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"The virus may always be out there.. so yes I will be meeting as soon as I can " Yes. | |||
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"Interested to hear everyone’s view when lockdown finishes .... lots of profiles stating ‘up For fun when lockdown finishes’ but the virus is still going to be out there... Are people thinking that they will be safe when meeting new partners or will people take a more sensible approach ? It could depend on when the site decides to lift the current ban on meeting people, that will be a difficult decision to make " I have enough contacts that if i wanted to I could meet without fabs help.... but as I only meet in clubs and have no intention of changing that.. I have to wait | |||
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"I use to go to a couple of parties and 1 or 2 private meets a month,it will be changing for me when we do get go ahead,probably near July when hospitality reopens I will leave the parties for now to minimize risks as no point if have to still social distance,it won't be the same I may meet up privately with some of my known friends,that way I know exactly who I'm meeting and they are contactable I don't think I will meet strangers for a long time,better the devil I know " You're absolutely at the same risk with people you know as with strangers, unless you and the other person self isolate completely, which of course means you can't go out to meet ...... | |||
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"I use to go to a couple of parties and 1 or 2 private meets a month,it will be changing for me when we do get go ahead,probably near July when hospitality reopens I will leave the parties for now to minimize risks as no point if have to still social distance,it won't be the same I may meet up privately with some of my known friends,that way I know exactly who I'm meeting and they are contactable I don't think I will meet strangers for a long time,better the devil I know You're absolutely at the same risk with people you know as with strangers, unless you and the other person self isolate completely, which of course means you can't go out to meet ......" i would imagine you have a better level of trust built up with someone you know than a stranger though the same level of risk is not true, every interaction increases the likelihood of risk , someone with less interaction is statistically carrying less risk, albeit it i am aware only takes one interaction to contract the virus, probability of it happening is lower i would trust someone i know to be more likely to cancel if they were feeling under the weather, or if they had been in contact with people that are working in high risk areas etc, way more than i would trust a stranger that just wants laid with another stranger to provide me with that same level of honesty and care | |||
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"Interested to hear everyone’s view when lockdown finishes .... lots of profiles stating ‘up For fun when lockdown finishes’ but the virus is still going to be out there... Are people thinking that they will be safe when meeting new partners or will people take a more sensible approach ? It could depend on when the site decides to lift the current ban on meeting people, that will be a difficult decision to make I have enough contacts that if i wanted to I could meet without fabs help.... but as I only meet in clubs and have no intention of changing that.. I have to wait " You can forget about club opening this year, | |||
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"Interested to hear everyone’s view when lockdown finishes .... lots of profiles stating ‘up For fun when lockdown finishes’ but the virus is still going to be out there... Are people thinking that they will be safe when meeting new partners or will people take a more sensible approach ? It could depend on when the site decides to lift the current ban on meeting people, that will be a difficult decision to make I have enough contacts that if i wanted to I could meet without fabs help.... but as I only meet in clubs and have no intention of changing that.. I have to wait You can forget about club opening this year, " which means I will have to wait.. as the clubs offer me my safe place. but clubs in other countries are starting to open now from what I read. So who knows | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. " Not the same thing at all | |||
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"The virus may always be out there.. so yes I will be meeting as soon as I can " Exactly that. With some precautions that I would normally take anyway. | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all " not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all " Maybe not exactly the same but there are similarities. It'll all be about acceptance of risk. You walk outside & you can be involved in a traffic accident, you have unprotected sex you can catch an STD, you get close to someone you can catch Covid-19 | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much" If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI " Exactly! | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Exactly!" so thats a cross in the not meeting side of pros and cons tick list of meeting, it doesnt mean there wont be people who stop assessing their risk and plenty people on here live alone with no family to bring anything back to | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI " | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Exactly! so thats a cross in the not meeting side of pros and cons tick list of meeting, it doesnt mean there wont be people who stop assessing their risk and plenty people on here live alone with no family to bring anything back to " That's the thing though: we have to make our own risk assessments. My other half is white and fit. I'm black and not. He thought this whole lockdown was an overreaction so was still meeting his mates when he left the house to go shopping. When I