Charlie

I am confused--there is nothing in his ad about being in Palm Springs or traveling to Palm Springs.

When you saw Leo, was it at his place? Alberto's ad gives his actual location, while Leo's "map me" function just goes to the default location shown for those who do not specify their address in their ad. If you saw Leo at Alberto's location, they are either the same person, or they just look a lot alike.

Is this thread about guys from Columbia University, or from Colombia?

If you don't speak the local language, it is important not to move someplace where you don't already have friends or contacts through whom you will meet and be accepted by local inhabitants.That is especially important if you are already elderly. I have mentioned here before an English friend of mine who retired to Portugal because he had visited as a tourist and enjoyed himself, and thought it would be cheaper to live there than in England. He would call me from there, and I could tell that he was almost weeping because he felt so lonely and isolated in a culture with which he had no natural connection. When I went to live in London as a young man, I had no problem because I was fluent in the language and culture, and could easily make new friends. When I went to live in the Czech Republic in middle age, I already had a job arranged there teaching English, so I knew I would be welcomed and would have a built-in social structure, even though I didn't speak much Czech. Rod's point about researching local medical care is also important, especially if you have existing medical issues. When I worked in the CR, I had a number of students who were medical professionals, and discovered that the government had much more control of all medical care than we are accustomed to in the US.

I haven't done any vacation travel since before COVID, but over the past holidays I drove to Texas to visit family, and stayed each night at motels along the route. I was stunned at the price increases at motels that offered nothing but a basic room to sleep in--e.g., $269 for one night at a Holiday Inn Express in Casa Grande, AZ!! I remember when I could buy a roundtrip air ticket from NY to Europe for that amount.

If you were a middle-aged man when I was 21, you would be dead long before now.🤣

Male body hair seems to be a pretty regular turn-on or turn-off for most gay men. I suspect it often determines whether one is turned on by twinks or daddies, and a book could be written (and probably has been) on the reasons for that dynamic.

Nose rings and other facial jewelry.

BTW, on RentMen there is a "map me" function where the advertiser can show exactly where he is located, but many providers don't activate it. Therefore, on their ads the "map me" simply shows a default location in the city where they are advertising. In Philadelphia, the spot always circled on the map is City Hall courtyard, which I suppose is a bow to ancient gay history.

Don't worry--you can send me the airfare to come to visit regularly.

True confession: when I was a 21 year old graduate school student with very little money, I discovered that rentboys hung around in Philadelphia City Hall courtyard. (The Internet, personal computers and smart phones hadn't been invented yet.) I decided to try my luck selling my wares there, too. I dressed in what I thought showed off my best qualities without being outrageously obvious, and went there to hang out. After twenty minutes of lounging on a bench and giving questioning looks to every male who glanced at me, an older man sat down next to me and started a conversation. After a few minutes, he asked how much I charged. It suddenly occurred to me that I had no idea what the going rates were, so I said what sounded like a reasonable rate to me, not too much and not too little: $30. He seemed to think that was OK, so he said he lived in West Philly, and he suggested we go to his place. When we got there, he told me to get undressed. I was surprised, because I thought that rentboys never did anything but get their cocks sucked, but I did as he said. Then he got undressed, too, and there was nothing about him that aroused me sexually. He grabbed me and kissed me, and then offered his ass to me, but I couldn't get hard, so he started to suck it. I closed my eyes, and my cock immediately came to life as I fantasized that I was somewhere else with someone else, and shot in his mouth, which surprised him. He was obviously disappointed, since I didn't lose any time getting dressed again. After a very perfunctory conversation, he shoved a couple of bills in my hand and showed me the door. When I was a little way down the street, I took the bills out of my pocket, and they were two tens. I didn't blame him. That experience was what taught me that I was not suitable for the profession of sexual provider.

If I remember correctly, the only language you speak fluently is English, so why not Australia? There is variety of climates (it's a whole continent, after all) it is gay friendly, and I believe they recognize same-sex marriages. And there are some experts from there on this very site.

This would also fit in Autoerotica (both definitions.

OMG! He looks like Carlos Alcaraz!

In the text he says "Palm Springs is home." But the ad and the "map me" function shows him in Atlanta.

Not his year. The weather for the tournament so far has been extremely variable--sun, heat, rain, wind, cold, often all on the same day. I used to always go to the "free" days at the beginning of the tournament, but now they are charging admission even for the qualifying rounds. I will watch comfortably from home on the Tennis Channel.

Friends, sunshine, chocolate, tennis, something interesting to read.

So, the Dutch players have managed to take out both Zverev and Djokovic. I wonder if Tallon and Botic could meet in the final?

When I lived in London during Wimbledon, 50 years ago, Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors were an item, and the British media paid more attention to that than to their tennis scores.

Griekspoor is in Potapova's box today! I just saw him.

FWIW, his "map me" location on RM is just the default site for ads in PS, not where he is actually located there.

I never thought he was sexy when he was young, but I saw him in some footage of Djokovic the other day, and he has aged well. Yesterday's match between Zverev and Griekspoor will be hard to beat for excitement. As I feared, Tristan Boyer didn't stand much chance against Tommy Paul. BTW, did I hear correctly that Griekspoor is dating Potapova, and that she was in his box during the match? I wonder if he will be in her box for her match with Keys this morning.

There are so many possibilities for the men, even newcomers (like Tristan Boyer, though he has to play Tommy Paul next), and so many former winners are there again. I just hope it's not the Djoker (I really don't think it will be, and BTW, Andy Murray is looking sexier than he was when he was younger). It was shock to watch Osaka lose to Osorio in the opening round yesterday, in spite of making a few great shots. I hope that Keys can continue to play the way she did in Melbourne.

But what grades did he get in BDSM, WS and Teamview? (I don't even know what CNC, MMF, and "gaped with a cock sleeve" mean!)

Yes, but I don't even want them to know what kinds of credit cards I possess.