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Just had to share - I was looking for a cam show instead of an in person hire recently. Had a guy quote £750 (~$950) for a 20 min non-nude cam.
It was either a "shut up and go away" number or he genuinely can get that because of his OF. Either way, even if I was loaded and rich, I would probably steer away from that. 

I don’t think your hustler friend intentionally had a long con approach going on. If he did, he was really bad at it. Money should have been his primary motivation, but it sounds like it wasn’t and that something in his life changed over time and he became resentful or desperate or had other problems develop unrelated to you - and then he turned on you by directing whatever frustration or crisis he had toward you.
If he were really playing his relationship with you to his full advantage, he should have been getting a good return on investment early, often, and well into the future by charging you his rates and reciprocating with his friendship. But then again, there’s nothing deceptive or unethical about that. That’s just good client development. It doesn’t have to be phony either. I have genuine connections with certain clients and they still hire me. I spend time off the clock in a friend capacity because I genuinely value their friendship and like them and care about them. Those are the exceptions though. I don’t have the bandwidth to maintain that kind of relationship or offer that kind of time for most of my clients.
I don’t think the OP did anything wrong. The escort handled the whole situation poorly, to his own detriment, and sadly, also to yours. Communication and boundaries are important, in this case defining what the client should be paying, for what, and when, and what the client can expect in exchange.
Any resentment the escort had over unpaid texting and talking is on himself. It’s up to him to draw appropriate boundaries around his time. It sounds like there was some level of genuine platonic connection and that got way too messy when mixing with a hiring dynamic. Best to define the relationship and the boundaries and all will be fine.
When something is no longer working, it’s better to change the relationship or otherwise end it. It’s difficult to move on from something like this, but I wish you the best as you make an effort to do so.

I was friends with an escort that retired. I fronted the money for four houses until he could get mortgages, then helped him build his real estate portfolio to 11 houses. We vacationed together Dutch and stopped any physical contact.  We talked and texted all the time and I even met up with he and his wife in Mexico. I thought we were quite close. And then out of nowhere got the attached text. 

The best I can assume is that his wife found out our friendship originated when he was escorting and she couldn’t get past it.  I respected his request and never reached back out. 

I was bummed but I never felt used.  I enjoyed the time we spent together and he did reimburse me for alllll the cash I laid out for him for the real estate. 
 

It's the same guy running the profile for "MasculineChris". He's doing a bait and switch. He'll do everything in the ad, but he looks nothing like those photos. 

Appreciate the replies, all! Very helpful. I needed this input. I feel a lot better about how to talk about this. Really, a lot better. It's great to see this from the client and provider perspectives.

Appreciate the replies, all! Very helpful. I needed this input. I feel a lot better about how to talk about this. Really, a lot better. It's great to see this from the client and provider perspectives.

Appreciate the replies, all! Very helpful. I needed this input. I feel a lot better about how to talk about this. Really, a lot better. It's great to see this from the client and provider perspectives.

Appreciate the replies, all! Very helpful. I needed this input. I feel a lot better about how to talk about this. Really, a lot better. It's great to see this from the client and provider perspectives.

Appreciate the replies, all! Very helpful. I needed this input. I feel a lot better about how to talk about this. Really, a lot better. It's great to see this from the client and provider perspectives.

I contacted him. Nice guy, but refused to send any photos that weren't on his profile. Without reviews or photos, I decided not to meet him. Too much of a red flag for me. 
I'm curious what others say

Wish I had seen the threads on this guy earlier. Luckily, I didn't lose any money on him, just time. 
This was on his "IvanxDrago" RM profile. We arranged to meet in NYC a couple weeks in advance. Confirmed couple days out. On the day of, about an hour before the time, he says he "doesn't feel well," and can't come. But hey, he says he knows another guy who can conveniently meet me at the same time and at the same price, and sends me a link to his profile. 
Yeah, I turned that down. Went a night without entertainment, but whatever.
 Based on the stories here about this guy, seems like I dodged a scam. 

I contacted him. Nice guy, but refused to send any photos that weren't on his profile. Without reviews or photos, I decided not to meet him. Too much of a red flag for me. 
I'm curious what others say