Monarchy79

Never trust a mirror,
For the mirror always lies,
It makes you think that all your worth,
Can be seen from the outside.
Never trust a mirror,
It only shows you skin deep,
You can't see how your eyelids flutter,
When you're drifting off to sleep,
It doesn't show you what he sees,
When you're only being you,
Or how your eyes just light up,
When you're loving what you do,
It doesn't capture when your smiling,
Where no one else can see,
And your reflection cannot tell you,
Everything you mean to me,
Never trust a mirror,
For it only shows your skin,
And if you think that it dictates your worth,
It's time you looked within.
-e.h

Never trust a mirror,
For the mirror always lies,
It makes you think that all your worth,
Can be seen from the outside.
Never trust a mirror,
It only shows you skin deep,
You can't see how your eyelids flutter,
When you're drifting off to sleep,
It doesn't show you what he sees,
When you're only being you,
Or how your eyes just light up,
When you're loving what you do,
It doesn't capture when your smiling,
Where no one else can see,
And your reflection cannot tell you,
Everything you mean to me,
Never trust a mirror,
For it only shows your skin,
And if you think that it dictates your worth,
It's time you looked within.
-e.h

Hmmm...I’ve been with many a Latino, I can’t say that’s true for me. All mine have been freshly showered, if not...I like their smell regardless lol.
 
I do know FOR A FACT the ones who “tend” to take the least showers, tend to be middle eastern, specifically between Egypt and Pakistan. Not to mention being in a desert climate, it’s natural.
 
However, one of my friends is from Pakistan, and we occasionally are roommates. He literally takes a shower every 2-3 days only. At one point he was living at my apartment and I would tell him all the time: when you get home from work/biking/sex please take a shower!
 
He also used to not wear deodorant (though I believe he recently started to) and would always leave behind a man funk everywhere. Then his socks...it was like a 1, 2 PUNCH. One time I was eating, and it emerged right into my nose and down my throat. I immediately lost appetite. As a friend, I can’t be around someone and not speak up. Lately I’ve noticed he’s caught onto how offensive it is to the people around him, and hadn’t noticed it last time I stayed over.
 
 

 
Well it might interest you to know: though I’m Black, I have freckles and am a redhead ? (though not albino, but more of just in complexion, and in the light) So not sure where I fall at in the contrast of experience. I think the 1 you tasted was a one off, besides we don’t know the scope behind one’s upkeep.
 
For fucks sake, you’re licking someone’s musky armpits, you think it’s suposed to taste like honey? Lol.
 
That’s why I don’t always buy into these “smell” things. People will hookup with a random guy off the street, with no regard for hygiene, do some nasty kinky shit, and then say those types stink. What do you expect??? If they are reckless with their sexual health, they damn sure ain’t going to be much better about their diet or basic hygiene ??‍♂️
 
That’s like a guy on twitter who said something about guys who call themselves pigs, but then get grossed out when another pig talks about farting cum in someone’s mouth lol. Well, when you go to the pig pen, ya might step in some shit.

A very prolific comment you made sir!!! Especially regarding the stereotypes of the assumed hygiene habits of men of color.
 
I go toa Gym that’s primarily white and take an indoor cycling class weekly.... (I’m the only black guy there). Of course it gets sweaty and one particular guy smells terrible... although he’s friendly to me, I never use the bike beside him, but it’s not because of his B.O. it’s because once his smell starts emanating, I feel as if people are going to automatically assume it’s coming from the only black guy in the room, me....lol
 
(By the way, I shower right before aiming to class)

It also it hillarious how everyone is immune to their own ethnicity’s smell, and will
Nonchalantly say that a particular group smells bad.
You all smell bad... you just don’t notice it when it’s your group.
 
I former white workout buddy and I were on the treadmill and this sexy, Arab, guy was down from us, sweaty as hell and he did indeed stink (I wasn’t offended). My buddy commented on how intolerable he smelled.
 
I reminded him of the night before where we were at the eagle, full of shirtless, sweaty white guys, 80% of which didn’t use any deodorant and they all stank (on purpose).... he said it didn't smell that bad to him. I told him that it did and he stank too....
 