found out I pointed out how selfish he was because his actions could be fatal to me. How/what others do with their lives is not my call to make unless it impacts directly on my life. | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Exactly! so thats a cross in the not meeting side of pros and cons tick list of meeting, it doesnt mean there wont be people who stop assessing their risk and plenty people on here live alone with no family to bring anything back to That's the thing though: we have to make our own risk assessments. My other half is white and fit. I'm black and not. He thought this whole lockdown was an overreaction so was still meeting his mates when he left the house to go shopping. When I found out I pointed out how selfish he was because his actions could be fatal to me. How/what others do with their lives is not my call to make unless it impacts directly on my life." just realised i meant to say people wont stop assessing their risk but i still agree with you some will continue to meet, some wont, some only have themselves to worry about, some dont, and those that were pretty cavelier with their health before (ie barebackers) i imagine will continue to be | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI " Not strictly true as you could transmit it before you find out you have been infected. | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Not strictly true as you could transmit it before you find out you have been infected." That’s my point, you can’t compare catching an STI with COVID. | |||
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"as there is no cure for corona and a vaxene could be a couple of years away. i think allot of people on fabs will have to make a big decision. if they are worried about catching it , they will have to stop swinging and come off of fabs, simple. " They don't have to come off here | |||
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"as there is no cure for corona and a vaxene could be a couple of years away. i think allot of people on fabs will have to make a big decision. if they are worried about catching it , they will have to stop swinging and come off of fabs, simple. They don't have to come off here " True....havent had a meet off here for long before lockdown | |||
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"as there is no cure for corona and a vaxene could be a couple of years away. i think allot of people on fabs will have to make a big decision. if they are worried about catching it , they will have to stop swinging and come off of fabs, simple. They don't have to come off here True....havent had a meet off here for long before lockdown " Same here | |||
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"by the way, i ment that in a nice way, but if people are woried about , kissing or passing body fluids wich could spread corona, and you might be with someone who doesnt know if they have it, perhaps its time for allot of people to call it a day. apart from when boris says that clubs can open again, whos going to know if any one has got the virus ???" | |||
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"I think sometimes we are in danger, with the help of some in government and the media of scaring ourselves to death. Covid will be with us for a long time and we may or may not succeed in producing a vaccine but I am reasonably certain drugs will be produced fairly quickly which will help the symptoms. I do not wish to diminish the tragedy of all those who have died as every death has been terrible for those families affected. However, it should be remembered that although there have been 34,466 deaths from all sources as of today, that is out of a population of nearly 67 million in the UK. Put another way that is 0.051 of the population. That is half of the capacity of Old Trafford on a Saturday afternoon out of the population of the whole country. We cannot be in lockdown forever and the only 100% way of avoiding contracting the virus is to stay at home forever by yourselves. Not good for anyone I would think so I believe in the end people will treat it as the same risk as catching flu which we all risk every winter. Even the Flu Vaccine does not prevent you catching it. Just my take on it." | |||
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"as there is no cure for corona and a vaxene could be a couple of years away. i think allot of people on fabs will have to make a big decision. if they are worried about catching it , they will have to stop swinging and come off of fabs, simple. " . Why would they have to come off of here, you can't catch it from Fab | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, " many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends | |||
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"I use to go to a couple of parties and 1 or 2 private meets a month,it will be changing for me when we do get go ahead,probably near July when hospitality reopens I will leave the parties for now to minimize risks as no point if have to still social distance,it won't be the same I may meet up privately with some of my known friends,that way I know exactly who I'm meeting and they are contactable I don't think I will meet strangers for a long time,better the devil I know You're absolutely at the same risk with people you know as with strangers, unless you and the other person self isolate completely, which of course means you can't go out to meet ...... i would imagine you have a better level of trust built up with someone you know than a stranger though the same level of risk is not true, every interaction increases the likelihood of risk , someone with less interaction is statistically carrying less risk, albeit it i am aware only takes one interaction to contract the virus, probability of it happening is lower i would trust someone i know to be more likely to cancel if they were feeling under the weather, or if they had been in contact with people that are working in high risk areas etc, way more than i would trust a stranger that just wants laid with