I have been hiring since early 20’s. First it was hustlers in the parks or cruising areas that just made things easy when I was in the military. Once I was out AOL came along and it seemed easier and more of a sure thing than the bars. Eventually that morphed into the really great days of Craigslist and Backpage. The options on finding high quality real time guys has definitely suffered. I have always just found it easier and less stressful and I will be the first to admit paying for it is a huge turn for me. I am not someone that needs a “connection” to have sex and enjoy it and for the most part prefer things more impersonal and never do the boyfriend thing.
As someone mentioned if you don’t ask you don’t get. I used to be embarrassed but know I just say it. I love to be rawdogged from behind and the escort telling me the name of the guy or girl he was thinking about when he got off after he pulls out.
I have done this before and sometimes you do end up with some hidden gyms. However I have hired knowing going into it that I was not going to be physically attracted to the person. However it can still be interesting and fun. I would never over pay for that situation but it has its place. A couple of months ago I got into a town late and the only person available was far from hot. He was under 30 but had bad acne and the teeth although not missing could use some work. I made it clear before what I was looking for and was able to handle the job well. I was happy with the experience and it was a lot less expensive than the average I normally pay.
Agreed Craigslist was the best. I used that when it was available far more than the professional sites. Far fewer flakes in my opinion as well. Remember AOL and the men4men? You normally had someone looking for work and if not you could post u were looking to hire. So much easier.