IronMaus

Escorting (keeping you company for money) isn’t illegal. Only Sex for money is illegal.
If you look carefully, every ad is NOT advertising that they will perform sex for money. 
They might mention that they are tops or whatever, but that doesn’t mean they will top you. It just means that they are the kind of person that normally tops their sexual partners (who are non paying).
They might also give a price per hour, but you pay for one hour of their company, not for sex. These ads have plausible deniability.
There may be a few that advertise explicitly and they are probably more likely to be targeted by police than those who are cautious in their ads (because the police will have more evidence = more likely to get a conviction in court)
This is why, if you try to hire an escort for the first time, and you start being explicit in what you want to do, you will likely be ghosted. Not worth the risk. You can start talking about specific sexual acts the second time (once the escort knows you and trusts that you are not a cop).
As for cops, in most states they are worried about sex trafficking, but consensual male prostitution is very low on their list of things to investigate.
If you are a cop, going undercover for a victimless crime is a bad way to spend your time (which is taxpayer’s money), so the industry remains in business. 
The providers can attest that there have been bad moments in certain states, and some people have been arrested, but as far as I can remember there was never a country-wide panic with every sex worker stopping to work because the Risk of getting arrested was growing higher than acceptable.

Ain’t that true. I’ve paid top dollar for mediocre service more than once. I almost feel shameful what my best regular asks, but I tip.
I would never haggle as you say. But if a provider asks me what I’m willing to pay, then it sometimes turns into a bit of a back and forth. I’ve decided what my limit is because as you say, price doesn’t necessarily equate to quality. I haven’t really noticed a difference in quality above $1800/night. But maybe I just haven’t met the right provider asking for more than that.
 I also don’t really “buy” into paying for a name either. I know some guys like that, but more me, looking for a BFE, it’s more important that the connection be there than for me to know I’ve fucked some porn star. There are different things that motivate different guys. I suppose if I wanted to start notching my bedframe with porn star conquests, I could hire for an hour instead of an overnight, but that’s just not really what I like. I like pretending for a weekend I have a partner…That’s what I hire for.
#Idigress

And one wonders why they're not jumping through hoops for each text they get. 
Kevin Slater

Huh?  If the OP is looking to hire one guy, but reaches out to four, at best the escort has a 25% shot if this panning out.  Obviously professional behavior is called for, but if three quarters of inbound texts are predestined to go nowhere regardless, one might temper his expectations of customer service from exploratory texting.
Kevin Slater

Maybe you have a thought on providers who do behave that way? I doubt you’re ignorant of providers who are rude and expect too much. I know I have opinions about my colleagues who have unreal expectations.
That raises an interesting idea: do escorts see fellow escorts as “colleagues?”
 

Do escorts only work with one client at a time?
I find the idea or suggestion that clients should contact one provider at a time hypocritical if escorts aren’t limiting themselves to one client at a time. It’s part of the economics of it, for both supply side and demand side. Just because there’s a market doesn’t justify bad behavior.

When you say you texted four people, did you wait for each thread to play out before texting the next?  If not, this may partially explain this environment...
Kevin Slater

One small suggestion I have is why not utilize the "Traveling Providers" forum on here? You can post a thread saying for instance "April 2022 East Coast Tour" and list cities that you are able to or planning on visiting or see where guys on the forum might want you to come. And then edit it as you can lock down more specific dates and cities. Not saying that will come close to solving the problem but I think you'll get at least two or three more reliable bookings.

we’re all different, and while i think there are things we could do to increase our ability to perform, i also think it’s worth your time to learn to accept who you are and how you operate. 
i’m in my 40s and i would say that i haven’t experienced a decrease in my sexual energy but i do know that some days i have less energy and some days i have more - i try to remind myself i’m not a machine and i’m allowed to have ups and downs  so are you!
 

Yes I cum if they want me to. I’ve never had a client who got mad if I didn’t cum. The focus is on their climax usually, not mine. 

I always make sure I cum with each client as well. 

You treat each client as it’s the first client of the day, if there is more than one. You have to perform and the show must go on. 😈

How do you tops are able to take more than one client a day? Where do you get the stamina from? I only feel horny every 3 days. The idea of topping 2 guys a day just seems a bit difficult to me. Maybe I'm getting old.

I actually always like to contact a provider through messenger anyway. It saves me first off from having to give my stats and information when it's all on my client page for the provider to see. I'd hate to be a provider and get my phone blown up by fake calls and texts. I don't know how you guys can stand that. I'd also say the more filled out and detailed the client page is, and if they are a premium client, the more likely they are for real too.

I know I keep having to bring up similar type of discussions, but there’s still things I’ve suggested can be better, and they haven’t. Even though in some ways it’s better because there’s more inquiries, the overall clientele attitude and behavior right now is trash in most every city in America right now.
At this point, I decided I have no choice but to remove my numbers from my ads and require clients to pay to contact me. I’ve tried doing things in different ways to make a difference, but nothing really seems to be fixing the issue of flakes and bullshitters because people are still able to get thru to me. It doesn’t matter if I get several clients in a week who show up, there’s still far too much nonsense and time waste going on each day, often multiple TIMES per day..to where I can almost not even benefit from the gains.
In the past 2 days, I’ve dealt with something around 5-7 fake appointments/no shows or cancelled bookings. And that’s even with screening them and asking for deposits.
And the problem is, why I need to stop them in their tracks is because some contact me and then give me an attitude as to why they don’t want to send a deposit to confirm. Well, I don’t need to hear that every other time I have a booking request. At this point, the only way clients will be able to arrange a session is to do so directly through my website which will require a deposit.
It may result in less overall inquiries, but at this rate it seems the number of clients will remain the same. And everytime I meet a client who has reservations about sending a deposit, they always end up being difficult to work with. So, here’s go nothing: the stakes just got a little bit higher. 

