Clearly things are different these days. I hate to do this and being marked as a paranoid hobbyst, however a friend of mine who is in this lifestyle had his life turn upside down and he could have avoided it all by taking very small steps.

I have enjoyed being part of TER and will continue to contribute to the pool of reviews, but I will do so under an old name and use this new user name to be part of discussions on this board.

Also will take the same path as a few others have done in recent weeks and see only verified independent girls, preferably from out of town and in their late 20s and early 30s.

wishing all the beautiful ladies who bring so much happiness to our lives a very happy and safe holiday season!

sorry to hear about you and your friend. so far the worst i've experienced is a "message" delivered to my work, not from anyone official, but from a WK. the current doughnut allergy syndrome makes my usual policy of facing down drama riskier than i'd like.

my old reviews and posts are now under a different name. this handle is now just an alias. new reviews and posts will be under yet another name.  i doubt i'll have much to say under the new (or old) handle either. it just takes too much work to effectilvely disguise my writing style.

sometimes it is better to take one's sails out of their wind than wait for the wind to calm down on its own. perhaps if i'm out of sight i'll also be out of their mind.

i'm still, kindly, out of mine.