another stranger to provide me with that same level of honesty and care " This | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends " I'm just here till my membership runs out then I'm off. Swinging is done or at least greatly reduced for the next year or two and the clubs are finished too. | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends I'm just here till my membership runs out then I'm off. Swinging is done or at least greatly reduced for the next year or two and the clubs are finished too." Well that's looking on the bright side, if everyone looked to the future like that we would all go to bed and wait till the nasty thing goes away. | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends I'm just here till my membership runs out then I'm off. Swinging is done or at least greatly reduced for the next year or two and the clubs are finished too.Well that's looking on the bright side, if everyone looked to the future like that we would all go to bed and wait till the nasty thing goes away. " You honestly think that clubs are going to open this year ? | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends I'm just here till my membership runs out then I'm off. Swinging is done or at least greatly reduced for the next year or two and the clubs are finished too.Well that's looking on the bright side, if everyone looked to the future like that we would all go to bed and wait till the nasty thing goes away. You honestly think that clubs are going to open this year ? " people don’t necessarily need a club to swing, just like they dont need a pub to have a drink | |||
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"Interested to hear everyone’s view when lockdown finishes .... lots of profiles stating ‘up For fun when lockdown finishes’ but the virus is still going to be out there... Are people thinking that they will be safe when meeting new partners or will people take a more sensible approach ? " I have no desire to risk my life or my family or friends lives in anyway. I will adjust my life and self imposed lockdown for as long as I can and until a vaccine is made available. The government can advise but I'm human so I can make wise decisions when I need to so lockdown or not means little to me when I myself have been in lockdown before the government announced it. | |||
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"The virus may always be out there.. so yes I will be meeting as soon as I can " My Outlook over last week has changed and I agree virus is going nowhere so gotta live with it... | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends I'm just here till my membership runs out then I'm off. Swinging is done or at least greatly reduced for the next year or two and the clubs are finished too.Well that's looking on the bright side, if everyone looked to the future like that we would all go to bed and wait till the nasty thing goes away. You honestly think that clubs are going to open this year ? people don’t necessarily need a club to swing, just like they dont need a pub to have a drink " True .. but .. lots of couples on here only meet at clubs. Of the rest , many are not meeting till the Corona virus has gone. Read the forums and see the attitudes and view points of others. Or only going to see a regular guy/couple The combination of the above plus the usual difficulties single guys have under normal circumstances tells me its not going to be happening for a long time. I'm not so paranoid regards the virus just my take the phycological effects on people. | |||
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"We need to use a little common sense as a vaccine may be a long way off. This virus is going to be around for a very long time, and will keep resurfacing it's ugly head. It's about taking a calculated risk. If you are fit and healthy then the risks of the virus being dangerous are relatively minimal. If you have swinging friends who you can trust reasonably well, and they've been adhering to lockdown as much as possible and you have been, then we would feel happy to meet them. We would meet them privately and will be limiting the public areas where we go. Life has to keep moving forwards." Yeah I agree, it’s still a tough call but people just need to be careful | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends I'm just here till my membership runs out then I'm off. Swinging is done or at least greatly reduced for the next year or two and the clubs are finished too.Well that's looking on the bright side, if everyone looked to the future like that we would all go to bed and wait till the nasty thing goes away. You honestly think that clubs are going to open this year ? " I'm a half full type of person not half empty, I think we will be back to normal way before the end of the year. Got to have some hope. | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends I'm just here till my membership runs out then I'm off. Swinging is done or at least greatly reduced for the next year or two and the clubs are finished too.Well that's looking on the bright side, if everyone looked to the future like that we would all go to bed and wait till the nasty thing goes away. You honestly think that clubs are going to open this year ? " I genuinely do. They are starting to reopen in Europe.. or will be very shortly. | |||
