Vegas_Millennial

Time Management... And the Option to hire people to help with basic activities. My parents rarely hired anyone for routine maintenance around the house; they did everything themselves. But I came to realize that I could perform better if I hired people to perform my basic routine tasks at less than half the price of my time: Weekly housekeeper, monthly landscaper, monthly pest control, etc. They get the job done faster and better than I could do it myself, and it frees up my time to work overtime or to relax.

Ahh...I thought the American Dream was that one wasn't beholdant to the class of one's parents, not necessarily that one must do better. In the last 30 years, the middle class has shrunk because most of us have moved to to Upper Class, not down to Lower Class. Lower Class size has stayed the same, but the size of the Upper Class has grown. If one MUST move up from Upper Class to the top 1%, then I see your point that it is nearly impossible. But if my understanding of the Dream that a child of the Upper Class still has a chance to end up in Lower, Middle, or Upper Class, then that is still alive. Even if it means that some children of the Upper Class will move down, and some children of the Lower or Middle Class will move to the Upper Class in their life.

Supporting my point that the American Dream has changed. Most of my friends are happy to be the first member of their family to graduate from any college.... But there are those out there who's New Dream is graduating from Ivy League as a necessity. The Old American Dream is still achievable. But more and more people dreaming want a higher, more expensive Dream.

And yet Detroit was the model of the American Dream post World War II, supporting my point that the Old Dream is still obtainable. But people don't want the Old Dream. They want the New Dream of bigger homes, more vacations, more amenities, but are not willing to live or work in a location that allows them to live comfortably and without debt. Fortunately, both Dreams are alive and well. The Old Dream is available if one chooses to live in an affordable area and manages his expectations and invest to retire one day. The New Dream is available if one wants to live where it's expensive and obtain immediate gratification when he's young, goes into debt, and is willing and able to work until he dies.

You can't compare median home price to median income over decades... It's apples to oranges. Because today's median homes are larger, with garages, central air conditioning, granite counter tops, wired for Internet, etc. But no one wants to live in the homes of last generations unless they are upgraded with modern conveniences... Which costs money. The Dream is getting more expensive because the Dream is changing. Dreamers today aren't happy with a 3 bedroom/1 bath house in the suburbs with Formica, linoleum, wall to wall carpeting, and a carport for a single car. Dreamers now want multiple bathrooms with rainfall showers, open kitchens with granite countertops, garages for their multiple cars, and close to urban amenities. If the new Dream seams harder to obtain, its partly because the people doing the dreaming are not satisfied with the material objects of the old Dream.

Well said

Allow me to introduce myself, and my friends my age, who graduated State college and paid as we went with hourly internships and waiting tables. I only wish I had been lucky enough to know about escorting in my 20s as a way to make money then as well! Congratulations 🎉 on having achieved your American Dream! I thought that was the American Dream... You had to be hard working I certainly have the attitude of being lucky to be able to study hard and get into a State college, and lucky that I had great mentors in my teens and 20s. A pessimist or SJW might find a few unlucky things about me: broken home, minority racial background, minority sexual orientation, uneducated parents, religious minority, unconventional height/weight, etc. But call me Pollyanna or just an optimist, but I am very lucky my grandparents immigrated to America. Each generation of my family has achieved the American Dream ... But it has always been a different Dream for each of us. My grandparents left socialism to come to America. That was enough for them. They didn't have high school education, own more than one car, or live in a fancy house. (One might call their house a "shack" by today's standards) But they were happy they achieved the Dream. The American Dream doesn't have to mean middle class or upper class income. Many are grateful to raise happy families in the Lower class and have the personal Liberty to be able to do it on their own, homeschool, and achieve the Dream that looks different than those of us who hire Men regularly.

Yes, I have done that.

He's back! Albeit north of my price range (asking $500), I'm sure he commands it

150 years ago, people carried "calling cards" (similar to business cards). When you showed up at someone's door, you asked the servants (middle class had servants until electricity did away with them in the 1920s) if the lady or man of the house was available. If not, you left your calling card in a silver tray in the front entrance. You may have written what the call was regarding on the back of the card. When the lady or man of the house or returned, she or he would look through the tray and see who came calling and decide whose calls to return by visiting them or waiting for them to call again. Sometimes, the caller would write the time they expect to return on the back of the calling card, so the lady or man of the house could have the option to stay and wait if they wanted to speak to the caller when he or she returned.

Thanks!

This is why it's useless to give women drivers a map.

Thanks! It looks like he is based out of New York City now.

I have been on several Bears cruises: Adventure Bears River Cruise (charter) Arno's Bear Cruise (group) Cruise4Bears with Spartacus (charter) Plus a handful of other gay group and gay chartered sailing (Vacaya, RSVP, OUTbound travel, Pied Piper Travel). I have also been on a dozen cruises that didn't have a gay group on board when I was traveling with family and friends. I absolutely always look for gay groups or gay chartered sailings for my future travels. I have not been on Virgin ships, because they look a little too Ikea for my tastes, and I look forward to conversation in the main dining room each night with others in the gay group. Because Virgin has so many restaurants, the Bears group fine print says they only meet together the first evening for dinner.... Then after that everyone is on his own for the remainder of the evenings to find a location and dining partner each night. That's just not appealing to me. For my personal preference, I look for cruises with traditional dining, but also for men's only sauna and steam rooms on board to suit my desires for leisure "cruising" activities

#MeToo. I have also, but I don't post those locations lest local Business License inspectors get tipped off and shut the place down. First rule about Fight Club...

You had me at ✊ 🍆 ⏰ ✊ 😍

When I hire for a college rape fantasy experience, I message the provider in advance to let him know that he has my consent, even if I verbally say "no" or "slow down" to have his way with me. The best providers are good at talking up what they want to do with me, so by action time I'm mentally turned on and ready for it. Edit: This is true for men of various ethnicities I hire. But I don't hire the "Toxic" ones... And I don't pay in advance.

Despite the effort of one person to make the topic of Toxic Providers about color, I stand by the group consensus that offers recommendations to not set oneself to be a vulnerable victim: 1. Don't pay in advance, unless you've hired the gentlemen before. 2. If one wants "comfort", rent a hotel room bed not a bathhouse bench. 3. Cash is king. No record of transaction. Communicate via various messenger apps that protect one's identity. 4. Block anyone who begins threats. Don't feed the troll. These tips should work with hired gentlemen of all colors. Edit: Kudos to the original poster for not mentioning the providers color in the original post. Several recommendations were made how to handle the situation, prior to knowing what the escort looked like. Those recommendations should still be valid.

I've contacted some in Europe, when I was in Europe.

There's an old saying "You can't rape the willing". When I meet a cute college frat-type guy at a bar or swimming pool, I jokingly tell him up front, "There's no need to roofie me: I'm a sure thing." 😉 🎉 😈 My first time at a bathhouse was suggested by a masseur I hired. It was no spa, but I got my sensual massage nonetheless. The masseur had his own room with a table. Rather, I see the client as playing the party of the victim every step of the way. He didn't want to go to a bathhouse, yet he went. He didn't want to get undressed. He didn't want to pay up front, yet he did. Act like a victim, and one will become a victim. A better title for this thread would be: What not to do as a Client.

It's probably okay to begin by deleting the telephone numbers that use exchange names: KLondike 5-1234, for example

I'm anxiously awaiting announcements for 2027 cruises. I've had my 2026 cruises booked since late 2024.

That's EVERY room at a bathhouse. I haven't seen a AAA rating giving any bathhouse room a 5 Diamond review. If one wants comfort, go to a Hilton