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I don’t know why this problem has to be rehearsed yet again @azdr0710 The problem will go away if everyone does what @nycman suggests. And it’s not as if there is a scarcity of likely working guys/companions in most areas. It seems some men fixate on one guy or prize convenience above saying No to a possible scammer.

Extraordinary story. I wonder where all the money went….

If you’re going to date younger men, you’ve got to get up to speed @Coolwave35 The label has been fashionable with that demographic for about 15 years! I hope you also took him shopping for Vans - the preferred shoe of skateboarders. Congratulations @Coolwave35 you’ve found yourself a clever boy. He clearly understands both customer service and reciprocity. He’s a “keeper”. IME young men who don’t ask for much (and have to be pressed to accept gifts) are the best bet in the long run. They appreciate generosity and will value you highly. Just an idea but as he’s not into jewellery, how about buying him something like a leather wallet from Hermès? Each time, he uses it he’ll be reminded of you and the adventures in Paris. Or how about buying some new cologne?Paris has some excellent independent perfumers (whose products are sold in very few outlets); my favorite is Francis Kurkdjian.

What a night @Coolwave35. I’m surprised that living in London, the Brazilian spoke little English yet you say his “texts were great”. Do you think he was using an online translator, and perhaps you should have texted him that it was time to go? As an aside, I’ve twice had to insist that guys leave. Once a guy had broken up with me but there was a sudden downpour at midnight (so I gave him an old umbrella). The second time, a guy took some drug (unknown to me) but lingered and became threatening (so I had to push him out the door). And I must comment on your bravery @Coolwave35 in wearing that Tshirt and shorts in Paris. Are they considered pajamas at Target? Surely if you’re going to take a gorgeous boy on a trip to Paris, you could have packed better. It’s not too late: why not have a shopping trip and buy yourself some silk pajamas (perhaps at Charvet) before you take your boy to a department store to choose some sexy new underwear? Please report back on how your vacation goes…

He certainly had sex with men as a voracious bottom. And @Unicorn if you are interested, there are several explicit photos floating around online. Incidentally @Antonio1981 his working name as a model was ‘Charles-Laurent Marchand’ but I understand that he now goes by ‘Charles-Laurent Lelievre’

I feel you should have sent all this info to Carl Hiaasen to include in his satirical novel ‘Squeeze Me’. It would have made the book even funnier!

I endorse your view @robberbaron4u That’s an attractive young man. But as regards Malinka Max, is she simply famous for being famous?

Oh, that would be wonderful. Cape Town is one of my favorite places to visit in the Northern Hemisphere Winter. It’s so beautiful with beaches, mountains and vineyards in close proximity.

Interesting posts @mike carey I once flew Qantas from Sydney to Johannesburg and we passed over Antarctica in bright, clear daylight. It was a magnificent sight and there were too many icebergs to count.

Too many mosquitoes

I think it’s worth remembering @savantsav that hotel staff have seen it all. Bear in mind there’s a trade off between security and strangers having easy access to your hotel room. I wouldn’t worry about Reception. So what if they have to phone you to ask if you will collect your visitor? Or tell them to disclose your room number and send him to your room? All that said, any of the big hotels in MidTown will be fine.

The UK has a booster (3rd jab) campaign currently. The only qualification is that 6 months must have elapsed from having the 2nd dose. It’s primarily aimed at those aged 70 and over as well as younger people who are vulnerable or working in the caring professions. There are numerous vaccination centers, generally by booking online but some offer walk-in service. All very efficient.

My two cents: definitely stay in Ipanema or Leblon for the beach, restaurants and some shopping. If you want more serious retail therapy, head for Barra Shopping in Barra da Tijuca (upmarket suburb to the West), about 20-30 minute taxi ride from Leblon. I’d avoid Copacabana, especially at night and if you are on your own.

@Jarrod_Uncut I can understand your need to vent when your time is wasted and clients prove difficult, but how does this post (and other previous complaints) enhance your business prospects? I’m not being sarcastic but if this line of work is so uncongenial for you, wouldn’t it be better to consider another occupation?

