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That's a good (and kind) description of the photo.
It's so unflattering it raises questions about the authenticity of the ad / mental state of the advertiser.

Not sure it's the same guy in all those pictures. Notice the full sleeve is missing in some. This reminds me of a guy named Joey who used to dance in Vegas and advertised massage in LA.
 

I've seen Mac. He's not Russian. He's an American boy from Phoenix and looks exactly like his pictures. My experiences with him have been good, including his massage. I think @hgpal is right that Mac has no formal training. In our first session I told him how I like to be massaged and he seemed interested in learning. He remembered what I like and has done some fine tuning at subsequent sessions. I'm happy with his work and I like him. When Mac works on me he sets a timer. I'm really sorry about @hgpal's bad experience... For what it's worth, I'm 70, white, chubby, mostly in it for the massage.

several skin diseases can occur from skin to skin contact including herpes. If you Google wrestling and skin diseases you can get an idea of the risk from skin to skin contact.

Not that I have any proof yet, but forgiveness is for your own benefit, so they say.
 
Also, still giving a shit what the family thinks is often a terrible place to remain stuck.
 
 
 
 
(across the globe, members race to their keyboards to whine, 'this is why I never listen to advice on here.' to them I say I heard it on Oprah!!!!)
 

I can really relate to this @Rudynate. As an adult I did the same. My rationale was entirely selfish; I did not want to feel guilty in any way once she died. And I too do not miss my mother.

Almost no one had an ideal upbringing. The number of people who say they grew up in a dysfunctional family is astonishing.
 
My mother was extremely narcissistic and/or may have had borderline personality disorder. I realised shortly after I left home that it was impossible to have a normal relationship with her. I completely excluded her from my life for nearly 15 years.
 
I eventually realized that, for my own well being and growth as a person, it was important for me to at least go through the motions of a normal relationship with her, knowing that it was likely to be frustrating and disappointing.
 
I started doing all the things a child would do for a mother that he really
cared about-cards, phone calls, regular visits, an occasional vacation together, sending her money regularly and so on, knowing all the while that I was doing it for myself and not for her.
 
She died a few years ago. Her death was mildly painful, but I was over it in a couple weeks. I don't miss her particularly, but there's nothing that I wish I would have done differenly, nothing I wish I would have said that I didn't say. The whole thing is complete for me.

I'd suggest you separate the needle from the syringe and toss the needle into an empty bleach bottle. You can dispose of the used needles by handing the full bleach bottle over to a hospital/doctor's office/community medical waste disposal facility. In Los Angeles, the county has regional haz-mat/electronic/medical waste disposal facilities where you drive-thru, pop your trunk and the workers remove the waste. This is much safer than disposing of your syringes in the household trash. I find a quart bleach bottle will hold over 2 years of #23 1" needles and I need to make the trip more often than that with used electronics, left-over paint and used motor oil.

Alexander's
Equator
 
There are other places to gay & stay in ol' Key West
 
However, I agree that KW's heyday has passed. It's not entirely gay bubble as it used to be... But neither is anywhere else. Times have changed and gay ghettos are nearly gone. We've acclimated, whether we like it or not.
 
Palm Springs is lovely, but it's a gay retirement community. It feels a bit creaky.
 
You could always do Puerto Vallarta. Super gay friendly. Strong exchange rate. Sexy guys. Inexpensive housing.

Colony Palms
Avalon Bungalows
Parker PS
 
Also, there's an amazing amount of great spaces on Airbnb. Truly beautiful, perfectly kept (and private) mid-century moderns.

The key, as others have hinted is "...sits and talks for 10 mins...." I know immediately whether I'm absolutely not interested...and in that case, let them know immediately so they don't waste their time with me. Lots of good suggestions on how to do that in this thread.
 
If I need to have a little conversation to explore whether I'm interested, I keep it to a few minutes. I view anything more than that as an implicit commitment to do a dance or two. Otherwise I say something like "I just got here and want to watch the show for a while."

In my opinion, if they hang around you and provide good company/conversation, they've earned something. If you're totally disinterested, I think you should say so right off the bat, or just not really engage in conversation. But, if you take up their time, you should at least offer them a drink, or tip them $5 or so. In many cases, I've felt like a guy earned his tip chatting with me, and I'll agree to a lap dance in the back, just as a formality to compensate him for the time already spent.

I don't think they're from Dylan. I've noticed an increase in emails from new users who ask me explicit questions about several providers I've mentioned. They don't bother to introduce themselves and seem rather rude.

I don't think they're from Dylan. I've noticed an increase in emails from new users who ask me explicit questions about several providers I've mentioned. They don't bother to introduce themselves and seem rather rude.

I don't think they're from Dylan. I've noticed an increase in emails from new users who ask me explicit questions about several providers I've mentioned. They don't bother to introduce themselves and seem rather rude.

Dylan aka NERDwBigHands gives a really great massage. He's a gift. He will thoroughly massage muscles that are usually ignored. That's not a euphemism. It's really a massage, not sex. An amazing massage.

I think that it can also mean that the person is negative, but ok with having sex with HIV+ persons who are on treatment and have suppressed their viral load to "undetectable." At this point, it is a well-accepted fact that when someone is undetectable, they are incapable of transmitting HIV. "U=U"
 
Having said all that, it seems like a bad idea to ever take someone's word for their HIV status, whether they claim they're "negative," "on PrEP," or "Undetectable," their claim may or may not be true. Each of us should always take responsibility for our own sexual health, whether that means using condoms or PrEP.

With Dylan you’re guaranteed to have an amazing massage. Period. Whether or not anything else happens I’d say depends on if you’re his type.

I've been asked my ethnicity a few times. My standard response is "I don't like being touched by people like you".

Can we please try to be more discreet here?

Very succinct @BabyBoomer. I recall those pics from way back and even then he was reported as not resembling them.

I've been asked my ethnicity a few times. My standard response is "I don't like being touched by people like you".

I've been asked my ethnicity a few times. My standard response is "I don't like being touched by people like you".

I've been asked my ethnicity a few times. My standard response is "I don't like being touched by people like you".

I've been asked my ethnicity a few times. My standard response is "I don't like being touched by people like you".