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Yes, my brother and his wife. They have never recognised my sexuality nor my young male partner. (Also my brother pressured my mother (then aged 95) to give him power of attorney and to alter her will and make him the sole beneficiary. She told me she didn’t know what papers she was signing as it was late afternoon and he'd taken her to a new law-firm.) So I decided not to bother with them anymore and I no longer interact with them. Oddly enough, my partner’s family is very religious and they are influential and highly regarded as evangelical Christians. They are aware of me and I am invited to family events. Even more oddly perhaps, his elderly grandmother thinks I’m wonderful and has told my partner how lucky he is to have found love with me!

Don’t be hard on yourself @RyanDean. At least, you did assert yourself and say what you didn’t want. I’m not surprised. My ‘worst’ experience was with an escort who had (and has) stellar reviews. He cancelled at the last minute, after I’d checked into an hotel for an overnight date. He begged for a ‘second chance’ so a month later I fixed another overnight hotel-date, and he was a no-show. That made me appreciate the wisdom of “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”

Or (given @jeezifonly’s humorous suggestion) 15-20% of a sense of humor?

No. I’m watching it in Europe where it’s shown by Amazon Prime.

I really rate Hacks on Amazon. (It’s loosely based on the life on Joan Rivers). It has Season 2 now. I just watched Episode 3 which features a new character played by Laurie Metcalfe; her acting is great and her lines made me laugh out loud several times.

Perhaps there were no survivors… But what a way to go @Woofiecmh - sucked to death.

Are you secretly hoping to find a concealed weapon @Eddie Morales?

Given the above, do you think the “kid” is a gold-digger? And as such, attracted to @arnie’s pension?

Don’t beat yourself up @rustyrex. You did nothing wrong, and you specifically communicated in advance that you wanted “more this time”. Maybe this guy performs very well only with men he dates once. I’ve encountered 2 such men in my life, and their inability to function well with regular clients proved very limiting.

I do think it’s odd that @arnie hasn’t checked back here since he started the thread. In the past, when I’ve seen similar posts (Should I or shouldn’t I? Shall I approach a man at the gym? How do I know he’s flirting?) I often think that the poster is going to do whatever they feel like doing, no matter the excellent advice usually given here.

“Looking for a Hercule” Poirot? 😎 Or long ago, was this man a Hercules in his prime @swallows22 ?

@robberbaron4u wins the Most Cryptic Thread award yet again. And no disrespect but wasn’t posting “Yes” superfluous? 🤔

That’s interesting @bashful I thought it was the rule in every state. Admittedly the only 2 times I have almost been hit by a car were while using the crosswalk (in clear daylight, in Pacific Heights) in San Francisco. Each time, the driver was a woman in her late 20s talking on her phone. I noticed that too. But it’s also happened to me in small towns like La Jolla, California.

I see that @asian sensatin left a review on Rabe so maybe he will be able to help you @johnh23 I wonder what Rabe charges for his services…

Fascinating: I didn’t know this. I’m certain @Epigonos is correct on this as I’ve never seen motorcycle cops do it.

Tasers? My God @Unicorn what’s wrong with you? You’re an American and you know that, as a good citizen, you’re supposed to have military-grade weaponry on you at all times. You never know: you could be driving your car when Mexico decides to invade or the British might want to reclaim their colonial possessions.

Gosh @wbtravis I haven’t heard Amsterdam talked about like this in many years. Other European cities now have a strong gay nightlife etc. Gay life in Amsterdam is very well integrated into the mainstream nowadays, tho there are some (mainly gay) bars and saunas. In the centre, Reguliersdwarsstraat is where a lot of the gay nightlife (cafes, bars etc) is to be found. A decent guide is www.travelgay.com

Interesting thread. I’m not surprised that someone seeks an outrageously high fee. Some people mistakenly equate price with quality. What does surprise me constantly is how much money some people will spend frivolously - whether it’s on a companion, a boat or on a party - and how rarely such people have, what I term, serious money.

I agree that @guru68 put it best. But the quote reminded me of how a too-big guy was described in ‘Queer As Folk’: it’s “like fucking a bouncy castle” I’m surprised that he’s so versatile. IME dedicated bottoms don’t make great tops. I did know one versatile guy (a musclebear) who liked to be topped by small guys and would only top much bigger guys. Maybe Chris Reid just likes to be topped by twinks? One of the online commentators summed up his appeal for me: “Nothing hotter than a muscular cock hungry bottom”

Congratulations @talktomeprodigy I do hope that @YOUNG_LA_DOM will use your post as a testimonial in his marketing of his dedication to customer service.

@Lucky I had a similar experience some 30 years ago. Not on a freeway but in traffic stopped by a red light ahead. The biker was angry that I changed lanes even though I’d completed the manoeuvre before he came near. Fortunately I’d already learned to lock all the doors when driving (as he attempted to open my door) and I accelerated away as the lights turned green.

He’s certainly a very handsome man. And quality always costs more. Rather than discuss his limits on a public forum @Huxley, why not ask him privately if you’re serious about meeting him? I often found that discreet individuals (who were reticent about what they’d do in private) became more engaging and interactive once they were comfortable with a man on a date.

To answer the question of @Luv2play: the first one I bought, I had for 12 years, and I’ve owned this second one for 10 years.

I have a Mercedes sports car and fuel it with regular, tho MB recommend premium. There’s been no noticeable difference in performance. By now, any problems would have shown up on the full service I have done every 6 months.

Please report back fully with too much information 😎