DrownedBoy

I do know that providers who meet in person discuss their clients or ask questions about them. But I'm not present when that happens, nor do I plan to be.

That's up to individual clients and their circumstances. If an escort is late, even for legitimate reasons, clients have the option of canceling. To be fair, you should tell the provider if you're on a strict schedule and can't be flexible.

Buy a subscription so you can look up phone numbers. Start with your own.

I found an explanation for this. Consumer spending has been down for a year, but only among low wage earners. Now it's going down for the entire middle class. Cause is likely inflation and credit- fueled spending...a vice not limited to gay men by any means.

It's also not limited to gay men....

https://www.thebestflex.com/profile/Bobby-Biceps Met him once. He used to post here, and he used to be on RM as well. He's gay or a 4+ on the Kinsey scale, so he's ok with doing normal escort work.

If you want someone who speaks the language of love in an understandable way, try an English speaker.

" I’m 43, straight, convicted felon, former heroin addict." Okaaaay......

I think a lot of clients are just looking for a quick lay, hence the hour. While a lot of clients here, including me, prefer longer, I get the feeling that's only for openly gay men who are comfortable with their sex life.

That's what you get with lots of horny shallow men. All the pretty boys eventually age. Then karma will hit them.

I hate to say it, but some states in the US are probably going to start being dangerous for gay escorts and hookups soon. Low hanging fruit for ambitious and amoral prosecutors. I think the current slowdown is due to economic factors.

If an escort says an overnight is only 6 hours, and he expects the same 1 to 1.5K as everyone else, he's full of it. Ripoff. I've had gay bodybuilders do 14 hours for the same.

I recall an escort who was proud that he could please a wheelchair bound man with cerebral palsy. If they give an answer like the OP received, block them and report it here. My opinion.

This is what's known in statistics as an "outlier. "

I think I found the problem.

You say it as if it's no longer like that...

Once, I had a young escort claim he "deserved" to get a photo of the guy he was meeting. I hired my backup.

East and West Coast providers are in for a hard time if they think they can make that kind of money in the Midwest.

I usually give an arrival grace period of 30 minutes. My regulars know I'll ask for an ETA after 15 minutes, so they always tell me ahead of time. If a provider can't do that, he's free to find another client to get money from. Just not me.

It still does on some photos. Not as helpful as you might think.

I was contacted by 3 different providers on the Friday before Memorial Day, including a traveling one that I already turned down because their rates were too high for me. There is something with the escort economy I can't put my finger on.

I have providers who work 9-5 jobs. I'm less likely to see them, because I have to schedule ahead of time, whereas many others are available every night and/or weekend. One guy I met before, he works, and wasn't even able to find a time slot over a 2-week vacation. I work 9-5 as well, and only hire on nights when I don't have to work the next morning, so I strongly respect escorts who juggle jobs as well. But they'd be better off, even if they work, by marking themselves as "available now" if they have free time. I prefer to make hiring decisions a lot closer to the session, and I can't schedule 3 weeks ahead of time when dealing with a local provider.

Can you please elaborate here?

Ditto here. I also started hiring in my 30s (for my fetishes and fantasies). The ages of providers and regulars I see has been going up for just the reasons you said (more respectful/experienced/mature/etc.). They also have enough experience to realize that good manners can lead to repeat hires, which younger ones don't always seem to care about. Because I look substantially younger than I really am, I also tend to be a "pleasant surprise" for escorts. Especially ones in their 30s, which has become a sweet spot. One note - I know a lot of escorts who list being "29" for many years in a row, but like someone said, I don't care as long as they're hot.

I don't know about that. They mentioned a woman who had affairs on her husband. For a "monogamish" marriage, it may be better for both parties to stay ignorant, as long as you protect against STDs or pregnancy. But I'm not sure I'd date someone who lied about their background to look better. In fact, I wouldn't want someone who brags about their real accomplishments all the time either.