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I agree. I’ve used AmEx for years and I find they are very quick to spot attempts at fraud and to refund any questionable charges. I travel with one other credit card (in case AmEx is not accepted) and a bank debit card. This way, I’ve had no trouble getting cash/making payments all over the world.

I doubt we’ll see her out and about, masked or unmasked. She is isolating in Windsor Castle and her medical team is reportedly monitoring her closely. HM is, of course, in the highest risk category as she nears her 96th birthday. She is said to be carrying out “light duties” online and by phone. FWIW my view is that her courtiers have done a very good job in protecting her from infection throughout the last two years.

It’s a look that certainly appeals hugely to me. For me, it’s not necessarily about ethnicity: it can be white, black, mixed-race or Asian. For me, it’s definitely about the young men being well groomed, clean-shaven, with preppy good looks and having an engaging and outgoing nature. As part of the look, I expect the men to have fit, muscled bodies that are smooth or lightly hairy as well as having an attractive hair-style and good teeth.

I’m assuming @Lazarus that you’re not thinking of The Townhouse on E.58th St? I wonder if maybe someone was suggesting The Toolbox on 2nd Ave by 90th St. It’s certainly not new; my younger partner disliked the atmosphere and politely termed it ‘venerable’. Otherwise I can only think of Evolve/Adonis Lounge (near The Townhouse).

Please @Dchan do let us know how your date goes

@12is12 “the other” website you mention is now retitled as www.gayguides.com You may need to re-register to gain full access but it has lots of useful info on Latin America (especially Brazil and Mexico) and Europe (especially Spain and Prague/BelAmi). I would say there’s less current info on SE Asia.

Really @xyz48B it’s not all about you. I think the posters here were genuinely trying to help the OP with their advice and comment on the possible pitfalls of his plan.

No info but I admire your good taste @cany10011

Eh? I’m very surprised @xyz48B. First, you consider a thread started only 8 weeks ago as “oooold”. But secondly, you then express your distaste. Reading between the lines, I felt the OP was lonely and seeking a more fulfilled sexual and social life.

When you see the movie @samhexum you’ll realise that there are few entertainments in deepest rural England. So stubble-perfection becomes a cultural pursuit. This comment made me chuckle @Rod Hagen The local pub is often the sole place to meet others in these rural places. And I felt the British guy drank to allay his conflicted desires/needs. An observation that has been made in the UK (about US drinking) is that if you order a glass of wine with dinner, you’re sophisticated; if you order a second glass, you have a drink problem; but if you order a bottle of wine to drink over dinner with a friend, you’re a lush. (Full disclosure: the two of us always have a bottle of wine with dinner)

He has a nice body but at best, he’s only decent looking. At that price point, I’d want a very handsome guy with a superb physique who’s both passionate and skilled in bed. I don’t know how much has changed recently but when I did hire, there were many amateurs who met my criteria and had reasonable expectations. Maybe it’s harder to find handsome young men in need of financial support nowadays, but I see plenty of goodlooking guys on the street.

Thanks for posting this @GoldenGrill. I’m sorry that you seem to have been duped. This is why I’ve not used an online trainer, no matter how cute he is. IDK what he promised you - something written to be sent via email or exercises/meal-plans to be viewed online via Zoom or such. I guess that, if it were me, I’d reach out to him again via Instagram and send another DM to him. I’d be polite and just say you haven’t received the plans you promised. Ask, if he’s now too busy, for a full refund. Then if his silence continues, I’d report him as a scammer to Instagram

Now that I didn’t know. Thanks for the info @uclablueyes I first heard about Bryan years ago from a now deceased poster, Expat (aka SFJeff). He was keen on male butts and enjoyed rimming them for a long time. He told me Bryan met his exacting standards. Of course, I’ve no idea whether Bryan and his butt are still in great shape. It was a long time ago.