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"why be on fabs if your not going to swing ??. cant see much point, althoe i know some people like to perv at pics, many people use it for the forums, the chat room, the pictures, keeping up with old friends I'm just here till my membership runs out then I'm off. Swinging is done or at least greatly reduced for the next year or two and the clubs are finished too.Well that's looking on the bright side, if everyone looked to the future like that we would all go to bed and wait till the nasty thing goes away. You honestly think that clubs are going to open this year ? people don’t necessarily need a club to swing, just like they dont need a pub to have a drink True .. but .. lots of couples on here only meet at clubs. Of the rest , many are not meeting till the Corona virus has gone. Read the forums and see the attitudes and view points of others. Or only going to see a regular guy/couple The combination of the above plus the usual difficulties single guys have under normal circumstances tells me its not going to be happening for a long time. I'm not so paranoid regards the virus just my take the phycological effects on people." yeah i get your points, and i definitely agree that at least some if not most people will become more cautious and therefore opportunities for new swinging experiences maybe less, but just because it will now become more difficult for you as a single guy , doesn’t mean swinging is dead | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Not strictly true as you could transmit it before you find out you have been infected. That’s my point, you can’t compare catching an STI with COVID. " Yes you can, you’re missing the point. | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D" i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october | |||
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"I think sometimes we are in danger, with the help of some in government and the media of scaring ourselves to death. Covid will be with us for a long time and we may or may not succeed in producing a vaccine but I am reasonably certain drugs will be produced fairly quickly which will help the symptoms. I do not wish to diminish the tragedy of all those who have died as every death has been terrible for those families affected. However, it should be remembered that although there have been 34,466 deaths from all sources as of today, that is out of a population of nearly 67 million in the UK. Put another way that is 0.051 of the population. That is half of the capacity of Old Trafford on a Saturday afternoon out of the population of the whole country. We cannot be in lockdown forever and the only 100% way of avoiding contracting the virus is to stay at home forever by yourselves. Not good for anyone I would think so I believe in the end people will treat it as the same risk as catching flu which we all risk every winter. Even the Flu Vaccine does not prevent you catching it. Just my take on it." | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october" Business's that have been told they can open, can stop furlough with 24hrs notice, gov are asking for them to try for 48hrs notice, the extension is for the business's that they dont want to open yet, some entertainment and hospitality buisness's for instance | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october Business's that have been told they can open, can stop furlough with 24hrs notice, gov are asking for them to try for 48hrs notice, the extension is for the business's that they dont want to open yet, some entertainment and hospitality buisness's for instance" but if there is business you don't want to open yet then thats surely not everything back to normal ? some things might be more like normal by july but its all going to be phased snd will take much longer to return to “normal” if in fact we ever do at all | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october Business's that have been told they can open, can stop furlough with 24hrs notice, gov are asking for them to try for 48hrs notice, the extension is for the business's that they dont want to open yet, some entertainment and hospitality buisness's for instance but if there is business you don't want to open yet then thats surely not everything back to normal ? some things might be more like normal by july but its all going to be phased snd will take much longer to return to “normal” if in fact we ever do at all " You have no idea that any of that is true - no idea at all. | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october Business's that have been told they can open, can stop furlough with 24hrs notice, gov are asking for them to try for 48hrs notice, the extension is for the business's that they dont want to open yet, some entertainment and hospitality buisness's for instance but if there is business you don't want to open yet then thats surely not everything back to normal ? some things might be more like normal by july but its all going to be phased snd will take much longer to return to “normal” if in fact we ever do at all You have no idea that any of that is true - no idea at all. " i have no idea if it’s phased? the government have already set out some of their plans , which are .., you got it ... not all happening at the same time “some businesses are not allowed to reopen” - i have no idea that its true this scenario would not be the same as everything has returned to normal... really??? and i already have confirmation from my company that working in the office will never be the same for us again ... that will probably be down to cost and efficiency savings rather than the virus but its an example of how i know for some people “normal” as they knew it will never return at all so please enlighten me where any of that was information i did not know to be true? | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october Business's that have been told they can open, can stop furlough with 24hrs notice, gov are asking for them to try for 48hrs notice, the extension is for the business's that they dont want to open yet, some entertainment and hospitality buisness's for instance but if there is business you don't want to open yet then thats surely not everything back to normal ? some things might be more like normal by july but its all going to be phased snd will take much longer to return to “normal” if in fact we ever do at all You have no idea that any of that is true - no idea at all. i have no idea if it’s phased? the government have already set out some of their plans , which are .., you got it ... not all happening at the same time “some businesses are not allowed to reopen” - i have no idea that its true this scenario would not be the same as everything has returned to normal... really??? and