nycman

Politics aside, I’d say COVID has certainly been more disastrous world wide than HIV. To the gay community, of course HIV was a million times worse, but in reality it’s impact on the rest of the world wasn’t nearly as great as COVID. By shear numbers of deaths, HIV still wins by a landslide 36 million vs 4.6 million. But remember those 36 million were spread out over 3 decades. The 4.6 million COVID deaths have all happened in about 36 months. And don’t forget HIV used to be 100% fatal so the 36 million represented everyone who got the disease. There have been about 226 million cases of COVID worldwide. So apples and oranges, but I’d say COVID. And polio? Now you’re throwing Kiwi into the mix…good luck.

I think I’m reading this wrong, but it sounds like if the person is on a "time out" the moderator would just auto reply that they were fine after a day and not actually send an email to check. Again, I’m sure I’m wrong, but you might want to clarify. If I’m right….that’s a bad idea.

"no kissing/climax"….without that, I’m still trying to figure out what exactly your’e waiting to be in the mood for at $450/hr. grin

Somehow I knew….grin

It’s just a younger generation trying to out maneuver an older one. It’s happened since the age of time. Every generation is more "woke" than the one before. Nothing new. Well, until we get "too woke" and then war breaks out, and then we all get really unwoke. Rinse. Repeat. Asking people to apologize or beg forgiveness for things that happened decades ago is stupid in my book. There’s a reason we have a statue of limitations. The fog of time is virtually impossible to see through clearly and it certainly makes fair judgements about any actions just about out of the question. I’m not saying there won’t be judgements…they just won’t be fair.

Talk about taking your look in the wrong direction! At first glance, I didn’t think it was the same guy. $1000….lmao. I wouldn’t have paid that much…..when he was cute.

As one of the sluts on the Med and Caribbean cruises…..I find that hard to believe. Guess I just have to be a bigger tramp to compete with those LA whores next time….grin

See what happens when you try to communicate….without using graphs? I think a nice Venn Diagram may have helped in the scenario…..grin

Whenever I hire a massage therapist I go in with the attitude that it’s just a massage. If more happens, great. If not, cool. That way I’m never disappointed. Frustrated? Oh maybe, just a little, on occasion but not really. If getting off is really that important to me then I just hire an escort. And as we all know, even that can be hit or miss. Am I likely to rehire a massage therapist who advertises as sensual or erotic and never disrobes and never touches my cock? No, but that’s his loss and I’m sure he’s already done the math on that one. I just chalk it up to experience and move on.

Or you know, just don’t hire him in the first place. It’s always so hard to explain chained up hookers to the police…just ask Boy George.

His RM pics are now at least 5 to 10 years old.

Please, they can’t even get a simple vote on "how to measure penis length correctly" or "what exactly do the terms top, bottom, and verse mean?" You think they’re ever gonna get around to defining such vague things as "sensual" versus "erotic"? You’re dreaming.

And by "W administration"…he means the "Woodrow Wilson administration".

No.

Did no one ever teach you guys Gay Bar Safety 101? Only drink long neck beers…so you can keep your thumb over the mouth at all times. Only drink long neck beers….that you watched the bartender open. Never go home with someone…..unless the bartender says he’s ok. Tip the fuck out of your bartender…..he will protect you. If the bartender says "you need to go home"….you need to go home….alone. Don’t try to fuck the bartender…he’s busy trying to keep you alive.

Obviously, one must always make assessments about the risks you are willing to take. As a well built, alpha-male who cut his punk teeth in the NYC’s East Village in the late 80’s/early 90’s, I realize that my risk tolerance may be higher than some others. Nonetheless, I also understand that none of us is stronger than a bullet to our brain. Life is full of tough choices. In general, I was speaking about cutting off contact when an escort brings up "payment up front" during our pre-meeting discussions. On the exceedingly rare occasion that an escort has waited until the date has commenced to announce his policy, I have no problem immediately stopping the date and showing him the door. You are dealing with a scam artist. You should treat him accordingly. Yes, one or two have briefly acted like they were going to cause a scene, but they all quickly thought better of it. It helps if you learn not to flinch.

Minor point…. Just because he says that’s his username doesn’t mean that’s him. Stalkers and game players are rarely honest or straight forward.

Ouch! The cold cruel hand of reality.

I’m not falling for it. I may not have you 100% figured out yet….but I know you’re more NYC-savvy than that Ms. Thing. Grin

That sentence just made me hard.

Have you seen even one positive comment made here about him?……sigh.

He’s in NYC for the weekend. Just bumping in case anyone has the 411.

You have met @stevenkesslar, have you not?

In my decades of travel to Turkey, I would never classify any of my trips as “safe". Nonetheless, I do believe it has gotten more openly dangerous in recent years. It is a very conservative country. It was long before Erdoğan. And it will continue to be so long after. He didn’t become President by accident. Unfortunately, I think people often confuse some of the “slightly more liberal" attitudes they encounter in Istanbul with the delusion that it’s a liberal Muslim country. It is not. Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s any different than anywhere else in the Middle East and you’ll be fine. I love Turkey. It’s one of my favorite countries in the world. As the crossroads of East and West it is eternally fascinating and beautiful. It’s just not a gay Mecca.