I too was surprised at the reopening. It’s definitely good news for expats and Aussies who have been stranded overseas. The BBC reported that the Federal government had said it was “working towards welcoming tourists back”. Personally I won’t visit until all the States reopen their internal borders as I like to travel around when I visit Australia. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-58757888 I wonder how Aussies will react when/if, even at 80% vaccinated, COVID cases surge. The UK is at 90% vaccinated but the number of cases increases daily - of course, those hospitalised are overwhelmingly the unvaccinated.

After six months! You definitely overthink this @Evan123. Go ahead and meet a guy - you deserve to have some fun!

That sounds a bit fanciful to me @CuriousByNature. Soho (London) was laid out and had some smart houses built around Soho Square by the late 17thC.

I agree with what @nycman and @Charlie wrote. I only invited men to dinner AFTER we’d played together (IME bottoms prefer to eat after being topped) so I can’t comment directly on your plan @sjmuktop except to say it’s much safer and better to pay at the conclusion of your dinner-date (and discreetly have the cash in an envelope). I did once invite a handsome young Italian escort/model to dinner. He and I had 5 dates and a lot of fun over many hours in bed before he stated he wanted to be my boyfriend. So the next time he came over, very smartly dressed, we played and then went to a very good restaurant. The food and wine were good…but he had zero conversation skills. I found it a tiring experience, and not in a good way.

From London to NYC, London to San Francisco, Cape Town to London… Historically I’ve flown various guys with me on vacations overseas. But generally speaking, I like to eat locally 😎

IMO @BonVivant nailed it. FWIW I went to 2 parties about 15 years ago. One was in Palm Springs and the other was in Ibiza. At the time, I was fit and in my 50s but I had a goodlooking younger boyfriend who had a superb physique. He wanted me to go dancing with him, so I agreed. The party in Palm Springs was more of a pool party with group sex happening in hotel rooms. The party in Ibiza was more of a long event with sex happening in public (we saw guys fucking in the bathrooms, and there was coupling near the dance floor). I was generally ignored and there was some comment (along the lines of I must have a big cock and a big wallet to have landed my boyfriend). It didn’t bother me and I had a good time. At both parties, I wore a linen shirt and smart shorts. In Ibiza, I gave my boyfriend the tiniest swimbrief I’d bought for him earlier. It looked as if it’d been spray-painted on him. Especially when he was asked to dance on a dais, he attracted a lot of attention. I didn’t mind in the least as we left soon afterwards, and had tremendous sex when we got home.

Why hide it @alrajee? The male model might have been aroused and happy to use those feet to bring you off ☺️

Wasn’t there something similar 20-30 years ago? IIRC it was essentially frottage, popularly known as the Princeton Rub. The origin of the activity was alleged to be two young men, keeping their ‘tighty whities’ on, while rubbing against each other until orgasm resulted. Of course, they weren’t homosexual or even bisexual! It was just fit, horny young Ivy League men helping each other out 😎 Allegedly some parties were organized so that larger groups of men could be ‘helped out’.

You’ve had excellent advice from various people here @HoseMaster. Stop thinking about this disaster and all the details of how it happened. If you’d been robbed by a stranger, you wouldn’t be thinking about how you might have negotiated better with the robber. This guy simply abused the relationship you had with him. His motto seems to me to be ‘Maximum $ for Minimum Effort’.

Consider @jtmick that on an overnight you may have to make conversation with him and he may not be sparkling company. Certainly the overnight rate is better value. So why not go for that? Just be sure you have enough energy and lust to keep him fully occupied in bed. And if it matters to you, specify in advance that you expect to be fully serviced the next morning too.

I find this thread to be a really interesting exchange of views. My planning ahead is piecemeal. It mainly consists of having a much younger partner and deciding 20 years ago to move into an expensive but very full-service building in a very good location. Within a short walk, we have tennis courts and a swimming pool, grocery stores, gyms, theatres etc. I have good help in that I’ve 2 drivers I use regularly and a physiotherapist I see weekly. My planning was influenced by my parents’ refusal to plan ahead. Both are now dead, having lived until their mid-90s and outlived their friends. I was able to dissuade them (when in their early 80s) from moving into an apartment but rather to go into a swanky assisted living complex. Both were astounded to find on moving in that they were the oldest residents! They enjoyed and used the facilities. After my father’s death, my mother used to go out 2x weekly for lunch and a shopping trip with another widow. Luckily both my parents had ‘good deaths’ after brief illnesses.