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except maybe Wicekdboy - he made me a cup of tea after we were done . Does that count? I didn't tip him. I feel bad now.

We may not agree on the relative risk of sending escorts a personal picture, but I sure like your taste in men. He is one sexy young man and I envy you that encounter!

One experienced escort I knew made it a point to start his sessions -- the very first thing -- with a very deep French kiss. Usually in the elevator on the way up to the room. He claimed that law enforcement would resist. I don't recall how he handled the phone/email/text negotiations beforehand, but I'm sure that he was careful not to say anything that implied the exchange of sex for money.

I had a similar experience with my last hire in Las Vegas. He told me on the phone that he wouldn't discuss any details other than the amount of time I was requesting. He said if I was unhappy with the arrangement after we talked at the hotel he would leave with no hard feelings. Once he got to the room he did a very thorough check to make sure there was no one else in the room behind the curtains and that the door to the adjoining room was firmly locked. (That part felt odd and off-putting, but I got over it.) Then he came over and kissed me very deeply and said, "Now let's talk about what kind of evening you'd like to have."

By the way...been meaning to ask. How do you like the back half of the last season and the new season? When they killed Ragnar, and I understood why they did it, I just lost interest...

I still remember fondly that scene in the first season where Ragnar and Lagertha inviting the monk, Athelstan, to a 3-way...

It's still really good. The sons of Ragnar wreaked some serious revenge for his death. The king that threw him into the snake pit was blood eagled and the other killed himself. This season the Sons have split in half and have become enemies. Ivar is crazy and bloodthirsty (he killed one of his brothers in a fit of rage) but the actor who plays him is beautiful.

In addition to watching some old TV series on Netflix (Frasier, and Colombo), and Grace and Frankie, I binge watched:

 

Shameless

Queer as Folk

The Ranch

 

Just recently, I began watching London Spy. On the fence about continuing, but so far it keeps me coming back.

I'll have to give "The Ranch" a try. I watched the first few seasons of "Shameless" because of the Ian/Mickey plot line, but that's a good example of a show that it's just too dark for me. When Ian started spiraling out of control it was just too much for me to take. Nothing good ever happens on that show, and if it starts out good it goes south real quick.

Black Mirror is my show! Even with it's twisted story lines it really makes you think about how far is too far?

I watched the first two episodes last night. It's pretty dark but definitely looks binge-worthy.

I'm off work next week with no plans. Too lazy to travel this time of year.

Any suggestions on what is worth binge watching on Netflix? I'm not really fond of anything highbrow or anything really snarky or dark. I'm a "Game of Thrones" kind of guy -- definitely not a "Downton Abbey guy." I love period pieces but there needs to be some kind of adventure and fighting involved. I love "Vikings" on the History Channel

It means he's leaving a trail (a la Hansel and Gretel) to find a thread he's interested in. He can now search his own posts for the word 'breadcrumbs' to find threads he wanted to remember.

Wow. Learn something new every day! I never knew that.

I always thought it meant something along the lines of "I got nothing" or "this is leading nowhere." I always wondered why people felt compelled to post that sentiment.

So sign all you want, I’m all for it, just don’t kid yourself into thinking your doing anything. What you need to be doing is making sure your next of kin and POA know exactly what you

do or don’t want done with your body

True that. My father died very suddenly at 56 from a heart attack. Although I think organ donation is great, at the time, I was blinded by grief and couldn't stand the thought of them cutting up his body. If the decision had been mine alone to make, the donation would not have happened. I was overruled. Not by my mother, who knew his wishes but was in no frame of mind to argue, but by my older sister who has ice in her veins during any kind of crisis.

diversity of sources, all taken with due consideration. A PM from you is not the same than a PM from a newbie with no history, but PMs are a valuably resource.

I couldn't agree more. A while ago I received a PM from someone inquiring about a guy I know quite well and have nothing but good things to say about. However, this particular person's main priority was getting oral by someone who would swallow. I know there is no way my guy is going to want to do that.

