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Oh he was probably jealous

Totally agree. Great advice. There was a big thing about consent in kink on Instagram a while ago. Lots of younger guys pointing the finger at older guys for their behaviour in darkrooms. Thing is that older guys were brought up in a world where the cruising protocol was different to how it is now. Both sides need to understand that... and there's no excuse for being rude or disrespectful as a result. That includes being a persistent pest who won't take no as an answer as well as being overtly rude to a genuine show of interest.

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Early 50's here. It's hard: you have to keep your confidence up - confidence *is* attractive - keep at it and don't let knock backs beat you down. Keep engaging, but equally be aware of "no means no" and don't keep persisting - if rebuffed, quickly move on and try something or someone else. That advice I'd apply online and in-person at clubs/events.

When I used to do whitewater kayaking there used to be an issue with bacteria in the water at the whitewater centre on the river Trent in Nottingham because just upstream was a power plant that warmed the water up in the river. The guys that ran it advised us to drink a couple of cans of Diet Coke after being in the water as the acidity suppressed any bacteria ingested. Now in another life, I've used that trick after rimming - I'm not sure if it works against all bugs as I too have occasionally had Gastro Flu after a longer session, but perhaps it helps a bit?

Yeah - I have to admit from the west (Marylebone) it was a trek, and Jubilee line to North Greenwich was packed like sardines. There is a regular bus from North Greenwich which runs along the A200 and the nearest stop is Deptford High Street Stop A. My problem is coming home, since the last train home out of Marylebone is 11:45pm ish it means an overnight stay somewhere is essential. That makes a night out expensive unless you know someone you can stay with. It's a shame LC doesn't have B&B rooms upstairs like Central Station does.

Sadly they don't excel with their marketing! The closest thing is that they put all their events on Meetup.com and they occasionally post on Instagram.

I would also look at [think before following links] https://www.siegessaeule.de/ nearer the time. I much prefer the smaller peripheral events (Scheune, Bose Buben, Ajpnia, etc) to the big mega parties because the big events have become such a circus of desperate tourist bottoms. Many Berlin guys avoid going out during BLF and Folsom for that reason.

Silicon based lube lasts longer - Vaseline and oil based lubes longer still, but may harm the rubber material the plug is made from.

I'm at the RIU - planned two weeks spanning easter weekend.

I've been to a few CumUnion events in the UK in the last couple of years. I haven't been to Torquay, but I did do Sheffield and Northwich. Neither did anything special to promote it or make any effort with the venue - it was just a regular evening at the sauna - if you hadn't seen it on the CumUnion website you wouldn't have known. I hope Torquay will be different - would be interesting to hear how it goes. I really miss the CumUnion event in London which was amazing.

I went along to this for the first time. I haven't been to the LC before and things seemed to align - a cheap hotel room nearby (Zedwell) - and a party that people have recommended. If you've not been to the LC then it's a similar deal to Bunker or Underground Club, but larger, cleaner and better maintained. There's a bar and bathrooms on the ground floor, and stairs down to the basement - which looked to be to be about 2.5x bigger. The basement has an outdoor smoking patio and lot of dark corners to play in - a couple of well set up slings and other bits of equipment. Rawhide is a dress code event - black leather black rubber and boots. I was worried it might be full of twinky guys in puppy masks but it wasn't and the crowd reminded me of Backstreet, but with a much friendlier atmosphere. It has a really nice vibe to it. Plenty of fun to be had - I started out in the darker area to build some confidence and tried to get some group fun going by playing with one guy and then as others draw close involving them in the fun too. It was dark so I didn't really pay much attention to who or count how many - just got lost in the moment, I guess. Highlight was one of the younger guys in leather harness who cornered me. I hadn't paid him much attention because I usually end up playing with older and more bearish guys. I'd seen him getting fucked earlier on by a couple of leather guys, so assumed he was a bottom. But no... after some initial exploration he said the magic words - "Get in the sling, I wanna fuck you". I didn't need to be told twice! I hopped in and I was wearing a butt plug to keep my hole a bit stretched and keep any loads inside. He pulls it out - and then makes a show of licking it and then sucking on it. Looks like he's my kind of pig! After he's done I proffer to hold it so he has his hands free, but he has other ideas, and pops it in his own hole for safekeeping. Next he gets up to speed with fucking and he's not gentle at all. I'm encouraging him to dig harder and deeper. The scaffold supporting the sling is shaking and creaking with our momentum. He doesn't take long to nut - and when he does he stays inside a moment. When we regain our breath and composure he extracts my plug from his hole and uses it to plug mine and seal his cum inside - as he pushes it in, I can feel it's slick with whatever cum and juices it picked up from his hole. So lots of cock, but only one load - although I like to think sharing that plug meant I got more than a few second hand ones 😉

If the Chiltern Rail trains are running I may well be going to SOP that weekend. Always up for meets.

Agree, and I'd add that playing sober means both will remember the experience and all its little details and nuances. You always remember your first. If he's inexperienced then take some time to explore each other's bodies. You mentioned rimming already which is an awesome way to get a hole hungry... It wasn't until a good while after my first time that I discovered how sensitive my nipples are, and giving them a twist or pinch also works wonders in unlocking the back door. Not sure if we are allowed to mention poppers in this part of the forum, but if not, then moderators please remove this part: they are useful in moderation in these situations but I'd only suggest as a last resort if things aren't opening up and relaxing enough.

It's a parasitic infection of the intestine. Can take a long while to clear without treatment. I believe some guys can carry it unknowingly without symptoms. You generally are mostly at risk from rimming and sucking a cock that has been inside someone's hole. If you're really unlucky you can have ongoing symptoms long after the parasite has cleared. When I caught it in Laboratory, I ended up being prescribed Metronidazole (had to go private, as NHS couldn't help) to nuke my gut biome. That worked but it was a long time before I was anywhere near normal and could 'trust my gut'.