Charlie

I wonder if he is hung like a ...........

Although I have lived alone by choice from time to time throughout a long life, most of my life I have lived with others--family, friends, partners--and it has been many years since the last time I chose to live alone. However, my spouse will soon be moving into an assisted living facility, and for the first time in my life I will be living alone not really by choice. I am somewhat unnerved at the prospect, although I know I can do it. But I understand that if you have never done it, it can be a scary prospect, especially since you have experience actually needing to have domestic help from your family. Rather than think about all that could go wrong, embrace the opportunity to try it and test yourself now, when it is possible to do it. It won't be any easier if you wait.

I can't imagine a college professor who taught British literature and never went to London! If that's true, you should definitely go there.

Most single American young men--particularly young gay men--are eager to move out on their own, away from the scrutiny of their families. It is considered a rite of passage to adulthood, and most American families understand that. However, you seem to be from a culture that considers a movement away from the nuclear family as a rejection of the family, and I think you fear that is how your brother will interpret your move. I think you should sit down and talk with him honestly about why you want to move out on your own (that may include coming out to him, but it doesn't have to), and reassure him that you want to continue to have a close relationship with him and his wife--you don't want to live with them, because you want to test and develop your ability to be an independent adult, and 29 is a rather late start.

I'd like to return their serves.

Considering the religious message on the tat, I suspect that they are just best buds.

FWIW: Although I am not familiar with any of these masseurs, I do live in Palm Springs, so I clicked on each ad. In the past, most ads in PS used the same "Map me" default location, but all of these guys seem to have provided much more specific locations (except Rod, who has blocked that option), and most of them are different; most also seem to be in residential rather than commercial areas, so they are probably working from home.

Strange that in his description he says that he does have his face in the private pics, but then whose face is that in all of the public photos?

I can't imagine paying other single-service people (dog walker, tree trimmer, etc.) with anything but cash, so why would I feel differently about paying an escort? I do pay my regular gardener and my house cleaner with a check, but I am sure that they would prefer cash, because it usually takes them a long time to cash the check (and they would be flummoxed if I handed them a credit card). However, the other day I stopped at the post office with a letter, because I didn't know how much postage it needed, and as I stood at the window, I suddenly thought, "Damn! I forget to carry any cash." No problem: the USPS will take a credit card payment for a stamp.

A more appropriate name tag for a provider would be "VidiViciVeni."

In my late teens, I could cum ten times in a day (I didn't get much else done during that day). The first time that I was at a bath house in NYC and was not able to cum five times during my stay, I knew I was past my prime. Now I try to remember to do it once per month.

But look at the kinds of boots he's wearing in those photos.

Do it NOW. It is not only a great educational experience, it will also give you a better feel for what it is like to actually live someplace, rather than just visit it. I love to travel, and I might have chosen to retire in another country if I hadn't already had the experience of living in a couple of countries for six months to a year, and understood what the drawbacks of permanent residence could be.

Most Philadelphians have jokingly referred to it as the Sure-kill, especially those of us who have driven it for years.

Update: the official high temperature in Palm Springs yesterday was 120, a new record for the date.

Palm Springs is hotter than anywhere today: the temperature in my backyard is 118.

But what would she do with all those books and papers?

I called Philly home for much of the time between 1964 and 2004 , and I still remember it fondly, but I moved to Palm Springs when I retired. Although I occasionally have a sentimental urge to return, it is not the same place, and I am not the same person who lived there then. Ditto for New York, where I also spent much of my younger days. As I sink into my dotage, the thought of dealing with city life no longer appeals to me.

This is a topic that hits close to home, because I am looking at my bookshelves, which are overloaded to the breaking point. I find it hard to get rid of a book, even one I read once and will never read again. I still have textbooks from my college years, catalogs from schools I taught at, yearbooks from schools I attended, old appointment books, directories, magazines, etc., etc. I have large expensive picture books that I haven't looked at in years--I always tell myself that I will some day, but I never do. An enormous supply of maps, even though I no longer need them to travel anywhere. A full set of the Encyclopedia Brittanica (25 hard-bound volumes) that is a half century old, which I hardly have occasion to consult. I have a shelf full of cookbooks, although I subsist on frozen microwavable food. What to do with it all?

What a beautiful mouth!

The guy in those photos doesn't look as old as 39. If he is "Caribbean" and speaks Portuguese, he is probably originally from Brazil. Mechanicsburg is a strange place from which to conduct an escort career, but his phone number does have a central PA area code.

Herpes was the #1 fear in gay sex when I was young; I got it when I was in my early 20s. Over the years the symptoms would recur periodically, but it has been years since the last appearance--I used to keep a supply of Acyclovir in the refrigerator at all times. Most people seemed to stop thinking about herpes after HIV came along, because herpes was unpleasant but not deadly.

Since I have been a member of the site for almost a quarter century, when the late Hooboy was the owner, and have attended almost every Palm Springs Weekend, I have a pretty good idea of who the regular posters are, but I couldn't say who reads it but doesn't participate. I suspect that there are a lot of providers among the latter, as well as occasional buyers. If we are only talking about those who are active on the site for any length of time, I would say that @Jose Soplanucas's analysis above is pretty accurate.

Have you ever been to New Orleans? How about Philadelphia? Direct flights to either one are fairly short, and weather is still reasonable in November. You can probably see most of the well-known tourist sites in three days.

I suppose it is natural, if you have nothing else going for you, to want to be remembered as somehow important for having had an intimate relationship with someone who was remembered as important in some way. If he can't still sell his body any longer, he can at least sell his story.