i already have confirmation from my company that working in the office will never be the same for us again ... that will probably be down to cost and efficiency savings rather than the virus but its an example of how i know for some people “normal” as they knew it will never return at all so please enlighten me where any of that was information i did not know to be true? " Your comments about normal and the nature of normality. | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october Business's that have been told they can open, can stop furlough with 24hrs notice, gov are asking for them to try for 48hrs notice, the extension is for the business's that they dont want to open yet, some entertainment and hospitality buisness's for instance but if there is business you don't want to open yet then thats surely not everything back to normal ? some things might be more like normal by july but its all going to be phased snd will take much longer to return to “normal” if in fact we ever do at all You have no idea that any of that is true - no idea at all. i have no idea if it’s phased? the government have already set out some of their plans , which are .., you got it ... not all happening at the same time “some businesses are not allowed to reopen” - i have no idea that its true this scenario would not be the same as everything has returned to normal... really??? and i already have confirmation from my company that working in the office will never be the same for us again ... that will probably be down to cost and efficiency savings rather than the virus but its an example of how i know for some people “normal” as they knew it will never return at all so please enlighten me where any of that was information i did not know to be true? Your comments about normal and the nature of normality. " okay so for clarity since you are being pedantic, by normal i mean what people were used to before the virus, i am well aware that normal as a concept is forever changing and at an even faster pace now than previously | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october Business's that have been told they can open, can stop furlough with 24hrs notice, gov are asking for them to try for 48hrs notice, the extension is for the business's that they dont want to open yet, some entertainment and hospitality buisness's for instance but if there is business you don't want to open yet then thats surely not everything back to normal ? some things might be more like normal by july but its all going to be phased snd will take much longer to return to “normal” if in fact we ever do at all You have no idea that any of that is true - no idea at all. i have no idea if it’s phased? the government have already set out some of their plans , which are .., you got it ... not all happening at the same time “some businesses are not allowed to reopen” - i have no idea that its true this scenario would not be the same as everything has returned to normal... really??? and i already have confirmation from my company that working in the office will never be the same for us again ... that will probably be down to cost and efficiency savings rather than the virus but its an example of how i know for some people “normal” as they knew it will never return at all so please enlighten me where any of that was information i did not know to be true? Your comments about normal and the nature of normality. okay so for clarity since you are being pedantic, by normal i mean what people were used to before the virus, i am well aware that normal as a concept is forever changing and at an even faster pace now than previously " But you didn’t say that did you? You went for the drama instead. | |||
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"Apparently Boris has said he thinks or wants everything back to normal by July. Then we all have to individually choose our normal D i doubt thats true or there would be no need for a furlough extension to october Business's that have been told they can open, can stop furlough with 24hrs notice, gov are asking for them to try for 48hrs notice, the extension is for the business's that they dont want to open yet, some entertainment and hospitality buisness's for instance but if there is business you don't want to open yet then thats surely not everything back to normal ? some things might be more like normal by july but its all going to be phased snd will take much longer to return to “normal” if in fact we ever do at all You have no idea that any of that is true - no idea at all. i have no idea if it’s phased? the government have already set out some of their plans , which are .., you got it ... not all happening at the same time “some businesses are not allowed to reopen” - i have no idea that its true this scenario would not be the same as everything has returned to normal... really??? and i already have confirmation from my company that working in the office will never be the same for us again ... that will probably be down to cost and efficiency savings rather than the virus but its an example of how i know for some people “normal” as they knew it will never return at all so please enlighten me where any of that was information i did not know to be true? Your comments about normal and the nature of normality. okay so for clarity since you are being pedantic, by normal i mean what people were used to before the virus, i am well aware that normal as a concept is forever changing and at an even faster pace now than previously But you didn’t say that did you? You went for the drama instead. " what drama? i used the word normal in its most commonly accepted understanding? its not dramatic to suggest that life after covid is going to look different to what it did before and even the elements that do end up looking the exact same will take a bit of time to get there i very carefully worded that so as not to use this incredibly misleading concept of normal | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Not strictly true as you could transmit it before you find out you have been infected. That’s my point, you can’t compare catching an STI with COVID. Yes you can, you’re missing the point. " No you can’t. 1 person can infect millions with COVID in months , an STI would take years and years . | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Not strictly true as you could transmit it before you find out you have been infected. That’s my point, you can’t compare catching an STI with COVID. Yes you can, you’re missing the point. No you can’t. 1 person can infect millions with COVID in months , an STI would take years and years . " Highly unlikely as they would normally get symptoms in about four days. | |||
