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My two cents (pun intended):
What it means is that some people are ready to argue, "cancel", be "offended" and become verbally abusive simply for one stating ones' opinion. Others seem to have difficulty separating opinions from facts and need that basic explanation of the difference. Others start dwelling in secondary details instead of the main idea of a post. I imagine you're not in social media if you need clarification on this.
The "my two cents" expression is another way of me saying "for what is worth". I typically use that expression to mean that my knowledge or experience in a given matter is not at expert level, or that it's not based on reliable sources of information. It's also a way of stating what I guess or believe on a given subject
Just curious: why the need to question that? Why not leaving it alone? Does it bother you to the point that you have to have a discussion about it? Are you just observing and commenting or criticizing and judging?

You are being rather picky, no? How does a person doing this cause you any ill effect? Just me wondering, of course.

Nope.  I don't see it as defensive at all.  I like the phrase and see it as allowing for other points of view.  And when there is discussion of removing the penny from circulation, it will someday allude to a bygone era.

Sometimes comments on COM make a point of saying “just my opinion” or “just my two cents.”
Since we already know that - what else could a comment be? - the inclusion always makes me flinch.
“Don’t yell at me, I don’t matter!” seems to be the unspoken, underlying message, a cautiousness about speaking and being attacked for it. But you do matter. The defensive posture is unnecessary, isn’t it? 

The subject of my earlier thread is Daniel_Richards. I've waited quite a while to identify him because I kept hoping he'd make good on his repeated promises to make things right. He finally ghosted me--no surprise there--and clearly I'm not going to see that $500 again. 
 

It's mostly because of hair loss. A big side effect of the...supplements they take to get all those muscles is that it thins their hairline hence the cap 24/7.

I have had bottoms wear a baseball batter's helmet, concussion avoidance. 

To be totally honest with you,  what a total a-hole.  There are so many great providers out there.  This guys not worth the time of day.

Not in USA. I've had freebies in other countries. I've gotten friendships and time spent together outside of the client/provider relationship, but no sex involved. I don't consider a provider going over the time "free", but if that counts, then yes.

I don't know about that. When my husband and I were on the apps, we were most often approached by young men, 20 to 30 years younger than us. These are not escorts; just young men who prefer older men, as I did in my 20s.
While I've aged, my taste hasn't changed. I'm not interested in 20-somethings, but they are certainly plenty out there looking for older guys 

Yes it can happen. It could be marketing. It could be the guy is genuinely attracted to the client.
Has it happened to me… yes and no. One of the regulars I see no longer charges me for fun time and hasn’t for years. I’ve known him for about 15 years. I sometimes give him gas/toll money when he travels to me. However I don’t think either of us considers what we are as a client/provider relationship anymore. So I don’t count this as a free session.
There are 2 regulars (one I’ve known over 10 and the other about 4 years) who have given me free sessions. The guy I’ve known for over 10 years, he and I sometimes go on strictly platonic trips on occasion. Sometimes if he’s feeling frisky on these trips, we’ll get down to business without funds exchanged. He always says I’m always good to him and treat him well… so I get unpaid fun time.
The 4 year guy… I went to Vegas for about a week. We were supposed to do an overnight but he had to work the day we had planned. So instead of the overnight, after work each day he’d come over and stay with me the rest of the day/night until he had to go to work the next day. This went on 3 and half days out of the 5 I was there. We had fun time, multiple times each day/night he was with me at no extra costs (after I agree to still give him his overnight rate).. I guess he felt guilty or was grateful… maybe both. 😜 Yes, he got his overnight funds, but I got 2 and 1/2 overnights for the cost of one.

I recently saw a provider for a massage that evolved into more than that. I don't know if he was just being nice but he said he'd give me a free session next time. Would you as a provider ever suggest that or is it just to get someone to rebook? I would rebook regardless and pay him anyway but maybe it was just flattery

I was checking out Tryst. Some guy wants $555 for a one hour FaceTime call.  LOL 

My word, what condition did you leave him in after your session ? What on earth did you do to the guy ?

I do joint showers when dating (but not hiring), and it's cute, but also a little awkward if you're actually trying to get clean.
I love how we have to keep switching positions so we can both get the hot water.
Oh - and the moment someone drops a bar of soap, wait for all the expected comments.

Okay, now that my eyes have been desecrated by the long winded dribble that really has nothing to do with the escort industry: I’m going to respond back as friendly as I possibly can…
First of all: you are so lame and tired to keep bringing up old news, when I’ve been using the same name along with my own website and biz card for YEARS now. You stuck on some 2009 shit, grow up. If you’re a doctor, you got too much time on your hands to be coming on here; and arguing with a sex worker about what rules they choose to have in their business. I’ve been using the same name, since the last time I went to the Palm Springs event back in 2019: 7 YEARS AGO. Why are you still on some decade old shit? Because you don’t have a life. I don’t give a fuck if you are a doctor or not.
You being a doctor and me being an escort have no relation. The medical industry, is not the escort industry. What you’re doing is more of a “necessity based” whereas what we do is “luxury based”. There’s plenty of businesses that require their money upfront. You don’t get Amazon sent to you until you pay the product. You don’t get to purchase a car without putting a down payment. You don’t get to see a movie FIRST, and then pay after.
You coming at me with the wrong comparisons, and sounds like you’re bitter about your profession and want to project that shit on me. Get out of here with that. 
 
