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ha, that's awesome, it finally works again after a couple years. you seem to have the magic touch. previous requests about it were ignored. thanks

they have known about this bug for a long time as i reported it when they last made changes, so i'm guessing they're not going to fix it at least anytime soon. it's a tiny outfit and they're focused on the paid webcam portion of the website.

https://www.houseboy.com/#houseboy-profile/Michaelgatt if you search from this page, you'll get no result becuase the forum profiles are automatically generated but separate from the main profiles and not synchronized. that is, if you move and update your main profile, your forum profile also needs updating. (crappy website design--they're getting money from the cams, the forums & profiles are an afterthought)

i have also fallen into using HOST. MASTER only makes sense for kinky folks. some kinky people say SIR. no one ever says SPONSOR. i call people BOSS but it rarely gets used in the third person.

you can find NDAs and contracts for domestic servants online but you can't add anything about sex or kink. any language of that type is 'metricious consideration" and invalidates the rest of the contract. generally i think it's good to negotiate what you want and write it down to be clear but it's not something either of you would ever want to risk taking to court. so it's just for clarity of communication & can be a hot way to negotiate.

there are many other sites like recon for kinky hookups, but for all it's technical failings, and all the usual flakes & scammers, this site is probably the best for this category. there is also a site called housboi.com but i've only talked to one person who successfully connected with anyone there. there are some postings on fetlife which is more pansexual and not very gay percentage wise. there are lots of sexwork sites. rentboy & backpage are supposedly up & running again but with the new laws there is more caution and more risk of enforcement. i would be be extremely leery of anyone offering to sell you a slave. it has occasionally happened in the past but if i saw a post about that, i would be afraid that person was an idiot, a scammer or most likely a narc. good luck.

there are arguably more who do part time than full time some people call them choreboys one of my ex's play is mostly in that vein, that is, if he has a trick come over, he makes them do a chore first. it's a good way to practice without having to jump in with both feet. good luck.

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you might try a different web browser but the site is fairly glitchy at times

so just to recap the obvious: this is buzzfeed, so it's extra trashy & sensationalistic, but i thought it was still worth posting for people to be aware of the coverage. it's sad when anyone is taken advantage of or abused, and we all need to look out for ourselves & each other. Don't get lured into a situation that you can't get out of. Either as a houseboy or an employer.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/landlords-are-offering-free-rooms-in-return-for-gay-sex-and?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=buzzfeed&ref=buzzfeed&utm_term=.cnwWwk2bPl#.hqJKPN0oMY

woof good luck

like most dating & hookup sites, most people here are only collecting pics or chatting even if they would like to think theyre serious but a small minority actually do follow thru and make it happen

it's unfortunate that the site generates a separate forum profile and apparently allows a forum profile to be generated without having a regular profile. and particularly that when you click into someone's name in the forum, the skeletal forum profile appears and there is no indication that they have a regular profile with more info, pics etc. maybe a link or message back to the regular profiles could be added to the forum profile template

it would be great to have a way to only see new profiles like most similar sites eg an option to hide previously viewed or if i've already shared a pic etc

that's totally up to you to negotiate. it's usually room & board including utilities & meals out, sometimes other expenses, sometimes travel or entertainment. but i have heard of and also been offered situations where i am expected to pay rent & my own food ranging up to situations where there is a salary for additional work. it depends on how wealthy they are and is more likely if it is a couple or trio vs a single guy unless he is very financially well off. the stories i hear where things go wrong are usually when the employer is trying to entice a young hot thing with an offer of lots of money, and he ends up being lazy, and the host doesn't have the desire/willingness to discipline him & get him back to work. and then things go south and he gets kicked out. longer term situations that are successful cover the whole gamut but seem to tend to where the houseboy has some kind of independent income stream, usually part time.

there is no setting to silence the notification ping under NOTIFICATIONS

if there were some perks to providing feedback eg membership upgrade or..., it would be more likely that i and others would continue helping resolve errors

this error msg appears sometimes but less often than the unresolved spinning wheel

are you guys making any changes due to the changes in the law? https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/13/17172762/fosta-sesta-backpage-230-internet-freedom

this is the most informative article i've seen so far that actually gives some details & background https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/13/17172762/fosta-sesta-backpage-230-internet-freedom

if the user hasn't replied, there is nowhere to click. i guess i can go to each individual user and click MESSAGE but apparently there is no where to see a list of sent messages, correct? only a history thread within each individual user, which doesn't show in my inbox until they have replied

at least some of the time it is the admin messages at the bottom sent to the wrong user that gives a confusing message notification, correct

i noticed my location when incorrect and tried to change it before the mass email, and have corrected it half a dozen times since then using the SAVE button. it is finally correct.

i'm no longer seeing an option to view my sent messages from the inbox is that gone? or how do i reach it?