Yes, I’m giving out random handjobs again for the first time in over a year. Maybe “random” isn’t quite the best term, as of course I do my best to vet handjob recipients. But they are random in the sense that I meet strangers off Reddit.
I’ve diligently stayed 6 feet and – usually more – away from people since last March, always worn a mask, and scarcely seen anyone socially outside my household. Gone have been the hookups, group play, spontaneous dates, and of course, the anonymous handjobs of the Before Times. But my second shot was in late March, and at this point about 60% of eligible adults in my state have had at least their first vaccine dose. So in recent weeks I finally got to thinking that it felt safer to perhaps ease into a new-normal level of handjob giving.
I slapped up a fairly wordy r4r post (since deleted) detailing what I was looking for, such as fully vaxxed, age parameters, respect, basic literacy, and ability to host. Within hours my inbox gathered a few dozen replies, and overnight even more, with few of those up to spec. A small smattering stood out as candidates worth following up on.