This is not subjective. I know my boy and we've talked about it. I think I spared them both an unsuccessful session. The client probably wouldn't have gotten what he really wanted and my boy may have felt pressured to do something he's not comfortable with.

I should probably ask my regulars if they have any interest in 100s.

It's worth asking. Everyone I have asked prefers 100s because they are so much easier to deposit into an ATM. However, I often can't accommodate the preference. I have no access to an ATM that dispenses them so that means a visit to the teller. Something I'm willing to do if I plan to head and it's $500 or more, but often not possible.

trying-too-hard-to-be-hot look is very tired and obvious

That's not always the reason. I've had a long discussion about this with a "protege" of mine who I tried to convince to add smiling photos. He has beautiful teeth and a great smile, but he is simply not happy with the pics. In real life he smiles easily with a big broad genuine smile. However, he feels like they look very forced and uncomfortable when he tries to smile for a picture (which is kind of true) and too over-the-top large in his candid shots.

Well, if I were to see one of them, I'd pay him 300. If I met the other individually, I'd pay him 300. That equals 600.

 

For the threesome, one of them asked for 300. The other asked for 500 (for himself, not for both). So I'd be paying a total of 800.

Threesomes are expensive. Unless they are a team who specifically want to work together I would expect to have to pay more than the normal hourly rate.

I don't agree that it is not more work for each of the escorts. It's not as much work as one escort working with two clients, but it's still another person involved making it more complicated. Especially if you want them to perform while you watch.

Unless one of them has specifically expressed a desire to hook up with the other, you can't assume that it will be "fun" for them because the other guy is hot.

I do agree that you are walking into a mine field if you pay them different rates.

Personally, I would hire Fitness and then come back and report to us immediately. The feedback I can find on him seems mixed, but I think he's extremely hot. If I could just gauge his reliability I would be willing to travel to him.

• My personal phone always goes to VM unless the caller is white-listed (in contacts). My friends know to text or leave a message.
  

• A couple of numbers are red-listed (my daughter, alarm service). They ring even when my phone is muted.
  

Can you elaborate on how you are doing this? Are you using the iPhone "do not disturb" function and adding your red listed contacts to a specific group? I assume it treats calls and texts in the same way.

Do you happen to know how it works if someone is contacting you via WhatsApp?

He is definitely top tier. One of my best experiences also.

For about 15 minutes at the most. I don't need a phone or an electronic device, but I need a diversion of some type.

So there is no risk to oral? I'm still fearful that I might ingest some pre-cum and be infected that way.

Honestly it doesn't sound like you've done your homework at all. There have been a boatload of threads on this topic where people have provided very valuable links where you can get the actual science. Do a search on "HIV transmission" or something like that.

I'm not trying to be rude, but I can't tell whether you are just uninformed or phobic. Neither bode well for a very successful session with a guy who has gone out of his way to be honest and upfront with you.

Have you ever had great sex, but didn't orgasm? Would you ever re-hire an escort with who you didn't reach orgasm?

Absolutely. I can get myself off in minutes, but it's very very difficult for someone else to get me off. Too many years of having just the right porn and just the right pressure at just the right moment have conditioned me in a way that is not conducive to getting off with a partner. For me, it's all about the oral activity. That's what I crave and where I get my satisfaction. I re-hire guys who are comfortable with that -- especially if they are able to get off. (It's nice to have someone gets off so there is an exclamation point and a natural end to the session.)

If he told me that upfront with as much notice as possible, I wouldn't think much about it, but no-showing me and then telling me that info after the fact would def finish our biz relationship.

I agree with you completely. I don’t rehire guys who I don’t truly like. That means I want success and good things for them. Given notice, I would have no problem rescheduling a short session so they could go make some big bucks.

But a a no show would be a completely different matter. If I really liked the guy it would hurt. If I just sort of liked the guy it would just anger me. Either way, the goodwill would be gone and there would be no point in continuing the business relationship.

Yes either this or he had more appealing social plans w/his friends.

Very common story lately.

Especially if you like the 20-somethings. It's awfully hard to compete with their friends on a Saturday night if there is something good happening.

