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Thanks everyone ... I knew how many points I had, but was unsure how people seemed to know what others had .. I often work on my iPad and the cursor over the rep bar doesn't work then. Porthos

This may be a stupid question, but how can you tell?? Porthos

For the love of fishnets

Hope it works out for you RG

A sad day for us, but I sincerely hope it's a good day for WIT. WIT, as you go forth remember that you have a great many friends here who love and respect you. You've also, through your contributions to this community, touched many of our lives, always for the better. Porthos

There are lots of alternatives. http://tmapsey.hubpages.com/hub/101-Great-Cuss-Word-Alternatives But to be honest I don't give a goddamn ... They are all fuckin useless! More seriously, I like the Sci Fi alternatives: Battlestar Galactica ... Frack Farscape: Frel ... Frelling this, frel that, Frel off Frack has that very satisfying hard consonant at the end. But like RG, I love it when a particular favourite looks at me, smiles slyly, and says "I think you need to fuck me now!" Porthos

Her's is the best .... 39.4% now

Let me join others in imploring you to reconsider. I always find your posts reasoned, insightful, and fair. You are an important part of this community and I, for one, will miss you tremendously. Porthos

There is a difference between disclosing that you are open to some fun outside your marriage and disclosing that you see SPs. As we've discussed many times on this board, there is still tremendous negative moral judgements made about seeing an escort. Years ago, before I started seeing SPs I had an affair with a single woman. While she had no hang ups at all about seeing a married man, she was incredibly judgmental about prostitution. If you have the affair and it ends badly (and it will end unless you're looking to end your marriage), she has one additional thing that she can throw on your face --- or your wife's. My advice: find a way to extricate yourself and certainly don't pursue the possibility of an affair. Even if she throws herself at you. All she knows now is what you said. You can always explain it away as a joke made in bad judgement. Take it a step further, plausible deniability is gone!!! Porthos

Heading out to the deck with a book and a cold beer!

It's not just clients who do that! I've been asked (not recently) who else in a city I've seen and received a gossipy run down on each. Just to be clear ... This was probably 10 years ago, and certainly not a CERB lady. I only saw her the once as I wasn't sure she wouldn't gossip about clients either!

I always have a cover story that explains my activities. I stick to it. Since the two of you don't travel in the same circles "drinks with friends" would have sufficed. I suspect that perhaps, given you find her attractive, you may have wanted to suggest your sexual availability. As rickkm suggests, your train ride home may become a train wreck. At the very least your life might become a little more complicated and/or interesting. Porthos

I agree with those who've said this is just rate-negotiation. It's my birthday is one of a long list of reasons some guys expect a discount. Right up there with I lost my job, my wife left me and I'm depressed, someone died and i need to be cheered up, i'm going to die and my last wish is to have sex with you, and my dog ate my homework!!! I frequently make a visit to a favourite lady a birthday present to myself. But, if anything, I book longer and as Aubrey suggests, might build in some additional social time. I certainly don't ask for, or expect any discount. If I tell the lady it's my birthday, she might try to make it extra special (although I only do this with regulars and they are regulars because it's always extra-special). You wouldn't go shopping and ask for a discount because it's your birthday. Sure, some restaurants offer a free desert, or a half price entree, but sometimes they actually request to see your drivers license. Would you be prepared to show your lady of choice some ID to prove it's your birthday???

Just found this ... Apologies if it's previously been posted.

I love romance! Of course the obvious gestures ... Gifts, holding a door for a lady, flowers (just because) are all so important. But what I really like is when romance becomes embedded in how two people interact ... The looks across a room that crackle with electricity. The touch of a hand that sends shivers down your spine. The knowing smile, the secret joke that no one else is aware of. Then, romance is passion, bottled up and waiting to explode. Such intensity is the holy grail! Porthos

Air conditioning fixed. I'm broke, but cool!