We cracked up laughing... ???
 
Just remember, you are immune to you own group’s stank.... but your own group does indeed stank.... to others...

A very prolific comment you made sir!!! Especially regarding the stereotypes of the assumed hygiene habits of men of color.
 
I go toa Gym that’s primarily white and take an indoor cycling class weekly.... (I’m the only black guy there). Of course it gets sweaty and one particular guy smells terrible... although he’s friendly to me, I never use the bike beside him, but it’s not because of his B.O. it’s because once his smell starts emanating, I feel as if people are going to automatically assume it’s coming from the only black guy in the room, me....lol
 
(By the way, I shower right before aiming to class)

So you’ve just categorized ethnic groups of people, and used “statistics”, to “prove” it...
 
How typical... and how ethnocentric of you.. lol..
 
I’m almost certain that the “expert”, who created this “range”, had absolutely know acknowledgement of the “odors”, of his own ethnicity ?
 
I respect your comment as any commenters, but you kinda missed the big point here.

A very prolific comment you made sir!!! Especially regarding the stereotypes of the assumed hygiene habits of men of color.
 
I go toa Gym that’s primarily white and take an indoor cycling class weekly.... (I’m the only black guy there). Of course it gets sweaty and one particular guy smells terrible... although he’s friendly to me, I never use the bike beside him, but it’s not because of his B.O. it’s because once his smell starts emanating, I feel as if people are going to automatically assume it’s coming from the only black guy in the room, me....lol
 
(By the way, I shower right before aiming to class)

...you’ve missed several key points mentioned above.

No you’re not....
Just eat lots of green vegetables
As well. The Chlorophyll in them serves as a internal deodorizer to the body

I once read a tourist's account of a trip to Japan. Whenever this tourist and his companions entered an elevator, the Japanese people would move away from them. It was later revealed that because Asians generally consume seafood, the body odor of Westerners, who consume meat products, was very noticeable and offensive to them.

A very prolific comment you made sir!!! Especially regarding the stereotypes of the assumed hygiene habits of men of color.
 
I go toa Gym that’s primarily white and take an indoor cycling class weekly.... (I’m the only black guy there). Of course it gets sweaty and one particular guy smells terrible... although he’s friendly to me, I never use the bike beside him, but it’s not because of his B.O. it’s because once his smell starts emanating, I feel as if people are going to automatically assume it’s coming from the only black guy in the room, me....lol
 
(By the way, I shower right before aiming to class)

For me, this ongoing discussion raises the crux of why I enjoy baths: You can't bullshit a bathhouse.
 
Unlike Grindr, where people Facetune/edit/crop/morph the hell out of their profile pictures, a bath is face-front and for better or worse, the most honest way to hook up. You can make a snap decision as to whether you want to mess around with the guy or keep walking. No harm, no foul.

I remember years ago I worked with a very young intern who wanted some advice on being a gay man.
 
I sent him a video on the modeling industry.... it was filled with young women who talked about constantly dieting, working out, and taking care of themselves to ensure that they don’t get old or fat.
 
He watched it and then came back to me confused and told me that he has no desire to be a model.
 
I laughed at him and then explained how being a gay man is no different than being a model.
 
Your longevity in dating, and getting laid depends on how long you choose to maintain your “shelf life” (looks and body)
 
Once your shelf life expires, you have three options: 1.) work on extending that shelf life 2.) start paying to play or 3.) Say “fuck it”, and get out the game.
 
Men are shallow as hell and this is a harsh reality

☺️??
 
You are absolutely right. However, I don’t associate myself with that type of nonsense.
I was explaining what I’ve witnessed throughout my life.

I remember years ago I worked with a very young intern who wanted some advice on being a gay man.
 
I sent him a video on the modeling industry.... it was filled with young women who talked about constantly dieting, working out, and taking care of themselves to ensure that they don’t get old or fat.
 
He watched it and then came back to me confused and told me that he has no desire to be a model.
 
I laughed at him and then explained how being a gay man is no different than being a model.
 