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"1 person can infect millions with COVID in months" Really ? So how will the NHS cope ? | |||
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"We need to use a little common sense as a vaccine may be a long way off. This virus is going to be around for a very long time, and will keep resurfacing it's ugly head. It's about taking a calculated risk. If you are fit and healthy then the risks of the virus being dangerous are relatively minimal. If you have swinging friends who you can trust reasonably well, and they've been adhering to lockdown as much as possible and you have been, then we would feel happy to meet them. We would meet them privately and will be limiting the public areas where we go. Life has to keep moving forwards." I agree with you completely! Can’t wait for the hotels to reopen.... | |||
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"I use to go to a couple of parties and 1 or 2 private meets a month,it will be changing for me when we do get go ahead,probably near July when hospitality reopens I will leave the parties for now to minimize risks as no point if have to still social distance,it won't be the same I may meet up privately with some of my known friends,that way I know exactly who I'm meeting and they are contactable I don't think I will meet strangers for a long time,better the devil I know You're absolutely at the same risk with people you know as with strangers, unless you and the other person self isolate completely, which of course means you can't go out to meet ...... i would imagine you have a better level of trust built up with someone you know than a stranger though the same level of risk is not true, every interaction increases the likelihood of risk , someone with less interaction is statistically carrying less risk, albeit it i am aware only takes one interaction to contract the virus, probability of it happening is lower i would trust someone i know to be more likely to cancel if they were feeling under the weather, or if they had been in contact with people that are working in high risk areas etc, way more than i would trust a stranger that just wants laid with another stranger to provide me with that same level of honesty and care " As I mentioned at the beginning,I wouldn't be meeting till safe to do so,probably july when hospitality reopens,'probably' is at a guess,not concrete The guys I meet privately that I've known a long time communicate very well with me,they understand it could be weeks if not months,before I meet them,they are fully aware of my job,I've come to terms with my celibacy life for a while yet | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Not strictly true as you could transmit it before you find out you have been infected. That’s my point, you can’t compare catching an STI with COVID. Yes you can, you’re missing the point. No you can’t. 1 person can infect millions with COVID in months , an STI would take years and years . " You are way off the point. Seems like the penny hasn’t dropped and you didn’t grasp what the previous poster was saying. You probably never will by the look of it | |||
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"Interested to hear everyone’s view when lockdown finishes .... lots of profiles stating ‘up For fun when lockdown finishes’ but the virus is still going to be out there... Are people thinking that they will be safe when meeting new partners or will people take a more sensible approach ? " There are many meeting even now going by statuses. | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Not strictly true as you could transmit it before you find out you have been infected. That’s my point, you can’t compare catching an STI with COVID. Yes you can, you’re missing the point. No you can’t. 1 person can infect millions with COVID in months , an STI would take years and years . " Just to put another perspective on this for both of you.... Compare the % death rate of both with someone infected by either, treatment, reinfection etc. Question for anyone. Has there be a documented case of reinfection of Covid? Until this happens, and such data is looked at there are sooooo many unanswered questions which are just being assumed at this present time. | |||
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"The virus may always be out there.. so yes I will be meeting as soon as I can " Definitely we have the same approach. We can hide now for years,just need to live.Mr job is base on travel around world each week so no more risk from swinging than his job for us. | |||
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"Mr job is base on travel around world each week so no more risk from swinging than his job for us. " So when he is allowed to travel round the world again that would be a safer time to resume swinging, not before. | |||
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"Interested to hear everyone’s view when lockdown finishes .... lots of profiles stating ‘up For fun when lockdown finishes’ but the virus is still going to be out there... Are people thinking that they will be safe when meeting new partners or will people take a more sensible approach ? " when the lockdown is over fab will still be exactly the same, fakes pretending so there will be no risk.... Nik | |||
