DrownedBoy

As I get older I find myself more willing to experiment with other body types. It used to be pure muscle I looked for. Now I'm willing to hire younger and skinnier. Ditto for dating, which is probably healthy.

You have to ask ahead of time. If they specifically agree to DTK but refuse in person, I'd kick them out with a token fee, followed by possible reporting here on CoM and RentMen depending on his reaction.

A certain provider who shall remain anonymous took 2 doses of G during the session, and although I told him I don't do anal with providers, I ended pushing him away with my feet and grabbing the lube bottle from his hand. He left the room immediately without me telling him, and was sitting, acting sad and apologizing afterwards. I told him he needed to stop using drugs and get help, then sent him away. I did not block him on RentMen, but his ad went down last fall. Hopefully he's taking a break from the G as well.

These type of guys have a much bigger psychological problem than just "addiction".

A former regular asked if I wanted a "boyfriend experience" and I agreed. He immediately told me to give him my cell phone so he could see what guys I was texting behind his back. He had good intuition.

Look at old reviews. High-priced, arrogant, sneaky, charged 500 an hour and demanded 900 for two. Immediate ghost from me.

Don't leave an opening for the term "out of my price range." Just thank them for their time and if they try to negotiate, say you don't haggle and repeat yourself.

"Binge" to me means hiring more than one person a week. I have a line item in my budget specifically for this hobby. Nothing in the line item, no hiring. One area where my relationship with money helps.

I keep a note. I also make sure they see the camera in the hall of my condo building, that they have to face directly if they're entering my door.

To be fair, who's playing whom? Providers act like they're attracted to clients. To be polite, I often act as if the provider is intelligent and interesting to talk with. I doubt I'm alone. It's hard to catch feelings you're putting on an act as well.

You should have seen Ken Burns's documentary on Franklin. He included a letter where Adams basically said he'd wish Franklin would die, although he used this rather funny deistic formal language

I started writing detailed journal entries following each session this year. Since they'd probably freak people out, I won't post them here.

That I haven't seen, although that may be because Chicago is a sanctuary city. My last hire was a Columbian seeking asylum (although from what he said, the chances he qualifies are nil). In November, I had a Venezuelan guy. None spoke English nor had stable residence. I think this is a regional thing depending on how LE treats foreigners.

Compared to small Midwest towns with a population of 20,000, yes, Chicago is more expensive 😂 That being said, this thread is going off the rails again. Just because you "need" more money to live while escorting doesn't equal higher rates. Just because you "can't afford" higher rates doesn't mean they fall. Supply and demand is all that matters, and it doesn't care if you need to pay more in rent. I think the biggest market shift I've seen is the lack of major pricing shifts since around 2019, with slight falls and rises during and after the pandemic. 300 to 350 (and 500 for two hours, my standard) hasn't changed much despite massive inflation.

I don't know about prices yet, but the supply is definitely increasing on the provider side from new guys, which you have to be cautious with. Given how crappy the economy and job market is for young people, I can understand the influx. Plus, a lot of guys are travelling, and I started receiving dry RMs from traveling providers (I politely declined so didn't get their rates). One problem I see is that guys from LA or NYC go travelling around and think they'll get the same or more money in other places, failing to realize they're already in the highest priced market, and are overpriced to most other cities. I'm not paying NY prices in Chicago.