And for the record, even though I’m taking the time to respond to your condescending post, I did still report your post because you have no business trying to say things to make me look bad. All my reviews speak for themselves. Non of my clients have problems with deposits. You think you are more important just because your profession and education in the medical field: news flash, that don’t mean shit in the would of escorting.
Before you talk all that shit, why don’t you try being an escort for a week. A month. A year. If not, keep it moving. Stick to what you do best, don’t come and try to dictate what another independent professional should do 🎤 
 

Hi JB_Studio38/ Mocha/Jarrod_uncut (and all the other names you have had on this platform in the past- there have been many)
No. I, and my fellow client colleagues,  are not willing to be "on call" with money for you when escorting is not working out financially for you. Although I do NOT wish you or any other escort financial harm, we are not responsible for your solvency.  But to you and all escorts in the world: I'm hopeful you prosper.  You provide a wonderful service to the community.  
 
Ah, you are not satisfied with my advice? Allow me to elaborate.  You and I are both business men. Similar fields, albeit with a few differences. I'm a physician.  You are an escort.   We are both seek to ...heal our clients (or patients). As a physician I have high overhead costs in maintaining my office: support staff salaries, my office rent, my exorbitant malpractice premiums, to name a few, costs which rise yearly which is alarming & frustrating.  And just like you, before I take home one dollar, ALL my overhead MUST be paid first. Heck, I was hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical school debt before I even got paid to see my first patient! Yes, I genuinely understand your predicament.  I live it daily.  But when a business informs the client this is my fee, BUT then says, "oh, I also need a deposit", um, yah, no. Or the escort says, "Oh, I need you to pay my Uber". Also a big Nope. See, all of my overhead AND my own salary AND (this is the critical point I fear you dont understand) the cost of the lost revenue is wrapped up in the fee I charge for that office visit.  You think patients call, make an appointment to see me and don't show up? It happens DAILY. Every physician has no-shows. You think patients get a bill (after I provide them medical services) from me and always send a payment? Nope. I get patients who stiff me ALL.THE.TIME.  But that loss is factored IN to my fees.  That's Business.  I don't charge multiple fees.   I have protocols that attempt to minimize loss. For example:  two no-shows and my staff informs the patient they are discharged from the practice.  You think you are the only businessman who takes risks and experiences financial loss?  Think again.   I don't come to this platform and bitch & whine & come across as a lunatic because my patients stiff me.    Rather, I focus on my wonderful patients who stay, pay, and make it all worth while.
To all escorts: keep providing your excellent services. Stay professional.  Continue to hone your craft. Keep detailed reports of what's not working. For what's not working focus on strategies to minimize loss and maximize profit. You are an escort to make MONEY - there is nothing wrong with that! So am I.  But demanding fees (deposits or Ubers) will ultimately turn away good clients & make you seem unprofessional.   Good clients (like me) stay away from escorts like that. Including staying away from JB_Studio38/ Mocha/Jarrod_uncut. Asking for a fee makes you look sketchy.  Its a bad look. 
Love to all,
Josh
 
 

Glad someone brought this up -- it's not just w the young guys -- keep seeing waaaaay too many SpiderM pix on too many providers' profiles ... <shoulder shrug>

Perhaps they want to encourage potential clients to park their peters in Peter Parker...

Is there a superhero kink I missed out on? I can't beleive how many RM ads I see with at least one pose in a spandex Spiderman costume.  Is that a thing?

Aside from the personal information related to the service that I am receiving, I have shared personal information with some providers. I have felt safe doing that. However, for some reason, some providers themselves have given me details about their personal lives without me asking. One of my favorite masseurs have shared quite a lot of personal information about him. I even met his daughter.
Another provider after the session sat with me and had coffee and conversed. We got to know each other a little more. Another extended his friendship and we're friends.
There was this one provider whom I confided quite some intimate details about me. I felt a different connection since he's mixed race like me and his ethnic and religious backgrounds are similar to mine. Again, we went over the accorded time without charging extra.
The opposite is true too. There was this one guy I hired in Barcelona that gave me the creeps and I did not feel comfortable at all with him. It was a massage, and I just shared the minimum, said the minimum and left as soon as the time was up with little small talk.
The rather seedy places where I have been are not conducive to sharing anything. It's all business, so in those situations I care more about my financial, health and personal safety, so no sharing any details about anything.
I guess it depends on the setting. I share similar views, I am "a nobody", meaning that there's no high stakes in divulging information about me, plus people in my circle already know plenty about me anyway. They'd pay to know less, not more.
I refrain to give anyone my credit card or pin numbers, though.

Meanwhile in Puerto Vallarta, where I am... (I really dodged a bullet)

Edit:
I spoke too fast, now I think I'd prefer snow.
Happening right now.
 

Since I’m pretty average, almost everyone can “fit” me. 

The physical attributes are 50% of the appeal to me - at most. I definitely respond to a providers' text, how he presents himself and what he seems to be interested in. 

Big spenders.
For me, about 1500 a year the last few years. I'm selective and make it a pretty big event in my mind when it does happen (for good and bad). Except for two escort experiments in three years, I just hire bodywork. 
There's one provider, my first, it turns out, that I'd return to over and over but he no longer lives in a city I'd regularly visit for work, so even more difficult to coordinate - and that has cut me back, along with disappointment in a succession of "substitute" providers who were okay but overall 'meh' in both the massage and vibe check departments. But if my #1 were local, I'd budget 5x that amount just for him.