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"Paranoia on an epic level, all logic out of the window? The flu kills just as many but we don't go all mental over it... Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.... Nik" Ask yourself what would the flu death rate be without vaccinations? And you talk about logic? | |||
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"The virus may always be out there.. so yes I will be meeting as soon as I can " Hear hear. There's always going to be risk in society. Comes at time when we will have to take a chance and come out of hiding. This virus seems to be mostly killing off the very old and the very sick. Those people will need to keep self-isolating as much as possible. But the rest of us are going to have to take a chance sooner or later and get things back to as normal as we can. | |||
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"Paranoia on an epic level, all logic out of the window? The flu kills just as many but we don't go all mental over it... Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.... Nik Ask yourself what would the flu death rate be without vaccinations? And you talk about logic?" What is the point you're trying to make? | |||
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"Paranoia on an epic level, all logic out of the window? The flu kills just as many but we don't go all mental over it... Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.... Nik" There’s a vaccine for the seasonal flu for the weakest and most vulnerable.. having said that, 30K + deaths (just in the U.K.) in 2 months seems like a bigger number than regular deaths from flu I’m not saying we don’t need to try go back to some sort of normality, but denying what’s been going on or saying it’s just a cold... only because you haven’t been personally affected. Is . Insane! | |||
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"Many have still been meeting. Just look at statuses, very clearly looking meets or had a meet. They can still verify but it won't be displayed which is a strange policy. Fab should have stopped verifications all together. They allowed cam verifications and so presumably without reprogramming it left the door for meet verifications to be sent too." Cam verifications are a joke. The biggest problem with the verification system is that someone can cam verify another user, and that user (who's never met anyone and never will) can then mutually meet verify with someone else, probably up to the same trick. And I don't see why you can't still do historic meet verifications. For example, I've had someone come back with a new account, I've confirmed that I've met him, but right now, I don't feel like I can give him a veri, because the whole Fab world will come down on both of us like a ton of bricks. | |||
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"Paranoia on an epic level, all logic out of the window? The flu kills just as many but we don't go all mental over it... Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.... Nik Ask yourself what would the flu death rate be without vaccinations? And you talk about logic? What is the point you're trying to make?" My point is as you say the flu kills approx 300,000 a year and that's with a vaccine, because there is a vaccine we can't really do much more. Covid 19 has no vaccine as of yet so we should be doing everything in our power to protect those around us, not easing restrictions which will cause a second and third wave of the virus. | |||
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"Paranoia on an epic level, all logic out of the window? The flu kills just as many but we don't go all mental over it... Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.... Nik Ask yourself what would the flu death rate be without vaccinations? And you talk about logic? What is the point you're trying to make? My point is as you say the flu kills approx 300,000 a year and that's with a vaccine, because there is a vaccine we can't really do much more. Covid 19 has no vaccine as of yet so we should be doing everything in our power to protect those around us, not easing restrictions which will cause a second and third wave of the virus." So you're suggesting a sever lockdown for 5 to 10 years ? | |||
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"People had bareback sex before covid. Same thing. Not the same thing at all not the exact same but it is the same theory... people knew what the risks were and acted to protect themselves accordingly or did not ... its a new risk but people’s behaviour in risk assessing probably wont change much If I catch an STI through a fab meet I cannot then transmit it to family and friends , the risk spreading is far greater with COVID than with an STI Exactly!" Just a thought. If you caught an STI from a fab meet you obviously wouldn't pass it on to family but you would pass it on to your next fab meet as your not playing safe as your comment suggests. | |||
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"Paranoia on an epic level, all logic out of the window? The flu kills just as many but we don't go all mental over it... Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.... Nik Ask yourself what would the flu death rate be without vaccinations? And you talk about logic? What is the point you're trying to make? My point is as you say the flu kills approx 300,000 a year and that's with a vaccine, because there is a vaccine we can't really do much more. Covid 19 has no vaccine as of yet so we should be doing everything in our power to protect those around us, not easing restrictions which will cause a second and third wave of the virus. So you're suggesting a sever lockdown for 5 to 10 years ? " Who said 5-10 years? It's been less than 3 months of lockdown and if we ease the restrictions too soon which according to the news is going to happen we will get a second wave. Given time hopefully it will mutate into a less dangerous virus, MRSA and swine flu still don't have vaccines but they have either mutated to something not as deadly or basically burnt themselves out. It takes time. | |||
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