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I imagine that a certain number do enjoy giving/receiving. But it's quite difficult to find someone who will be 'giving'. There are a few that have advertised that they are open to receiving in their ads. Just keep an eye out.

I find that I rarely see stray cats here. Actually, come to think about it, I haven't seen one at all in the Toronto or Ottawa area. But I do know they exist, otherwise I can't imagine how all those cats end up in the local shelters. I think a big problem is when people buy kittens with the wrong expectations. Kittens are insanely adorable. They are tiny, and manageable, but when they get bigger, and develop their own personalities, I've seen owners get frustrated and their vision of pet ownership shattered. I've personally seen someone cycle through 4 cats in a matter of 5 years. All were bought when they were kittens. I feel that for someone to buy a kitten, they must demonstrate ownership abilities through having a pet for a while. No newcomer in my opinion should own a kitten. There are instances where it worked out perfectly, but I've heard of way too many abandonment cases. The thing with older cats is that you can see what sort of personality they have, and find out if it suits you. It makes a huge difference, and the last four cats my family owned, we've had them till their last day. We knew what we were getting into because they were at least 2-3 years old. The average age of all four was about 7.

For the purposes of a very short, perhaps unhealthy but insanely hot relationships Didn't care for the show much, but I probably watched it in large part due to 6 Irene Adler...The BBC's Sherlock version. That confidence, that brain, damn... For Wife material Hermione Granger...not because of Emma Watson, (although she hot), but her intelligence. I find that super sexy For Friend material...I'd so be Sherlock or the Doctor's sidekick. That would be so interesting.

I've been to some really rude places. So they might have distorted my view of what friendly constitutes, to me all of Canada is pretty friendly. Toronto consistently surprises me, not because it's the friendliest, but because I've been to many world cities, and I think Toronto is the friendliest of the bunch.

This article is quite telling on one very important fact. Money is the main source of power in Pakistan, not religion as many people in the west thing. Religion has been used as a tool to control, but the upper echelon of society is far from pious. The stuff they do would shock anyone.

What Excaliber said. Don't approach her for that reason. I can't say if it's a good idea to see her even if she does still advertise her services. Privacy is a huge component in this industry for both parties involved, and it might make her uncomfortable.

Since other TV shows have their own thread, and I didn't notice one for Sherlock, I've created one. If you haven't yet watched Season 3 and are waiting for it to come here (I believe it's Jan 19th on PBS), leave this thread to avoid any spoilers. First off...I can't be alone here right? Anyone watch last night's episode?

I'd recommend writing op-ed articles for different newspapers as well. I have a feeling that this issue will become an election issue in 2015. It's a high emotions subject which almost everyone seems to have a opinion, and a welcome distractions from the senate scandals and whatnot. Listening to CBC radio on the day of the verdict gave the impression that with perhaps the absolute rare exception, all women in this industry were coerced into it. And the audience calling in rarely disagreed with that notion.

Do what feels right for you. Everyone has a different definition of what constitutes cheating. My limit has always been to stop if I was with someone. But there are circumstances that I haven't experienced which seems to be the driving force of why some men are here.

Can anyone explain how it affects anyone who is currently on trial or might be 'caught' committing any of these offenses before the year passes? Ex, if someone hired a bodyguard and that person was caught for "living of the avails", will that person (if currently on trial, or caught before the 1 year time period) still be charged for an offense? What about those who are already in prison, or an ex-con because of these convictions that were ruled unconstitutional? Edit: The article answered part of my question here - "The court's decision will be suspended for one year, meaning that the laws will stand as they are..." Not to be a downer, but with the conservatives in power, is anyone afraid they might outright make everything to do with sex work including 'prostitution' illegal as a reaction?

Enjoy your break and Happy Christmas!

Not physical presence this time... But true to my own Christmas tradition, I've heard this almost every year since coming here around Christmas. Any chance it might be people who do celebrate Christmas, but rather not seeing public money spent on Christmas events, or agnostics/atheists who really don't have any religious attachment to holidays? I've seen examples of both. I'm sure there are some people who immigrated here that for some bizarre reason feel offended, but trust me, as a voting bloc, this group has very little influence. Look for that war on Christmas enemy somewhere else. And no way in hell will I shut the f up if I see something I disagree with here, just because I don't have an ancestry of 'true' Canadians.

I'm not that religious, but one of the tenants that I properly follow is the charity bit. So every year, I give 2.5% of whatever I'm worth to charity. I have always split it three ways. 1/3 for local causes. Sick Kids this year 1/3 for national causes. This year it was a split between Calgary and Quebec (The town that lost 50 people in the train crash) 1/3 for international. Almost every year I give to one of the best charities I know of - Ehdi.

