Constantine

I've never been a fan but on a human level I feel for him and wish him the best.

I plan to have my first pre-emptive full body MRI in two years. Most cancers can be nipped in the bud if they're found early. The problem is that you usually don't feel symptoms if you have an early-stage cancer and by the time you feel sick enough to go the doctor the cancer has spread.

So we now know that the virus spreads through contact with bodily fluids. Semen hasn't been mentioned as a vector of transmission so far but I suspect more knowledge will come to light soon.

I was in London on a trip.

This happened to me 3 times. First was the cute mexican twink who slid me in bare after the condom fell off mid-way through a meeting. I had to go on PEP because of him, not fun at all. Second was the italian twink whose condoms couldn't fit me and so said we could do bare because he was on PrEP. This was even though in your whatsapp messages prior to meeting he told me he only plays safe. Third was the Brazilian who "forgot" to bring condoms and wanted to slip me in bare. He also said condoms only in our whatsapp chats before meeting. We stuck to oral. I suspect some escorts think it's flattering to a client to be willing to do bb but it's not.

His name should have been stripped long before then for his less than mediocre generalship during the Revolutionary War.

We obviously know very little about how transmission works right now but the fact that transmission seems to be predominant amongst gay men should raise a few eyebrows since there are way more straight people than gay people. If it turns out that this is something condoms can mitigate then that would strengthen the argument that PrEP is not some sort of free pass to bareback.

I heard this at work. What specifically is the association with the gay community? Is this spread through unprotected sex?

I think the bigger problem would be his entire company knowing he hires male prostitutes.

I reneged on a job I had already accepted (but hadn't started yet) for another position with a higher salary. It wasn't a nice thing to do but the extra income will go a long way for me.

A client can't bareback without prep and be upset by the consequences. Either wrap up or go on prep.

I'm personally stockpiling cash because I want to buy a house in 2 years but I will also put the money into the stock market for some easy gains if we have a recession and the market keeps tanking.

Regardless of your rationale, by asking for a deposit you immediately lose cash-only guys like myself. I can't take on the risk of having escort payments tracked back to me and there are many others who won't either.

I was recently in London and all three escorts I met asked for money up front. One even let me know in our whatsapp chat before we even met that he would need money up front. An escort once told me that he asks for money up front because he's been cheated in the past. Honestly, I get that and don't take offence. It would be an issue if a repeat escort asked me for money up front (I don't recall that happening previously) but on a first time meeting it's not an issue for me at all. There's no reason for an escort to trust me the first time we meet.

It's typical for an escort to ask for cash upfront at the start of a session but not before they've even met you. If they're asking for an upfront payment before they or you make the trip over then that's likely a scam.

I'd prefer if there were limits on name changes, such as 3 lifetime changes permitted or something similar. It may be hard to recognize posters if they just keep changing their username every month.

Where do condoms come in for you?

What's the going hourly rate in London these days?

What sort of things do they offer that cheaper guys don't?