Totally agree @Trick I wouldn’t want to spend 3 days with a stranger in case there was no chemistry or his personal habits irritated me (just as mine might irritate him). That was my experience over the years @nycman I like to date nice guys, first for a session, then an overnight stay, before a weekend or an overseas trip. I was generous and had lots of fun with several hot young men on various trips as I'd first ask if there was some place or activity they’d enjoy (European city, diving in the Caribbean, skiing in the Alps etc). Even so, one muscleboy-bottom became hard to please on our last trip (sulking because on a trip to get Winter sun, it was cloudy at the beach) and said “this is work for me”. I sympathised - saying Yes, it’s why you’re staying at a luxury resort you couldn’t otherwise afford - and paid him the agreed fee, no tip.

I’m not bothered by your critical observation @xyz48B. I do my own thinking about profiles/adverts and I ignore the stupidities of others. I like to feel that working guys, if not “new”, are at least “fresh”. Similarly I enjoy thinking that they’re excited by the prospect of doing business with me. It’s part of why I like younger men. I can more easily maintain the fiction that they’re new to male-to-male sex and I’m initiating a virgin 😎

I truly enjoy the BFE so for me, it’s fresh white bedlinen every time I had a date. I find it pleasing in much the same way as I find it erotic for a tanned muscleboy to sport a pair of tight white briefs in my bed. If the guy was going to be topped while flat on his back, I would put a pillow under his butt and cover the pillow with a fresh hand-towel. I always preferred my guys to swallow my load too, so there was very rarely any mishap.

More than fair IMHO

I agree. My brief encounter with MB was this… Just over 3 years ago, at a film festival screening of “Papi Chulo”, I’d chosen seats in the first row but to the side where 4 seats were separated. The other two seats were empty but just as the lights dimmed, Matt Bomer came through the exit door and sat next to us. I was shocked that in reality MB is much better looking than he seems to be on film.

Well said @nycman For me, the lack of interaction meant it was unerotic. Reno seemed to be a little into it, while Leo just looked bored throughout. Given Leo changes his surname often, maybe Leo Lacklustre could be his new moniker 😐

Various recent travellers to Brazil have reported (on this site and on gayguides.com) that the rate is R150-200 currently. As ever, the rate will depend on how well you negotiate, what you require and whether you’re trying to hire a “gym-god”.

Well @friendofsheila Reno has yet to acquire an exotic animal as a pet - IIRC Hawn had an African hyena - but he certainly has the same lust for attention.

My view @xyz48B is that it would have been better to state in your original post…”I’m not looking for advice or helpful suggestions. I just want to vent”. Then I and others would not have bothered to reply and tried to be of help. I have one further observation - and I apologize in advance if you find it not helpful - but in this thread (and others where you’ve posted similarly) you are very detailed in describing what you feel you lack in your life and what you want/don’t want. I wonder if you are personally inflexible and too rigid in your thinking? Perhaps if you were more open to possibilities, you might find what you seek.

Thanks for the link @KrisParr It’s always good to witness how Leo maintains his avowed ‘straight’ status 😊

That’s happened to me several times over the years @xyz48B It was certainly the case with my current (much younger) partner and with 4 of my previous boyfriends/romances. I’m old now but this was mainly when I was in my 50s. Guys have told me I’m a kind and interesting man. I’m confident and I have a wide range of interests. I ‘cured’ myself of shyness (at age 17) by making myself talk to everyone I met. Many people respond well and enjoy conversation. My advice FWIW is to do voluntary work. Join and support charities and gay groups that interest you. I’ve met a lot of young people that way, and often being older is what interests them. They enjoy having an older man listen to them and take their opinions/ideas seriously. Also I really like the suggestion of a ‘killer wardrobe’ by @nycman and endorsed by @KrisParr. I know you said you “don’t have a shabby wardrobe for going out” but…would a good friend of yours (man or woman) honestly say that you dress stylishly? Admittedly this is something I feel strongly about @xyz48B I’m old but I don’t want to be invisible, so I always dress smartly to leave the house. Over the years, I’ve had compliments (on the street and in restaurants) about how I’m dressed from straight men and women as well as gay men. Yet I have a friend of many years who complains along the lines that you do. He is rich but he will not spend money on himself. He wears clothes from years ago, even though his physical shape has changed. Despite my urging, he will not buy new smart clothes or even get a new bespoke suit made. He considers me to be extravagant as last year I had a new tuxedo made (tho I only go to maybe 6 black-tie dinners a year).

True. I was out from a young age. And it was perfectly natural: we were both preppies.