This look makes me more hot and bothered then those micro mini skirts. I have no clue why.

What the kid did was very wrong. But I wouldn't go as far as saying it should be a criminal offense.

Jessica Massage - Had an almost identical request. Left very happy.

This is a topic I truly still feel as a foreigner fresh of the boat. First of all, the biggest question I have - who are these elusive people on the Happy Holiday brigade? I've constantly seen the war on Christmas stories, especially on Fox, but who is the enemy? 2. I get there are some companies that are switching for some unknown reason, but who cares about what a store says anyway? As far as I've understood, retail have done an amazing job inserting themselves into the psyche of Christmas, so much so that it's now seen as blasphemy that they would say anything other then Merry Christmas. As someone who has celebrated one Christmas only, for me it was about being with friends, having a nice meal, and catching up. 3. I know a lot of people who don't celebrate Christmas. From new immigrants to those here for a few generations, and not one of them have ever shown their disdain of anything Christmas, and they are definitely not offended when someone wishes them Merry Christmas. 4. What really makes me uncomfortable is that every year, inevitably someone brings up this conversation with me around (like physically around). And it always ends up in a kinda/sorta accusation that people like me are ruining Christmas. I had a professor once who told the entire class that the only note of any kind (card, email, etc) with the words Merry Christmas came from the 9-10 year old Bangladeshi Muslim community newspaper delivery boy. I once got a gift basket at work from the HR manager and he wished me Happy Holidays...I responded with a Merry Christmas and he was surprised that such words would come out from my mouth. I have tons of examples of this sort, where people who do celebrate it don't say it to each other, but hear it from people who don't. I wish people a Merry Christmas every chance I get, but normally I do so a little closer to Christmas, not starting from the first week of December...which is another thing I've yet to figure out. So Merry Christmas folks

One option is grab one of the many OC Transpo buses that pass by there, they'll take you right downtown Ottawa in 5 minutes. I imagine that would give you a bigger choice. Getting back is quite easy through OC as well

I'm not sure what context Miss Jane is bringing up, if it's specific to this industry, please ignore the rest of this post. When I was younger (I feel old saying that, but in reality just about 7 or so years ago), I met this girl who was all kinds of messed up. She was nice, but for certain reasons, she had a very low self-esteem, dabbled in some dangerous activities, and in other ways, in a bad place. I helped her through some of it, I'm happy to say that I did a decent job, she's headstrong and accomplished now. On her way to bigger and better things. But that relationship really did a number on me. I do believe I was well intentioned, but it did start to feel weird when she became more independent. It's hard to put into words, because saying it really makes me feel a disgusted with myself, and even though everyone here is more or less a faceless avatar, it is a bit shameful to admit this. I resented when she did become better, or healed so to speak. Being that person who was a confidant, a crutch, it made me feel better about myself. I realize now I had my own self-esteem issues, if my 'white-knight' self was using all of this as a confidence booster. 7 years may not seem that long to some here, but I wonder about that little kid, wonder how I could've been that person. I guess based on my own experience, I do have a negative correlation to white knight. I've learned that it's good to do something nice for others, and okay to feel some sort of satisfaction. But it is a small component of my life. I am on occasion hesitant helping people, especially women who are my age. I try to wonder if I'm doing it for the right reasons, or because I feel as if I want something more. This has turned out to be a bit of a rambling, so I'll stop here. Hopefully this was to point.

Nope, never. The most public place I've done it is in my hotel room

I honestly can't tell you if I'm confident or not. A lot of times people thing I am because of the way I react to situations, particularly tricky, delicate, confrontational or highly stressful moments. But the truth is that I often find myself very alone and scared. But because I don't react, people think I'm calm, and have everything under control. And the oddest thing is that I'm fueled by their confidence in me. But alone, I don't know.

Section 13.2 has been repealed http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/page-7.html#h-7 And standard in the industry is that the photographer owns the rights to the images. I can't think of any photographer friend who I know who doesn't have this clause on their contract. So despite what the law says, almost all clients are already signing the rights (if they have any, not sure since it's been repealed now) away.

Million dollars isn't as much these days as it was 20 years ago. But even if it's a trillion dollars, I wouldn't do it. My life is worth infinitely more to me.

If I start dating, I'll be gone. I did for a few months earlier, but it didn't work out. I have fun here, and I can get to try fantasies, and on occasion learn something. But give me once a month vanilla sex and a life time with the woman I love, and this will be my past. So I guess I'm hoping that it's temporary. I'm very thankful to the people I've met here, more then they probably imagine, and I will always hope I in some tiny way even gave back what they gave me.