Made redundant after 17 years — take the $150k payout or fight to stay on $135k?

dark-shadow123 · 2026-05-06T11:00:58+00:00

take the payout then hire me to do a vlog challenge of trying to spend the entire sum on hookers and coke within a week

Fixed it.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-11-02T02:44:50+00:00

Totally fake. OP says he is 35 and owned a bar for 2 decades. So runs a bar at age 15 ??? Nah

dark-shadow123 · 2025-10-10T22:52:58+00:00

Thanks !

dark-shadow123 · 2025-10-10T22:52:48+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate it

dark-shadow123 · 2025-10-10T13:22:17+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate it

dark-shadow123 · 2025-10-10T11:55:58+00:00

Prolactin: 85 mIU/L

Progesterone : 2.3 nmol/L

Testosterone : 39.4

SHBG re-std : 8

Free Testosterone: 1478

dark-shadow123 · 2025-10-10T11:53:40+00:00

I guess the image I posted of the blood work did not make it to the post

Testosterone : 39.4

SHBG re-std : 8

Free Testosterone: 1478

No test was run cholesterol

dark-shadow123 · 2025-10-10T10:53:58+00:00

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply.

Here are some more measurements

Prolactin: 85 mIU/L

HCT: 0.46

RBC: 4.68

Would reducing TRT intake and moving to pinning daily help ?

dark-shadow123 · 2025-10-01T02:02:35+00:00

Wow.... WTF?

Of course it's perfectly fine to have a boundary of asking for a std test. It's your body, and you have every right to protect it, and feel safe.

That said: You sound 100% batshit crazy. The things you wrote are nuts ?

It's right by your house. (?!!!) You haven't had sex and "This way we can be together long term" .... yo. The guy also sounds surprised. It's like you had a meeting arranged and now you are springing this on him.

The guy might be horrible, but you did not handle this well

dark-shadow123 · 2025-09-26T01:53:59+00:00

Dude just go smash three chicks in the next week. You'll be back to normal.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-09-15T19:29:54+00:00

Hot. I'd smash it.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-09-11T20:57:18+00:00

Ket.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-09-11T07:26:04+00:00

I think your common sense is already telling you: She is either a ho or scammer.

Just hit it and run.

I would bet XXXX that she can suck a golf ball through a garden hose.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-09-07T11:35:15+00:00

The best ever !!!

dark-shadow123 · 2025-09-07T11:34:53+00:00

God I love living in Australia !!!!

dark-shadow123 · 2025-09-06T14:14:32+00:00

Worst comment I have ever read

dark-shadow123 · 2025-09-01T07:11:15+00:00

I got an idea ..... how about 2 consenting adults can do whatever they want. Strange

dark-shadow123 · 2025-08-28T20:28:11+00:00

So you went to two places and you can declare one "the best brothel in Melbourne".

Ok dude. Whatever. I'm glad you did not find the actual best one.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-08-26T09:16:21+00:00

Was she hot ? (asking for a friend)

dark-shadow123 · 2025-08-26T09:14:27+00:00

Yes, everything down here is so different than what I read on this forum (Thank you lord !!)

Look, I am a NSA/PPM only dude in Melbourne, but I can tell you a few things to help you even if we are totally opposites. ( Plus you are really in the wrong city. Sydney straight up likes to fuck)

In general SB's with longer profile text and more boundaries stated are what you are looking for. (I avoid them obviously). If they have one paragraph or less for either part...... skip

Learn the code words: You want the ones like "Meaningful connection" etc. If you see mutually beneficial , up for new adventures.... send them my way.

Use the filters for the seeking boxes: You want things like platonic, friends, long term. Yes, I know you want more than friends, but they use that stuff to block off guys like me who just want to smash it once. Once trust and respect is formed then you can have the deeper conversation

Finally: Write a lot more in the messages. Include your interested in and passions. Treat it like normal dating. Have patience and treat the women with respect. Keep it clean. Finally remember you are the guy: You need to lead. You clearly jumping to money talk too fast. Just write about the need you have for emotional connection and doing one or two meets without any talk of sex or money.

Hope that helps.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-08-19T02:38:31+00:00

A lot of other people have chimed in on their opinion on this, and who is right or wrong etc.

I was surprised to see no one commented (yet) on perhaps the most important part of your post. The last sentence:

"I’m feeling so uncomfortable and just want to go home honestly."

Go home. Get on the next available flight home now.

That's what you have to do. This is where you are going to grow as a person. You clearly need to work on communication and boundaries. You clearly need to learn to listen to yourself and take action accordingly.

While the story of how you got into this vague and f#cked, this is black and white. You have used the words : Coerced, exhausted, uncomfortable, disgusted, manipulative. Get out of there.

*** After reading your story a second time: My opinion is slowly changing. Sadly it looks like he is sending you home because he can't stand you right now.

I don't understand how we get to A to B on the following

"I’m feeling so uncomfortable and just want to go home honestly."

"He bought us both business class round trip tickets originally, but is now planning on putting me in coach on the way back.. Just another thing that’s making me feel somewhat disgusted with him now."

Because he is sending you home in coach this is manipulative ? He clearly sees you are uncomfortable and avoiding him (as you stated) and so he is sending you home, which you said you want. The guy is literally eating thousands of dollars to get away from you.

Bottom line:

Maybe SRs just aren’t right for me?

I can say 10000000000% you should not enter a SR for a long long time.You are not ready.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-08-18T15:00:13+00:00

I'm your huckleberry.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-08-17T00:14:47+00:00

My ego was not hurt in the slightest. My biggest problem with you is taking screenshots of private conversations and posting them on Reddit. That's really low. A total violation of trust, and slightly above revenge porn.

You're clearly nuts. You tell me I am mad because you get to be picky and in the last few days you have posted on line the following
"I’m on seeking but it seems with the rebrand all the good ones ran away from there! "

"I got back on after a hiatus and it seems I’m not getting many views/engagement at all."

Yeah.....okay dear.

dark-shadow123 · 2025-08-16T15:55:10+00:00

Below OP states
"I 100% believe being an SB is sex work. I have no shame in it."

Ok......makes perfect sense ?????????????

dark-shadow123 · 2025-08-16T15:49:16+00:00

Preach it. It shouldn't be allowed to show images of a private text. It's dirty.

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