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For personal reasons I don't send face photos even if I'm asked.
In fact, I also prefer to meet providers who don't have face pics. In today's world with AI and facial recognition software, I think it shows some discretion on the part of the provider and I respect that.
Am I the only one who thinks that?

I think both kinds of meetups have their place!  I've found real value in getting to know other sex workers.  You have moments where you realize how strange the provider life can be, so it can be really nice to get to meet guys who've had similar experiences. 
The provider/client meetup would be great too.  A chance to get to get to know guys on both sides of the industry in a low pressure environment could be really nice!
The Palm Springs meetup is a terrific ambitious event, and I hope I can make it someday.  But a casual happy hour meetup is a great way to start. 

None of the escorts I'm in touch with ever require this. It (understandably) makes people feel judged. As @DznNYC, they aren't real escorts. I'd suggest looking for providers that are well-reviewed here, or at least have lots of RM reviews.

I ask clients to tell me about themselves, but that is more for ice breaking and so I am aware of what I am getting into. While a photo is appreciated, for me it's never required. That said, it irritates me when I arrive and I am greeted with someone who is 500lbs or has a Santa Claus type beard. Once I arrived and the client was in a wheelchair. Not that I wouldn't see them , but I need to mentally prepare. 
Those that require pics are new to the game, and/or concerned they will not be able to perform. Doesn't mean they are bad providers, it does take time to cultivate the skill and it can initially be quite jarring to be intimate with someone you are not physically attracted to.
snapchat/whatsapp/instagram are good for being able to send disappearing messages but a good quality provider will not ask for pics. A good confident client will send them anyway. 

I'm getting requests for face time, etc., from providers. You can be sure if they want a WhatsApp or SnapChat talk, they're not serious.
I continue to turn down any photo/facetime requests. Some younger providers turn the rest of the hiring process into a joke if you turn down the photos, so I have to cut them down to size and block them. Entitled little brats - if you only want to spend time with attractive people you're in the wrong business.

Agree but in reality many don’t. What happens in cyberspace stays in cyberspace. Forever. 

The distinction is that most providers say they're tops or total tops (or vers, bottoms, etc.) in their profiles. I have seen maybe two or three profiles where the guy is explicit that he doesn't want overweight or older clients. People are objecting to what feels like a bait-and-switch. A "provider" who seems to take all comers and then says, "Send me a photo," so he can accept or reject based on attractiveness. 
I'm in a top/bottom couple. When we're perusing, we're generally looking for top-vers or vers guys. If someone lists themselves as a "total top" (usually meaning they don't give oral, may or may not rim, may not kiss, etc.), we don't even bother. Now, if a provider listed themselves as a "vers top" and then as we're chatting or worse once we meet up, they say "I don't kiss, rim or give head," I'd be furious. 

Not awkward at all.  We were in a meeting together once. At the end of the meeting, he texted me to join him for sex in the bathroom at work.  🥳 

That's happened to me...an escort said he recognized me from work after we were finished with the session. No big deal.
But, thankfully, I haven't accidentally hired my brother yet (he's not my type, anyway).

Neither am I attracted to my brothers-in-law.  One of my nephews, on the other hand . . . 

Sometimes I like to ask bc I am very curious. Just if I am talking a lot before to meet. Like weeks before… but I respect who don’t want share, and is one of the reasons that a lot guys are paying and I respect that. They want discretion.
 

You just planted a fantasy I hope my sister's husband doesn't see in my eyes at dinner next week.  Sis would kill me.  

I don't provide a face pic, but several times I've had providers hosting incalls meet me on the street near their places.  I assume that's partly for safety but also partly so that they can walk away if I am extraordinarily ugly.  But, since I'm only ordinarily ugly, it's never been a problem.

Whoever starts escorting and refuses "business" to old, fat, ugly, and socially awkward is in the wrong kind of business!
I'm not saying all clients could "click" in one of these categories, but some might click on several thought... and a few on none. 

If that's a requirement, then my response is to politely decline.   That's a sign to me that it wouldn't be a good fit and it's time to move on.  

I share your pain. I had one who told me that I have the biggest cock he’s ever seen but I’m pretty sure he says that to everybody. 

THIS!  He's absolutely right.  There are lots of guys out there attempting to monetize their sex life, and that doesn't make them escorts.  And that doesn't mean you have to hire them.  When an early concern is, "Are you hot enough to be with your provider?" that's not a question that easily goes away.  That sounds like a great way to spend a few high dollar hours totally stressed out.
A good provider will ask you lots of questions in advance, in hopes of learning about you and what you enjoy.  But the red flag is when those questions veer into demographics - age, race, body type, cock size, etc.  Yes, I decide whether or not we meet.  But I'm deciding based on whether or not I think I'm the best provider to give you the experience you're looking for.  Not based on any of your externals.  Typically, I go into new client situations 100% ignorant to those demographic questions.  I'm literally blind to who will open the door or appear in the hotel lobby.  This isn't meant as a brag or a flex.  This is just to say that we're out there.  There actually are providers who won't put you through that shit. 
It just means you have to keep searching.  

That’s not quite true though is it. The guys requiring a face pic are choosing you. These guys aren’t really escorts; they’re guys who have discovered they can monetise their sex life. Is that going to be a fun session? 

More and more people to be hired are REQUIRING to send a face pic to be seen. Describing what we look like doesn't cut it like it used to.
If we looked as good as the people we're hiring, we wouldn't be hiring, so what sense does it make? I'm batting zero with the few I've had ask to send a pic of myself, and had communication go any further on their end. But, I'm seeing it so often now I feel like I'm having to stick with those that haven't tired of me quite yet whom I've already seen.

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

Has anyone here hired him as a bottom and is willing to share their experience(s)?

Basically, the headline. I'm 60 and wondering if I'm just too old to be hiring. I do so irregularly, but have noticed that when I provide my stats, prices are high, and the encounters have become less intimate. Maybe that's just the general trend, but am I looking at a time soon (or has it already passed) when I just won't find anyone who will let me hire them?

Heck, you can service me any time! 

Heck, you can service me any time! 

The 4 C sof Addiction.    Craving.     Compulsion.   Control loss.  Consequent negative effects.
So.  Craving.  Almost every minute since I hit puberty.
Compulsion.   I do not hire on compulsion but there are times I feel compelled to hire.
Control loss.   That is my ultimate goal.  First to be totally in control and then totally lose control.  But I have gone months without hiring.  
Consequent negative effects.  Bank statements have not turned negative and I have not had physical or mental negative effects.
My end result, is that I am not addicted but there are times it may feel as though I am.