So I’m planning a trip in the future and I am looking to hire a provider for a very specific scenario. I have always wanted to watch a man and woman have vanilla sex live in front of me. I was wondering how realistic it was for a provider in RM to fulfill this request? I know a lot of guys list themselves as bi-sexual but not sure if there are other issues I am not considering.

This is why YOU are on PrEP.  Only you can guarantee your own health.
It's Russian Roulette relying on someone else to be responsible for your sexual health.

20 + years ago, there was a client "blacklist".  Long gone.  Can't remember which escort maintained it, but he was well known.

The LAPD was called in but CR did not want to press charges. He wins the night in my opinion.
the academy considered having WS removed from the auditorium but decided not to. 

Did Will Smith slap Liza Minnelli too?

The assumption that “everyone knew” that Jada had Alopecia is silly. I am not a regular consumer of celebrity medical news. My sis has it, I know that it’s a very emotionally charged condition for women. But I had no idea Jada had the disease until after the incident.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley has Alopecia. I DO follow politics, and this is what a head looks like with total hair loss:
 The smoothness of the scalp from hair loss is worth pointing out.
Jada’s makeup team added hair stubble and shading all over the head, which reads as “shaved hair growing out”, a style choice that looks gorgeous on her.

it’s beautifully executed, and in colors that say “formerly longer hair” Google other photos and you’ll see she’s almost always got that shading as part of fabulous step-n-repeat looks. It’s intended to fool they eye into seeing hair.
Chris Rock aimed the short joke at her look at the event. This sort of jest is always fair game. So he saw:
Buzzed hair (not hair loss)
Green almost-military bodice.
He thought of GI Jane, a powerful female character, as the comparison.
 
The joke worked. Not brilliant, but if Rock didn’t know, and was riffing on her look last evening, it was not insulting in its aim.
Will Smith stepped on his own dick last night, knowing he might win, perhaps gambling he wouldn’t. Still a fine actor. Has a lousy team for clean-up. Totally Shitty party guest, though. If I were Mr and Mrs Dolby he’d be banned from my house.
The new set-up of nominees at cocktail tables in front made it all feel a bit less formal, like the Globes, or even a Celebrity Roast. 
All in all, it’s another argument supporting my premise that entertainment award shows are redundant, ubiquitous, serve no good purpose, and should be eliminated as mass entertainment.
I adored Amy Schumer.
 

 
 

I had no intention of watching the Oscars - but the slap heard 'round the world cued me in REAL quick. Honestly, to me this was the best thing to happen to the Oscars since Kevin Hart told them to fuck off. I'd rather the Governor's Awards broadcasted instead of this garbage.

I've always adored and admired Will Smith and his family, so I felt several ways about this when I saw it. I was shocked when Chris made the joke about her alopecia hair that she has been open and vulnerable about - and when I saw her face I was disgusted. I was just as shocked when he bitch slapped that fool on live television without missing a step.

On the one hand, it was heartwarming that this upset (someone as gentle and well composed as) Will Smith to the point of a single, intentional slap. That might not be love in a good way, but that's love.

On the other hand, it was not a good idea and no less rude than Chris Rock's joke. Part of me thought, "Oh, Will! What were you thinking?"

And honestly, this is what I wish Beyoncé and/or Taylor Swift would have done to Kanye when hijacked her award. Would we be mad at them? Maybe because Kanye is mentally ill but probably not because we all love to hate Kanye.

I do not think anyone should sue anyone or have to go on tv or tour to talk about it. I imagine they will be fine and do just that. This is my favorite reaction shot from the slap heard around the world:


 

No law suits please - Rock can build a tour and HBOSpecial around this, and get rich that way. Will Smith will apologize in private and in person. And probably make a huge charity donation at Rocks direction.
His speech did nothing to help. They should both drop it. 
Oh wait… one of them just won a top award and will be pinned down about it at every turn 👀
 
 

I feel it's important to include Harvey Milk's death as a stark reminder of what the Black Lives Matter seeks to accomplish and shed light on. Dan White was an ex cop who intended to murder 4 people and succeeded with 2: the Mayor and Harvey Milk. Because of his association with and support from the police, Dan got a slap on the wrist with 7 years for "voluntary mansluaghter" - then released on parole after 5 years.

This is a pet peeve of mine. It irks me enough to turn me off from someone on a hookup app - especially when NONE of their photos have their eyes and they think they look so good in sunglasses ? The eyes mean a lot in a picture. People say "I want to take a good picture so I look at the screen." Bitch, you can take 10,000 pictures and pick the one that looks good! At LEAST look at the mirror haha