RJD

Not sure where you read that. I reviewed this entire thread. I don't see where the OP insinuated he was entitled to anyone's body. He expressed frustration and disappointment that, other than the one word reply, the provider didn't even asnwer his questions or engage with him in order to determine if they were compatible, at which time one or both could decline to move forward. Or, he could have declined in the first reply if he was concerned about an extended session with a new client. This is where you go off the rails. You approach this as a confrontation as if you need to challenge people and be abrasive to be persuasive. You may be more effective and successful if you exchanged ideas in a civil manner without the rancor and acrimony.

You think you're making substantive responses? Seriously? You joined yesterday and just about every post under this screen name has been aggressive and confrontational. Not to mention, you subtlely insulted the OP. Attractive entree in the forum.

An observation is not deflection. You’re right. The things people do to avert self-growth, introspection and responsibility is remarkable.

Interesting. You joined this site less than a day ago, but your confrontational and myopic approach to posts is eerily similar to another member who hasn't appeared since embarrassing himself over a month ago. You continue to hang your hat on the OP's original use of "selective" but are ignoring the substance of his post. He has stated multiple times he has no problem with a provider being selective once they engage in conversation. He has even said his use of the word selective in his original post was unfortunate. I also stated I had no problem with either the provider or client being selective after they engage in a conversation to determine compatibility or comfort level, but you continue to ignore that and remain laser focused on his initial post. In my world, mutual respect includes replying to an inquiry even if it's to decline said inquiry.

I've been around this forum long enough to have seen plenty of comments by providers who voice displeasure with, on the one side, one word initial texts and on the other, a dissertation. There are no cut and dry rules for initial contact, so we, as the clients, are left walking a tight rope. How much information is too little or too much? This has nothing to do with being selective, as was challenged up-thread. However, for everyone saying the provider was put-off, confused, etc., @xyz48Basked a couple initial questions (rate for a defined duration, what he was looking for) in his text. Again, how much information is appropriate for the provider to engage with the client to determine if they're compatible and would be a match? Wouldn't it be in the provider's and his potential client's best-interest, especially since the client is asking for an extended session, to engage and answer the initial questions? If the provider isn't interested in an extended session with an unknown client, shouldn't he be professional enough to reply with that? And if they do engage, and he still feels uncomfortable, he (or the client) has every right to be "selective" and disengage. This isn't rocket science. It's basic communication and mutual respect. .

Depends on the providers rate, the amount of time spent, and what airfare is at the moment…all of those components are variables so no one will be able to provide a definitive amount.

Palm Springs to Philadelphia.

As a left-hander, there are challlenges to writing on paper and my handwriting was atrocious when I learned cursive early in grade school. However, it was a Catholic elementary school and one of my 4th grade nuns was a stickler for proper handwriting. She understood it was difficult for left-handers and worked closely with me. She'd demonstrate how to hold the pen, form the letters, and insisted I practice, practice, practice. Fast forward several months and she would pretend to be angry because my handwriting was nicer than hers. I remember having a few different signature variations early on, but the one I still use today was set probably in my late teens. It's legible but has a unique style. My upper-case "R" is uncommon enough that most of my colleagues can identify if something is signed by me by glancing at the document and seeing the "R." A handwriting expert once analyzed my signature and said it showed I was balanced, in-control, organized, and direct, all of which are true. She also joked that based on her experience doing this she suspects John Hancock was a huge narcissist.

I've found the "Last Login: # hours ago" format changes to the date and time when the site hits midnight or twelve hours have passed, whichever occurs first, and remains until the provider logs in.

Actually, while HIV meds are extremely expensive without any "discounts," the manufacturers readily provide coupons to be used in conjunction with your health insurance. Someone very close to me is HIV+, employed making a decent wage, and has health insurance through his employer. His meds are close to $2,500/month. His insurance covers about $300 of that. The coupons bring his co-pay to $0.00. He's fortunate that he hasn't paid a dime out-of-pocket in the four years he's been taking these life-saving meds. I don't know if it differs if you have insurance through the ACA, but my friend just had to show he had insurance in place for the coupons to be accepted.

