thedanNYC

Is it just a co-inky-dink that this was today's strip?

His rates start at $250. No massage is worth anywhere near that amount of money.

Don’t move in together.
If you do, one of the following will eventually occur:
1.) The relationship will be ruined
2.) His massage business will be ruined, or
3.) BOTH
 
Here’s why:
 
1.) Clients do not like coming to a private home of a
masseur, realizing (after getting naked on a massage table) that there’s someone else present in the space. The footsteps, TV, cooking, or any other sounds of “life”, will turn off clients, and his work will be impacted. I have a good masseur, who does excellent work. However, I couldn’t relax the last time I saw him... His roommate was clanking dishes in the kitchen, while cooking dinner, and the smell of whatever he was cooking made me extremely hungry. That was two years ago, and I haven’t booked an appointment with him since.
 
2.) You may wind up getting jealous. Jealousy and curiosity is a normal trait, and regardless of the type of massages he provides, your mind will start wandering, especially the moment you see that hot, sexy client come in (or out) of your residence.
 
3.) The dynamic of energy between you,your boyfriends, and the clients will change in every exchange. I can’t explain how, but it just does.
 
I find that it’s best to keep business and personal separate, and although cohabitation always sounds great (especially because of the cost-savings), it’s best not to live with your partner, if his home business, is THIS business ?

Just to say it, that distinction is not very relevant outside the US.

In NY, there's MMX. They do j/o meets every so often.
 
I've also been to NY Jacks parties, and those were fun. There were plenty of guys there, so there was plenty of j/o to be done and to watch. I'd recommend going to one of their j/o parties if you're in NYC at the right time.

Not at all
 

Not at all
 

The in-law suite:
 

Flatluence ?

This site is now running on a different server. So if something happens to Daddy's server, the forums itself will survive. It's now in a different home.

?‍♂️You recruiting? I'm a great friend!

I agree this is the best technique. It has led to extra perks at many legit massages for me!
 

 
This you have to be careful with. The masseur might not pay any attention to (or have an issue with) your hands being at the edge of the table at the beginning of the massage, but he's likely to notice you moving them back out to the edge for no reason after he repositioned them (not always in a good way).
 
If the masseur repositions my hands, I only move them closer to the edge again after they objectively seem to be getting in the masseur's way (like if he keeps bumping into them as he massages the thighs).

You won't be surprised that the only study I could find simply read: DUH. It wasn't peer reviewed though.

In line with not posting provocative/naked pictures:
 
If you are going to provide ONLY THERAPEUTIC, CHARGE AS SUCH! $60 to $100-$120 max depending on skills/added-value of your service.
Muscles or "good looks" (subjective) alone don't count at all if you're not providing erotic interaction or a happy ending at all.
I only hire guys who make it clear they will provide me with the above. In those cases, I'm willing to pay $120+ and up to $200 max for 1h.
If I wanted only therapeutic I could pay $70-$120 at a legit massage parlour for more than a massage table, oil, and a shower.

$175 for a 60-minute therapeutic massage?! A few thoughts:

I recognize that this might be a controversial opinion: he ain't that cute.
Charging that rate should be a federal crime.
Just go to Burke Williams instead.
*Note to self: Contact Burke Williams to set up a referral scheme so I can promote them on this forum.

Thank you @Jamie21 perhaps you could share with your friends here a couple of your videos

Paris has never been and will never be overrated. Anyone who thinks differently should just stop traveling and spend their money on something else.

Some overcrowding and high prices don't make Paris overrated or a tourist trap, though. Leaving cities for the beach or countryside whenever there's a chance is very common in Europe, and not a sign that people hate their city. The airport (CDG) is just ~30-45 mins from the center of Paris, which is expected because the airport can't be right next to the Eiffel Tower. And airports being that distance away from major cities is not unusual (e.g., NYC, Rome, London...)

Some overcrowding and high prices don't make Paris overrated or a tourist trap, though. Leaving cities for the beach or countryside whenever there's a chance is very common in Europe, and not a sign that people hate their city. The airport (CDG) is just ~30-45 mins from the center of Paris, which is expected because the airport can't be right next to the Eiffel Tower. And airports being that distance away from major cities is not unusual (e.g., NYC, Rome, London...)

Some overcrowding and high prices don't make Paris overrated or a tourist trap, though. Leaving cities for the beach or countryside whenever there's a chance is very common in Europe, and not a sign that people hate their city. The airport (CDG) is just ~30-45 mins from the center of Paris, which is expected because the airport can't be right next to the Eiffel Tower. And airports being that distance away from major cities is not unusual (e.g., NYC, Rome, London...)

Paris has never been and will never be overrated. Anyone who thinks differently should just stop traveling and spend their money on something else.

Paris has never been and will never be overrated. Anyone who thinks differently should just stop traveling and spend their money on something else.

Your original question was not simply whether masseurs should disclose their STD status.
 
Your question was whether masseurs should feel obligated to share sensitive health information with a random guy texting about getting a massage, even though the masseur does not yet know if the massage will involve sexual activity, just because said random guy wants to allegedly rely on that information to decide whether to book a session given that he is afraid of catching an STD if there is sexual activity. We did answer this question...and I'll copy/paste a line from @CuriousByNature's response that summarizes the gist of what others have said: "Asking someone is no guarantee that they actually know their status or will tell the truth about it, so it's important not to be lulled into a false sense of security." So, you can ask. You may or may not get an answer. The masseur is free to choose which way to go based on how he expects the session to go. After all, you're risking catching herpes if you engage in sexual activity...but not if the massage is strictly therapeutic.
 
Circling back to the question you didn't ask originally, I think that most non-sociopathic posters would agree that one shouldn't engage in sexual activity if one knows that there is a risk of passing an STD along to others (at least not without disclosing that risk). But everyone would also agree that the world isn't perfect and even well-intentioned people might assess risk incorrectly or even be unaware that they have STDs. So, all roads lead back to you needing to be prepared to assume the risks that come with sexual activity
 
Hope that helps.