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No, my friend. I try to follow rules, including those that say "don't post reviews in the message center." What is frustrating is that there remains no logical explanation for seemingly arbitrary rules. To the extent we are a community, these things can be discussed.

No, my friend. I try to follow rules, including those that say "don't post reviews in the message center." What is frustrating is that there remains no logical explanation for seemingly arbitrary rules. To the extent we are a community, these things can be discussed.

Gee, Ben, I thought that this was a place to have thoughtful discussions on these topics. That is what keeps this site alive and lively. Is that okay with you? Or does blind allegiance to Dear Leader require no dissent or other opinions under any circumstances?

I agree. I was and still am dumbfounded but Daddy was adamant that the review could not be posted unless I could find some other ad by the same provider. Makes no sense at all.

Considered seeing him in Chicago. Wanted $500 for his "time" - a bit above my budget even if he was real

Not true. We rent hotel rooms, take time off of work, re-arrange schedules and turn down other opportunities in order to have time to pursue this hobby. When a provider flakes, you can't just sent a text and have another in his place in 20 minutes.

That you don't consider such an attitude a character flaw or immaturity speaks volumes about you

Seems a dubious assertion. On what grounds do you base this conclusion? You are tarring most white gays with the racist label, and then profess your annoyance because we won't just admit that you are right. BS

Sorry, not buying it. You attempt to offer a lengthy excuse for what are simply immature, unreasonable actions. My comments are not "super-speculative" They are reasonable assumptions based on available evidence. What you don't seem to understand is that it's not just ghosting. That is bad enough, but sadly part of our culture now. It is the intentional misleading of a client clearly designed to cause annoyance and inconvenience (in my case, I said "thanks but no thanks" to two other providers once I had reached agreement with the one in question. By the time the charade was exposed, it was too late to go back to the others). To what end? What is the motivation to make an extra effort just to annoy? You may like being a defense attorney for assholes, but there is no other way that the person's actions can be explained. if you disagree, then give me a plausible alternative, don't just say "there are lots of them." Why would a person lead a client on, send communications leading the person to believe that he was just moments away, and then not show, not respond to further emails or texts, and never offer any explanation?

A reasoned and plausible argument. My concern is that the nuances of your point get lost on some or reduced to "if you don't want to screw an Asian you are racist" (witness the lawsuit against Grindr). As someone who has dealt with societal disapproval of my sexual orientation for most of my life (not to mention some of the kinks I enjoy LOL) , I feel like I carry enough baggage on this issue. Many still consider us perverts, deviants, and sickos. Getting tagged as a racist too because of those tastes is just too much.

Let me help you understand the "leap": When there is no excuse proffered, however lame (my sister is dying, I broke my leg on the way over....) and the person is leading you on (I am just around the corner....be there in ten minutes...I am in the lobby) and then doesn't show up and ghosts you, it suggests significant animus/anger. So, the logical person says to himself, "did I do anything to cause offense? Did I insult or haggle or annoy?" So then you look through the correspondence for any spot where things could have been misinterpreted, and it all appears pretty straightforward: inquiry, agreement on services and price, agreement on location and time. Nothing to indicate that one of the parties is evidently angry enough to lie and manipulate the other. Even if the guy just changed his mind and didn't feel up to it, why the charade with the pending arrival? To me, this speaks of some form of emotional immaturity/instability, that may or may not be connected to substance abuse. If you have a more plausible explanation, I am all ears. And I am happy to post the email chain from the most recent incident if it would help.

With all due respect, blurring sexual tastes with societal racism is illogical. Sexual preference does not relate to racism in any way. Do you think Strom Thurmond and so many of his southern buddies who fathered mixed-race children were NOT racist because they were evidently sexually attracted to black women? Of course not. The test of racism is whether or not you believe the other person deserves the same rights and opportunities as you and whether or not you harbor animus against them on the basis of their color or ethnicity, NOT whether or not you will fuck them. We don't understand what makes our genitalia hard. I certainly don't. I am VERY attracted to some ethnicities, including people of color, but not others. It doesn't make me racist. It makes me someone with specific sexual tastes.