RM uses GMT. I'm on the east coast in the U.S. and their times are four hours ahead during daylight savings time (DST) and five hours when not DST. You'll find the providers with travel dates will change location earlier than the actual date (for me right now it's 8PM) and if you pull up activity it shows the next day during the evening here. I just subtract four (or five) hours from the time shown to determine the local time. Since Berliln is two hours ahead of GMT, I imagine they'd need to add two hours to GMT to determine local time.

I like it. Much easier on tthe eyes. Thanks, @RadioRob.

Is this deployed? I'm not seeing the option. I signed out and back in, still not there. OS WIn10

Is he on RM? What? A guy can dream! 🤣

Lamda Lamda Lamda!!!

That was helpful on the old platform. You could actually reference the post #, especially on longer, multi-page threads.

Isn't he the Italian mouse who appeared on the Ed Sullivan show? 😁

That would be me. I hired my first escort when I was 19 years old. I was a closeted, horny teenager in 1981 and didn't have resources like today. The internet (as we know it today) wasn't even a thought at the time. There was a classified ad in the back of Philadelphia Magazine for a male escort with a telephone number. You called and actually talked to someone. Remember what that was like? I went solely based on the description he provided of himself. Quite honestly, at that point in my life and being as horny and frustrated as I was, it didn't matter. My requirements were that he had a pulse, breathed, and cast a shadow. I think it was $60 for an hour. As it turned out, he had a "stable" of young men who worked for him. I eventually met one of them who was a year and a half older than me. We repeated a couple times before "cutting out" the middle man. Long story short, we became friends and dated for a while. I didn't hire again until December, 2019.

Correct. Premium (Platinum and Gold) will always show up first, even when searching using specific criteria. When I left my original post, I looked at my local page. The Platinum members appeared first. WIthin that group, the first two were "Available Now" and on-line. The third was on-line, but didn't have his "Available Now" indicator activated. The next one had "Available Now" activated but was on-line 5 minutes before. What I'm unsure of is how RM sorted those three who were on-line, i.e., did the site use the amount of time logged in or did it use the "Available Now" indicator to prioritize?

Unless you search by distance, the order is based on who is/was on-line most recently. Those who are on-line at the time appear first, followed by the shortest duration since logged in. If you search by distance, those closest to you (assuming you enable your GPS) will appear first.

I don't think you have anything to worry about. Out of the five I received, three were already deleted and two led to a pay site. I think their goal is to get people to bite at the pay site. I'm curious how they got the URL of their bogus RM profile to point to the pay site.

Same. I don't have any pics on my account and I received two requests today. One brought me to a website the other just brought me to a list of my local providers. I blocked both, but like spam phone calls, they'll just assume another identity and do it again. I tried looking for an option to report the profiles to RM but didn't find anything. edited to add: received a third tonight.

Scammers and pic collectors make up too large a percentage of the users. Go with your gut. A couple hints. Since users are not required to use the distance indicator, if they tap you, mark their profile as a favorite. Your favorites are sorted by distance, so you’ll get an idea whether they’re local. You can always remove them from favorites. If they send a message and your profile wasn’t in their “nearby” tab, the message will appear with “Sent from Explore” under it. If they don’t have the distance indicator set, add it to favorites and see where it falls. The guy may be outside of the “nearby” range but still local. I had a really cute, young guy message me last week. I have my age in my profile, so he knew how old I was. I engaged with him for a few texts just to test him and then commented that usually the young guys who message someone my age are scammers. The chat and his profile suddenly disappeared. I’m not a no pic/no chat guy. I understand some guys have legitimate reasons for not posting one, but I always get a kick out of the guys with no pic or profile information and their first message is “pic?” Or better yet, “need my dick sucked.” I usually reply “yes, your completely blank profile has me so turned on.”