Your longevity in dating, and getting laid depends on how long you choose to maintain your “shelf life” (looks and body)
 
Once your shelf life expires, you have three options: 1.) work on extending that shelf life 2.) start paying to play or 3.) Say “fuck it”, and get out the game.
 
Men are shallow as hell and this is a harsh reality

I remember years ago I worked with a very young intern who wanted some advice on being a gay man.
 
I sent him a video on the modeling industry.... it was filled with young women who talked about constantly dieting, working out, and taking care of themselves to ensure that they don’t get old or fat.
 
He watched it and then came back to me confused and told me that he has no desire to be a model.
 
I laughed at him and then explained how being a gay man is no different than being a model.
 
Your longevity in dating, and getting laid depends on how long you choose to maintain your “shelf life” (looks and body)
 
Once your shelf life expires, you have three options: 1.) work on extending that shelf life 2.) start paying to play or 3.) Say “fuck it”, and get out the game.
 
Men are shallow as hell and this is a harsh reality

Calling yourself “unkind”, would be relative to the audience.
 
In an audience of primarily gay men, your behavior is quite typical.

Is it for pure self-gratification to get all these messages that you enjoy reading? A validation of some sort? Imagine sending a message to someone and not get a response. How would you feel? Or contacting an escort or a masseur but never get a response. Using the site’s policy not to allow responses unless you’re a paying customer is almost a cop out just to get a confirmation that you’re cute or something. Just saying.

That is so sweet of you to say ;-)

What an adorable guy with such a positive disposition!!!
 
I may have to make an appointment myself!!!

Jeez,
 
I now have confirmed that human interaction and normal flirtation is officially out of the window.
 
The man simply thought you were attractive and simply broke the ice. There was nothing to read into it or do. Before hook up sites and apps destroyed these types of social interactions, these type of things happened all the time. That’s how people actually engaged.
 
What’s ironic, is that a serial killer from Grindr can easily lure victims to his home through a typed conversation, and some pictures through a phone, but a dude in person, says “hi, I think you’re handsome”, is considered “creepy”......
 
Not judging you... but unfortunately, this is a sign of our times....
 
It amazes me that people are fearful of human interaction... but through a phone app, they will tell me their life story, and show me INVASIVE pictures of every nook and cranny of their bodies....
 
But if I say “hello”, while walking down the street, careful consideration is made towards my “intent”. ???

Jeez,
 
I now have confirmed that human interaction and normal flirtation is officially out of the window.
 
The man simply thought you were attractive and simply broke the ice. There was nothing to read into it or do. Before hook up sites and apps destroyed these types of social interactions, these type of things happened all the time. That’s how people actually engaged.
 
What’s ironic, is that a serial killer from Grindr can easily lure victims to his home through a typed conversation, and some pictures through a phone, but a dude in person, says “hi, I think you’re handsome”, is considered “creepy”......
 
Not judging you... but unfortunately, this is a sign of our times....
 
It amazes me that people are fearful of human interaction... but through a phone app, they will tell me their life story, and show me INVASIVE pictures of every nook and cranny of their bodies....
 
But if I say “hello”, while walking down the street, careful consideration is made towards my “intent”. ???

Jeez,
 
I now have confirmed that human interaction and normal flirtation is officially out of the window.
 
The man simply thought you were attractive and simply broke the ice. There was nothing to read into it or do. Before hook up sites and apps destroyed these types of social interactions, these type of things happened all the time. That’s how people actually engaged.
 
What’s ironic, is that a serial killer from Grindr can easily lure victims to his home through a typed conversation, and some pictures through a phone, but a dude in person, says “hi, I think you’re handsome”, is considered “creepy”......
 
Not judging you... but unfortunately, this is a sign of our times....
 
It amazes me that people are fearful of human interaction... but through a phone app, they will tell me their life story, and show me INVASIVE pictures of every nook and cranny of their bodies....
 
But if I say “hello”, while walking down the street, careful consideration is made towards my “intent”. ???

This. A guy gives you a compliment saying “you’re handsome” and somehow he’s turned into Anthony Perkins from Psycho in this thread. Ridiculous. Just accept the compliment and move on.