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Or the option of a 'dark/night mode' that could be switched on if the user wishes to have it on.

@HoseMaster Thank you - that means a lot. I still think about him every now and then even after all these years. He advertised in the 'Commercial' section of Gaydar in 2006 and 2007, but I think by the time of his death in 2008 he had been finished escorting for quite a while. I'm really not sure, but I think he may have stopped in 2007. The porn scenes he did for Eurocreme were produced in 2005 and 2006, so I think he may have been escorting in 2005 as well. But again, I don't know. All I know is that he definitely had a Gaydar Commercial profile in late 2006 and in early 2007. His best friend 'Robbie G' (who also starred in a few Eurocreme titles including 'SoldierBoy' in the same scene as Andrew) was also an escort, and I met him at the flat in Barbican during my first session with Andrew. I also know that one of Andrew's regular clients was a Member of Parliament (who still has his seat in the House of Commons today).

Re: the Moderator's note. I should say that there was another picture of Andrew on this post, one that I had taken myself during my overnight session with him at the hotel in Victoria. This was a breach of the Forum's 'Guidelines' which I had stupidly failed to read and therefore adhere to. Lesson learned.

There have been a couple of posts recently in which the subject matter prompted me to mention the fact that I hired my first escort when I was only 18-years-old, namely the 'Forum Census' and 'At 81.. am I the oldest client on here?'. I thought I would make a post about it for anyone who might be interested. The first time meeting Andrew was at the tail end of 2006, in late December I think. The reason I'm almost certain about the date is that I remember picking up a copy of the London Evening Standard upon my arrival in London that night at St Pancras station, which had news on the front page that Saddam Hussein's execution had been scheduled (or maybe even taken place, I don't remember. Saddam was executed on the 30th, anyway). At 19-years-old, Andrew was a year older than me. I'd found and viewed his escort profile on a website called 'Gaydar' (which still exists but is nowhere near as popular as it once was) and contacted him. His pictures were awesome. He was the most beautiful lad I had ever seen. As well as escorting, he worked in gay porn; if you want to see Andrew 'in action' today, all you need to do is watch 'RudeBoiz', 'BikeBoy', 'SoldierBoy' or 'Penthouse Sex Party' - produced by Eurocreme. I met Andrew in the shared flat he was staying in at the time just literally right around the corner from Barbican tube station. I won't go into the intricate details of what took place during our session, but it was fantastic. After that session I was so happy. I didn't at all feel like I had wasted money - despite the fact that at that age I didn't have a lot of it. I enjoyed my time with Andrew so much that I ended up meeting him a second time, for an overnight session, in early or mid-2007. He came to meet me at the hotel I was staying at just around the corner from Victoria station. I always remember that I had arranged the session from my new number and that I didn't tell him that I was the client. So when he knocked on my hotel room door and I opened it, he was pleasantly surprised to see that it was me - he remembered me of course from our first session in 2006. What a wonderful night that was. I couldn't believe I was spending all evening and all night with such a beautiful guy (beautiful both on the inside and outside; he had a lovely personality). I still remember details of some of the conversations we had that night, even all these years later. He spoke about his life, his family, his friends - and revealed to me that he had a son to a girl he used to date and that he'd be buying him a present with some of the cash that I was giving him for the session. The best thing about that night for me was cuddling up to him and going to sleep with him. I've never done that with an escort since. Waking up to him the next morning, him still sleeping on his side, and my head pressed against his back, was so good. That would be the last time I saw Andrew. About a year later I heard that on 11 May 2008, Andrew passed away from an overdose of the 'chemsex' drug GHB. Though I had only met him on two occasions, and that we had met on the understanding that our relationship was purely transactional, I was heartbroken. He had a profound effect on me. I must confess that his handsome looks and his down to earth personality were to blame for a bit of an infatuation with him. I was terribly upset at the news, and to this day whenever I think of Andrew's passing (at age 21), my heart feels a unique pain. Andrew was my first hire. He taught me that gay male escorts provide a quality and professional service. He quashed any notions that I might have had that sex workers are not decent people, with his kindness. He allowed me to be more sexually free and to feel good about being so, by showing me certain things that I had not tried before. He gave me companionship when I needed it, on two occasions. And I did need it. He satisfied all my sexual and emotional wants and needs, twice. He opened my eyes to the fact that escorts don't just sell sex, but also affection and intimacy. To this day I enjoy the services of professional providers, and I have my initial experiences with Andrew to thank for that. Here is one of his modeling photos which I think he used on his Gaydar escort profile: Moderators' note: Photo removed because we don't allow posting non-public photos.

