Islesguy

Hardest for me to say is "no." No to me implies confrontation which I absolutely hate.

It would make it much easier to verify people. Like most other service businesses, there could be a state, county, or city licensing agency. Whether or not people are being prosecuted, not that your anecdotal evidence means much to me, it being illegal means everything happens "in hiding." Have you already forgotten what happened to RentBoy?

It probably is. This site cannot be more than 5% of people hiring off RM. How many of those do things like image or phone number searching? Conning is profitable because of the number of gullible marks out there. Legalizing this would protect both escorts and clients as there could be easier ways to weed out problem people on both ends and make everything safer.

Yeah, I agree with this. While I only hired my last hire once, we had multiple FaceTime convos leading up to my trip to him and the first session we had together was a multiple hour session. Even though I did trust him, it was still difficult for me to pay upfront. Things could not have gone better so I won't have any issues doing so with him in the future should I book another multi-day session. If I do a short term hire <1day, I will stick with paying post services rendered as normal.

I have only been asked to provide payment twice and one time I suspect the guy didn't want me carrying a lot of cash. Th first time the guy asked it to be placed in an envelope in the hotel "info book". He took the money as he left. The second was a multi day hire I just had. Originally, I was going to pay cash which I had told him but ended up using a bank app that offered a great exchange rate that saved me about $200 not having to buy currency at market. When we agreed to a cash payment, he made no mention of a deposit and I planned on giving him the payment at the end as I did the first time. Once we switched the transfer, he asked for me to make the transfer the day before I left though it wouldn't get to him until a couple days after I arrived. TBH, I wasn't that thrilled about it but not having to carry a lot of cash and the small savings was worth putting my trust in him. As for the app, I'm going to get a debit card from that company for future foreign travels so I can load US$ to convert and spend instead of bringing cash especially since cash seems to be on the way out as payment in business. Every other time, including the first time I met the person in the second scenario, I have given money in an envelope without prompting while I was getting dressed at the end. That is my preferred method. I'm an highly ethical person, and I get insulted when someone makes demands on me regarding paying for things. I know it is impossible for people who have never met me to know this and that there are bad actors in both sides of this business. It's just how I roll.

Right. They cannot leave that as the end. I have seen movies with cliffhanger endings specifically to create a "design your own ending" situation. Never a fan.

Dubbing still hasn't come very far from the old Japanese monster movie days for some reason. I could be wrong but I think subtitles are a more accurate translation of the script than the spoken dubbing.

As a hearing impaired person, I watch movies and shows with the captions on. I watch all foreign items in native tongue since I would be reading subtitles anyway.

I watched the entire series in two days. I seriously hope the cliffhanger end isn't the last episode though tbh I wish it had ended differently but I won't say how for those who haven't seen the whole series yet.

SoapNet was how my mom got me hooked on One Life to Live back in 2000. Spring cleaning during the 5 hour block of shows on Sunday was no match for me as it was sweeps. I watched religiously until it was cancelled.

The NHL may have it's first out player in the next year or two. A 19 y/o prospect for Nashville named Luke Prokop, who came out as gay this summer, signed a pro contract this year. NHL prospects can sign pro deals while still playing in development leagues.

I guess god doesn't answer all prayers. 🤣

Broadway audiences are way too generous with standing ovations nowadays. I'm not sure when it started but I hate it especially since you have to stand if you want to see the curtain call. That being said, I thought Jac Yarrow deserved a standing O for "Close Every Door" when I saw Joseph in London. The fact that he didn't get the final bow was criminal especially since the staging of the show was odd and both the Pharaoh and the Narrator were mediocre.

Until I went to see it for my birthday while in London, I had no idea what the plot was. No ad I ever saw said anything about it. Just variations on how it was a beloved show around the world. My birthday is about two weeks before 9/11 and being a born and raised NYer, the show brought up a lot of different emotions. I was in Florida at college at the time it happened and had tickets to fly home the Friday after 9/11 which was the first day the FAA allowed flights to resume, so the plot about people being stranded hit home for me. I felt that way not being in NY and hoping I would be able to fly home on my already booked tickets. I did enjoy it a lot but I'm not sure if it was a good "birthday" show. My companion picked the show (I asked him to plan the day without telling me what we were doing).

I'm glad they are doing a 20 ep season rather the standard 10 Netflix usually does or a tv movie to end the show. There are too many plot lines to conclude for it to work in such a short time frame.

The only commercial have liked recently was the Tag Team Geico commercial. Maybe it's the memory of the song from my youth or the embarrassed look on the daughter.

There was a week in August where I was getting some everyday. Now it's back to zero probably for a while.

Getting my third dose next week which will be about 7 and 1/2 months from my second dose.

Around the world trip with Gabriel Cross renting posh houses in each location. Also, occasionally bring in a local escort as a third for extra fun. Anyone have a dying wealthy uncle who wants to help a guy out? 🤣

I honestly have no clue what I am good or bad at doing.

I never feel awkward about not tipping in any food establishment where I am not sitting and being served by waitstaff. Places like Starbucks, McDonald's, or delis are required to pay the full minimum wage not the tip minimum. I'm pretty anti-tip generally but do it in places I frequent like for haircuts, nails, waxing, etc. because that would be awkward.

Kind of sad I never got birthday wishes back in August for my birthday. 😥

As a person in the US, I don't know how to see rates that apparently appear on foreign versions of Rentmen. While I don't know when a particular escort raised his rates, but I did find out he did from when I hired him 2 years ago. I'm not surprised he did as I found him to be an excellent escort that is, imo, worth what he is charging.

I think any good "escort" should be able to be a good companion for a meal, show, etc. While I do enjoy the sexual aspect of hiring, I get more enjoyment out of the conversations I have before or after the play. In fact, the one mediocre experience I had was with someone who was gifted at giving head but lacked in the more important area.

The last time he was in NY, I couldn't make it work to set something up. Hopefully next time he's here, I can.