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Puppy! I lived in an urban neighborhood in Mid-City San Diego and would occasionally see a coyote ambling down the street at night. Closer to the edge of canyons one could see them during the day. Scary.

The payoffs could explain his high rate. Guy's gotta make some money after all.

An easy way to ascertain this before launching into details via text is to text "Hi, [insert name of escort] this is [insert your name] and I'm inquiring about your ad." Once he replies you can launch into the spiel about liking whatever you like. The probability of you reaching someone other than the escort who is running a non-escort ad is slim to none.

I especially like the part about him starting the Russia investigation.

@youngboldone, here is what I typically write in my first email via the Rent.men email service: "Hi [insert name of escort] Your ad caught my eye and I want to see if we are compatible and possibly hire you. I'm a very oral bottom and love to suck, rim, and lick; muscle worship is a huge turn-on as is gear and underwear. When the chemistry is right I like to kiss and cuddle and if we decide to go there I am a bottom. I'm thinking of hiring on [insert date or dates]. What are your thoughts? Thanks and looking forward to hearing from you rvwnsd" Fewer than five times since texting has become commonplace has an escort told me that he would only communicate by text. I contact guys who are in their mid-twenties to their fifties. Most will reply via email whether or not they would enjoy what I describe and more than half remark that they appreciate my approach. After this point I've had guys want to switch to texting, which is fine with me. This begs the question: why is your experience so different than mine and the others who use a similar approach? Not knowing exactly what you write, I can speculate: You are contacting escorts who are not, in general, good matches for you You are saying something that causes the escorts to become concerned and block your phone number You are catching them at inconvenient times They all have poor reading comprehension skills They are all assholes None of them want to establish commonality before meeting Some combination of the above You mentioned not being able to afford hiring "a toad." I don't think anyone can afford (or wants to) hire someone who will not deliver a good time. However, there are no guarantees that the playdate will be perfect. Based on commentary you have made in this thread and others, that seems to be your expectation. Here are a few suggestions to make your hiring experience more pleasant: State what you want and when you want it up-front. Don't make the escort wait for five emails, texts, or phone calls to figure out you want to blow him and cuddle afterwards on Tuesday. When you find a guy who interests you, ask about him in The Deli. When you ask, keep in mind that reviews are not allowed. To avoid that, invite guys to contact you via PM (formerly "Private Message," now "Starting a Conversation") with details. When you ask us about a guy, tell us what you like to do, the kinds of guys you like, and where you want to meet. That way, if you want a smooth, ultra-cut blonde in LA I won't recommend Raul G Manzo. Likewise, if you want an edgy, super-hung, brunette in Chicago I won't recommend Rod Hagen. (Both are fabulous, by the way)

A couple of comments: I've read and re-read the various posts in the thread and don't see any evidence supporting the notion that the escort in question is a non-native English speaker. Let's give non-native English speakers credit for being able to construct sentences in their own language and for having the ability to apply those principles to a language other than their own. We are not talking about awkward vocabulary, reversed subject/predicate order, or mismatched case. The wording sounds like it came from someone who is high, drunk, or is suffering the effects of long-term drug use. Would those who are criticizing the OP support him if he declared that he was visiting a non-English speaking country and would not make an attempt to correctly write/speak the language or would they criticize him for expecting the non-English speaking country to abide by his crappy usage (or non-usage)? It cuts both ways. Excellent point.

If you check out the FAQs of the review site you will see that you can send an email to daddy@daddysreviews.com.

Ridge, who has long since retired, used to live in Berwyn.

@kov78 I don't have any intel on either guy, but I also don't recognize the pics or the ads. Addamm has a beautiful dick. Not so into the other guy.

Even before I left Chicago in 2000, Edgewater and Rogers Park had a burgeoning LGBT community and Lakeview was waning. @LaffingBear, I'm with you on this. When I think about guys I dated and hooked up with back in the 1990's in Chicago, plenty of them lived in 'hoods like Old Irving Park, St Ben's, Roscoe Village, Printer's Row, and Logan Square and suburbs like Berwyn, Oak Park, Evanston, and Naperville. Yes, Naperville. (Apparently, gays who work in DuPage county like to live close to work. Who knew?) The trend away from "gayborhoods" started a long time ago (at least it did in Chicago) and keeps picking up steam. @Topseed, Boystown never appealed to me, even when I was recently out. The neighborhood had more character back then, but outside of the gay bars there were better restaurants and shopping to be had elsewhere. It was always the gay version of Lincoln Park. Perhaps it is time to move elsewhere?