He is in Austin. We have an appointment. I asked for the 3 fingered face picture, and he supplied 3. Could he be well-seasoned at this? Of course. My major concern is that his dick picks are too much. Too big. Too dark. I.e., too photoshoped, or worse, too injected. He wants $300 for the outcall, so this is going to be a very expensive experiment. I'll let everyone know. BTW, I was explicit, and he said no problem, you are really going to enjoy this. Yikes.

Please do keep our little Austin group informed.

I probably won't be able to catch him this visit no matter how great it turns out, but it will be good to know for future reference.

I find that a little hard to believe. In 15 years you have never been victimized by fake pics, age shaving, upselling, or shortchanging on time or promised services?

That's a complete red herring. That's not what we were talking about. We were talking about problems resulting from providing pictures to escorts versus using one as an avatar in this forum.

To be fair, it's really been less than 10 years since you could easily text someone a picture. So I should have said in 10 years of sending out pictures, it has never caused a single problem. Prior to that it was just stats and home address. But that's not what got you confused now is it?

Is it the math? I'm not sending my picture to "all of Rentmen" and Backpage is completely irrelevant. I'm allowing access to my pictures to 5 - 6 guys per year. This forum has had almost 2,000 unique visitors within the last 30 days.

(I believe that number only represents the registered users and not people who just want to browse.)

If you think the odds of having a problem with the former is "infinitely more foolish" than the latter, we'll just have to disagree and maybe revisit the topic in a year. Once you've had a chance to see some of the crazy that comes out of some of the people here.

I had a couple rounds of laser hair removal on my upper back. Maybe I'm just a wuzz but I found it kind of painful. Sort of like a light rubber band snap each time. I can imagine doing it to my ass cheeks but not my crack or balls. Ouch!!

It just is about how wide a range of men you are attracted to.

Alas, I have a pretty narrow range. Oddly enough my most successful and longest term regular is a white boy, but other than him, it's all Latin all the time. The saunas in Rio sound like paradise on earth to me!

With respect I feel completely the opposite way. If you truly believe you have nothing to hide and don't care who knows that you are hiring escorts then it seems much more sane and rational to me to share one's true likeness with a group of like-minded guys who are ostensibly friendly and trying to help each other than with a complete stranger and quite possibly a scam artist. Just my 2 cents.

You're welcome to feel any way that you want to of course but you're basing it on a false equivalency. Not having security issues (i.e. no fear of being outed or blackmailed or losing one's job) does not equate to not caring "who knows that you are hiring escorts."

I am completely open about my hiring with anyone who I am close enough to talk about sex with in general, but that doesn't mean I don't care at all who knows. I work for a large company that has an LGBT employee group. There are a couple dozen men in my same demographic who could easily be hiring themselves, but we don't know each other outside of work. Would I want them stumbling on my photo on a public message board? No. Not because of shame or fear (or hypocrisy as you called it) but because it is a one-sided revelation. They would know much about me (because of the things I post) that I did not volunteer to them and I wouldn't even know that they knew.

This is not even close to being equivalent to sending my photo (or in my case the password to my private photos on Rentmen) to 5 or 6 guys a year. Most of whom I'm going to invite to my home and meet in person anyways.

Plus, as @Charlie alluded to, there have been, and still are, some serious whack jobs posting in this forum. In 15 years of hiring I have never had a single problem with an escort, but I've been harassed by a couple different board members. There is also a board member who uses several different identities to continuously harass one of the escorts. There are many more good people than bad, but it's a numbers game. I'll take my chances with 5 - 6 escorts a year over the many hundreds who come and go on this message board any day.

Edit: changed the reference to Charlie's comments from "mentioned" to "alluded to" since he never called anyone a whack job.

What are the best travel destinations for hooking up? How about for a guy in his 50s?

If you aren't following @Tarte Gogo 's adventures in South America, you are missing a wealth of information. I have always wanted to go to Rio, but now I'm looking at the calendar and making serious plans!

https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/tarte-is-going-to-south-america.130062/