Nobody has raised changing the background from white to dark. What was being discussed earlier was having a 'dark mode' or 'night mode' option (key word there being option) that members of the forum could 'switch on' if they so wished (Twitter and Reddit are two sites that i can think of that have this option).

Personally, I hire all year round. Even in the dark winter months. I suppose since I do all of my hiring in London, where I make use of the Underground network and buses (I don't drive my car down there), going out to meet escorts even when the weather isn't great is not much of an ordeal.

Thank you. Yes, that is exactly what I meant - a dark theme that members could pick to 'switch on' if they prefer that. I think that would be great for those of us with sensitive eyes! Thank you very much for at least entertaining the idea, it would be good to get other forum members' thoughts.

Hi there @RadioRob. Do you think it would be at all possible to add a 'night mode'/'dark mode' option to the forums? There are those of us whose eyes don't take kindly to the very bright white background. Cheers

Maybe if we ask the Mods politely, they may add a 'night mode' option to the site?

Well, here's hoping you make it to 95 😂👍

I've just realised that you can click to see which forum members have answered each question. I didn't know you could that.

Not really sure I've noticed an uptick, but I do see the odd one every now and then claiming to be "straight". If they genuinely are straight, they're not likely to provide a good and enjoyable service. I suspect, however, that most are not in actual fact "straight".

I would surmise that it is very rare that "only a massage takes place" at VG 😂 And I concur. I hope VG is around for many years to come.

I'm relatively new to this site (I joined in July this year), so I don't know who 'Daddy' was. I feel like I've missed out on a lot.

This is a really great post and a fascinating idea, thank you very much @JoeMendoza. Wow. First of all, I'm surprised that I'm not the only one who had his first hire when he was below 21 (I was 18 when I hired my first escort). So far, two of us have clicked the 'below 21' option and I'd be very interested to know who the other person is (though they may not wish to say for reasons of anonymity). I honestly thought I was the only person in this whole forum to have hired an escort when I was so young. And someone has clicked that they've been hiring for '46 - 50 years'. That's amazing.

I hope you get to go see your regular, favourite guy very soon. As to whether you should take it on trust from an ad that says the escort is fully vaxed, this is totally personal. It is up to you of course. My regular go-to lad is fully vaxed, and I haven't asked him for proof because I trust him. He's a lovely person who would not lie, and he has a very good reputation as an excellent and popular provider in London, so he wouldn't risk damaging his reputation by lying. I have no doubt he'd show me proof of his fully vaxed status if I requested it, but I don't want to make him think I'm wary by asking. I trust him. If you meet a guy for the first time whose ad doesn't mention anything about being vaxed, I think it is absolutely a reasonable request to ask for proof, and I think I would do so. It's awesome that you turn 81 on the 26th; I hope you have a lovely day mate x

Yes very true, @MscleLovr. Thanks for adding some additional info with regards to the law here on prostitution/escorting, for the benefit of our friends abroad. @MscleLovris right. Prostitution is legal here so long as it isn't "publicly solicited". Pimping, trafficking and brothel running are all against the law (though the police seem to have turned a blind eye to Villa Gianni for all these years - I suppose because it operates under the facade of being a massage parlour).

Despite being a Millennial, I actually don't pay my escorts by credit card, haha. I always pay with cash. But I am thinking about paying my regular (and favourite) escort by PayPal, as I think he prefers that over cash. And I agree with you that just because someone uses escorts, doesn't mean they cannot get laid otherwise. I'm not unattractive and I currently look young for my age (or so most people including some of the escorts I see tell me), and I do sometimes get laid for free in the saunas, whilst cruising or meeting someone off the apps. But my favourite way to get laid is with an escort. Escorts provide a sexual experience that most free hookups simply won't and can't provide. I use escorts because I want to, not because I have to. And I think that's true for a lot of people regardless of their age.

I'm so fortunate to live in the UK, where paying someone money in exchange for sexual services is perfectly legal. I couldn't imagine experiencing the anxiety of being 'busted' each time I engage in this most enjoyable hobby.

Do you say this based on negative experiences you've had with escorts who've asked for payment up front, or is that just something you've surmised to be the case? I ask with all due respect. I've met up with many escorts who've asked for payment up front, and most of them (admittedly not all) have delivered a very professional service and a very hot, horny, enjoyable session. Whilst I personally would much rather pay at the end of a session as opposed to at the start of a session, I'm not automatically hostile to an escort who requests the latter. EDIT: I'm talking about payment on arrival, not about paying a deposit (or the full rate) prior to meeting, which is something I have never done and never would do.

I'm not sure where you've been when you've been over here, but this is not a description of the UK that I live in. Sure, there are plenty of impoverished areas in much of the larger towns and cities but that's the case elsewhere in Europe - and the rest of the world, indeed.

And may I ask why not!?