Interestingly, the conflicting reports are from a broad range of members who have varying lengths of tenure on the Forum.

As in most, if not all, questions about why person "A" does something, the only one who knows for sure is person "A." The rest of us can only speculate.

One man's hell is another man's heaven. Come to think of it, that statement would describe this thread's topic.

Like this.

I could be mistaken, but it seems he has been advertising as an escort for much, much longer than he has as a masseur.

And you, more than any of us, know that ego size is inversely proportionate to the size of something else.

Awwwwwwww.

Count me in with @coriolis888. I think you will hire again. There are plenty of escorts who can make a connection with their clients and not disappear. Should you hire again, here's a suggestion: find at least two guys you connect with and space out playdates. That way, the play won't get stale and no one feels pressured to hire or be hired. That is NOT to say you pressured the guy who prompted you to start the thread. It simply says you will have a couple of guys so if one isn't available or needs a break you have the other.

The only time Metro knocks the socks off anything is when it has a fatal train crash, which happens with alarming frequency. The flimsy cars telescope into one another, which causes the fatalities to occur. FYI - The official CTA spelling is "L," as explained in this Twitter post. Enjoy the ketchup you put on your suburban hot dogs.

I visited Philadelphia once, in the mid-1990's. My impression was it had a lot of beautiful historical architecture but needed a good hosing-down. Obviously, a lot has changed in 20 years and I intend to visit again soon.

What the hell do you mean by calling us "harsh?" When the hell is this board harsh? Huh? When? Give us an example!! Just kidding. While I am not criticizing you for tipping/gifting and booking multi-hour appointments, you deserve to be treated nicely whether you book one-hour sessions and always pay the stated rate and not a penny more or you do as you have done. On the other hand, no need to feel bad about doing so. I'm on the fence about hiring an escort to be a trainer as well as being a playmate. I also don't believe doing so caused the next set of behaviors to occur. I also do not believe great "customer relationship management" and "being genuine when one does so" are mutually exclusive. Well, that certainly sucks. While there is a decent probability that this behavior is a result of too many sessions within too short of a time, there is an equally decent probability that something else is going on. That "something else" might well be completely unrelated to you. Nothing you said indicates you broke any cardinal rules of not becoming attached. It does not sound like to fell in love with him nor does it sound like you were trying to maintain an exclusive relationship with him. To me, it sounds like you are disappointed that someone you enjoy spending time with has abruptly ceased contact. As @nycman said, this shows you are human. I have not been ghosted by an escort. Guys have explained why they would not be able to see me, but not just ceased contact. I also don't think this is "common," but not having studied a broad sample of escorts it is impossible to say whether it is or is not. Not being or knowing the escort, it is impossible to give insight into his psyche. However, it is entirely possible one of the following has occurred: Something is going on his life that makes it difficult or impossible to spend time with you and he doesn't know how/doesn't have the bandwidth to say so. He is experiencing feelings of some kind that have caused him to decide he can't see you and at the same time he is not able to say this to you. He is overwhelmed by something and isn't in a place where he can tell you for reasons completely unrelated to you Stop beating yourself up!! Whoops, was being harsh again.

This is going to sound, um, "itchy," but dude needs to let up on the Photoshopping. The few pics that leave some lines on his forehead are pretty attractive. The rest are just odd.

Truvada as PrEP is one additional tool in the prevention of acquiring the HIV virus. The decision to start using it is very personal and only you can make it. For me, after reading about potential side effects and talking with my physician it was about having that extra tool in my toolkit. I've been using it faithfully for two years and so far the only side effect has been slightly elevated kidney liver values. Considering the side effects associated with one of the asthma medications I take (increased risk of death due to an asthma attack) the Truvada as PrEP side effects are minimal. Now here's where it gets messy and uncomfortable. Based on your various posts, Truvada as PrEP is not the silver bullet that will alleviate your deep-seated and long-term fear of seroconverting. It appears that part of that fear is associated with you pursuing sexual gratification outside of your self-described sexless marriage. No medication will help with that. As long as you understand that there's a decent probability that you will feel some degree of fear, despite using Truvada as PrEP, it could be beneficial to you. My advice: talk to your doctor. EDIT: The elevated values were liver, not kidney.

I heard about that turkey fryer. What I want to know is how you didn't blow a circuit.

Especially after a long, hard, sweaty day at the jobsite. No AC in the new construction... Excuse me, but I believe I have the vapors now.