, they are the right choice. They shouldn't be shamed for making that choice regardless of whether it is the right choice or not. Some people who take them do so because they have real medical conditions that prevent them from managing their weight in more fun and ideal ways. The problem is, I think people who take GLPs and actually need them are in the minority. If you're not significantly "obese" and having health problems downstream, I don't think there's a good reason to take them. And even if you are "obese," there might be nothing wrong with that. Depends on your body, your health markers (bloodwork, vitals, etc), and how you feel irrespective of how popular culture and marketing make you feel.

We're just starting to learn about the long-term effects, and I'm deeply concerned about the aggressive and shady marketing tactics being used to push these drugs. 12% of Americans have or are injecting GLPs! That's too many. A great many of them are doing so because of 1) aggressive marketing by providers; 2) body-shaming in pop culture; 3) we just haven't done a good enough job as a society of teaching and sharing fun and effective ways to work out and make delicious healthy meals.

If you're gonna take them and they aren't medically necessary, please at least be very careful. Keep the doses low, and make sure you still have healthy balanced meals. Loads of guys lose muscle quicker than fat on GLPs because they cut back too hard on calories and end up skipping protein often.

To be honest, I want a low-pressure, relaxed experience. If a provider is getting that worked up over a window shopper, they're likely doing me a big favor should they block me.

Change your privacy settings so you are not seen if you are window shopping.

Let's face it: unless we are good friends with Geffen, we don't really know why he married the young guy instead of just paying his fee, or why the guy married him, even though we know some hot young guys who have sex with older men purely for the money.. Most of us are reacting based on the stereotypes we are familiar with. If Geffen doesn't care what it is costing him, and the young man doesn't care that he is perceived by most on-lookers as a gold-digger (and I can't believe he doesn't realize that), then we are just watching a story unfold and commenting on what the plot means to us. It is not a story that has anything to teach me, since I will never be in either character's position.

The endless debate about rates 🙄. “I won’t pay more than x”….”he’s asking too much” etc. If a guy wants to work at a rate of $500 per hour that’s entirely his prerogative. You don’t have to pay it, no one is forcing you. Just move on to someone who’s charging what you’re prepared to pay. His price is his estimation of his worth, not yours. 
 

Oh no!
Jarrod wounded -  again?
 

Yes.
I'm sure its because of the color of your skin 🙄🙄🙄
Do you ever go back and READ what you typed ? Because when I read your frequent ranting it always sounds ridiculous. 

LOL. This sounds like someone who should get as far away from customers as possible, and avoid having anything to do with a service job. Wow. Just when you think you've heard it all.

For me, I've been on some form of PrEP since Truvada trials in late 2010.  I get bloodwork every 90 days.  My renal numbers have remained perfect.
The talked about side-effects aren't widespread and are highly overdramatized.  The rough percentage of those who have any renal issue is 2.3%

get a new burner phone number   😉

If what the OP said is true, and it may or may not be.... but if it is, the best course of action is for the provider not to act like a jerk.
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best course of action is to behave in a way that does not result in negative reviews.