I often wonder if I have somehow unwittingly offended. It has happened three times in the last ten years. I did a self-review after each incident, and really couldn't find any way that caused offense or transgressed. Ultimately, I think it is some combination of emotional immaturity/instability and/or drugs.

As a client, I was just treated to it last night in Chicago. This is the guy: https://friendboy.pro/boys/Chicagobottom We had a normal email exchange, worked out the details - I agreed to his price without negotiating -- set the time and the place (my hotel room), and the last note said that he would be there within 30 minutes. Then silence. No explanation. And of course I can't review him because no meeting took place. Grrrrrr

That's exactly my point. Countless times I have invested money and time and effort proposing for work in my field. Most of the time I don't win the work, but I do win often enough to keep me going. If I don't want to be selling and marketing and cajoling and putting up with client BS, I am in the wrong line of work. So I ask a 'scort for a three fingered selfie, and I ask him to be specific about the things I am interested in buying. That's what being a consumer means. If they can't be bothered with that , they are either so successful that they don't need to bother with customers, or they are in the wrong line of work.

I appreciate your response and you sound like a very reasonable and thoughtful guy (sexy, too). I can imagine how frustrating it must be dealing with all of the false leads, but -- and I don't mean this to be disrespectful -- I think it is part of the price you have to pay as a service provider. And it IS your responsibility, as the person trying to win the business, to reassure the client of your credibility. In my day job, I am a "service provider," albeit of a different type of service. I am writing proposals all the time, taking prospect calls, and visiting potential clients in far off places at great cost in travel and time. My hit rate is low, but it's enough to keep us in business. I need to pursue a lot of prospects - kiss a lot of frogs - to win a few contracts. In this particular M4M "calling," we are looking at very intimate services - it's about as personal as it gets. Of course I am going to be a picky, deliberate, careful consumer in this area. I have had enough incidents of providers not providing what they promised, showing up with hygiene issues, or jacked up on drugs, or not being the people in the picture, or not even remotely interested in M2M intimacy, or being too depressed, tired, or scared to do something.... After those experiences, with the resultant costs in time, money, and frustration, I am going to look for the provider to reassure me of his credibility. Again, you sound like a good guy, so I don't mean this in an argumentative way. Peace.

No, but given my recent experience on A4A and Rentmen, I will gladly take a direct recommendation from someone on this site. As if to reinforce my cynicism, in the course of planning for an upcoming trip, I have reach out to several 'scorts who fit my bill (hung, verse, affordable) and had very good conversations -- until I asked for some form of photo verification (you know, the facetime thing or a three-fingered selfie). 5 out of 6 immediately went silent.

Amen. BTW, seeing your boy in a few days. Am salivating in the meantime....

Amen. BTW, seeing your boy in a few days. Am salivating in the meantime....

Amen. BTW, seeing your boy in a few days. Am salivating in the meantime....

I didn't think I was getting nasty - I was asking a question. Not every sentence is a burn. No bitchiness intended

Read my second post. It is the exact same wording for two alleged 9-inch verse guys. What part of that don't you get?

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Hubby and I are together many many years, and genuinely love each other. But we have always been sexually mismatched. When I was younger, I had all sorts of ideals about monogamy "only having eyes for you..." After 15 years of monogamy (which mean almost no sex for me) I finally had a series of conversations with him where I explained that I couldn't just shut it down, but I didn't want to lie to him either. With the help of therapy, and love, we got to the point where I can stray as long as I abide by certain rules (the biggest of which is that he doesn't want to know details or ever meet the guys). This don't-ask-don't -tell approach has worked for us, and we continue to be a strong and loving couple. But I also recognize, with the wisdom of age, that each couple has to find their own path, and I don't judge anyone else's approach to love and family so long as folks don't get abused in the process.