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Noted. I'd PM, but after looking at his pics, I'd never consider this guy in the first place.

I know Rife started his career 6 years ago as the "boy toy" of some actress who was in her 40s at the time. Who knows how discriminating he would have been back then?

Agreed (I don't live in Boystown or the Loop, the most likely place for a Chicago provider to, respectively, live or stay). However, I've found that if you take a 2-hour session, they'll ignore the travel time. Plus, it's usually a good deal. Back on topic - I've actually told one of my regulars (who is a rather popular, constantly-travelling RM) that if someone wants an overnight with him, to just forget about me that night and grab the money. I respect him enough to make sure he doesn't miss out on good financial opportunities, especially since he already decided to stop escorting after a certain date.

Unfortunately, Matt complained about gay men asking him to "sell his body on OnlyFans" for amounts that large. You couldn't even get a decent stripshow video for 1k.

The only person I hired from Friendboy was cheaper than RM, but extremely limited in what he was willing to do (no kissing). Nor did he see any reason to impress, since he was just there temporarily for money. Unlike RM, Friendboy doesn't say if the provider is, say, willing to kiss, so you have to take time and contact them. And at least one Friendboy gave me a bad phone app review when I didn't hire him (I had that remark erased). Mintboys is just a pile of sh!t. As others said, 95% of their ads are old and haven't even been used for years, and you're unlikely to get a response from them. It reminded me of SA in that respect.

Being a schmo is a rich man's sport. Pay up, Johnny.

I've texted a handful of RM who immediately sent me a link for their OF account. Likewise, I've encountered automated responses that do the same thing. Both of those will kill any interest for me. I'll overlook OF mentioned in an ad if it's not front and center. There's nothing wrong with a true escort making money on the side, but there are OF teases out there.

I do a version of #1, although I mention RM and ask them if they're currently working. I'd like to do #2, but those "XXXXX"s can take up a lot of space, and I'm worried about breaking someone's attention span.

Yup. I once met a couple boys who offered to clean my house naked.... ...and I was just looking for a regular house cleaning! Don't ask....

I'm afraid that, from a business perspective, you can't argue if you get outbid. If you wanted one hour some night, and someone else wants an overnight, you've been outbid. Same if you and someone else want an hour, but they're willing to pay more. I'm honest with providers; if someone has 5K in their pocket for them, I'll just wait since I can't outbid that. One of the problems with an illegal, unregulated market.

I never knew that....

Ditto, although with someone that egotistical, I'd probably just say "pass" and block them if they argued back.

There's no economic rule that says rates and salaries have to go up when inflation goes up. In fact, it makes it harder to defeat inflation by doing so. Supply and demand is all that matters. And in my neck of the woods at least, there's a lot of new young men adding themselves to the supply at much lower than 300/hour.

And this is why I never considered living in NYC. Midwest home, Midwest prices.

Yes. Unemployed actors are a great resource - attractive and statistically more likely to be gay.

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You offered the entire amount. It was refused. The escort sounds like the kind of old-fashioned soul who would have been offended if you "insisted" he take some. It's fine. I would recommend trying to hire him again, though, as anyone willing to refund for that is worthy of a second chance.

Oh man yeah. Laughter is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

I actually prefer providers who are older than they look, since then I can get someone young-looking who's also mature and professional. Everyone I know shaves their age on RM and Grindr, so I don't even care. As long as they look like their photos, as someone mentioned.

This was a red flag I missed before. I paid for it.

Yeah, I usually get a hotel for overnights, and so far I always end up sneaking back to my own bed. I get hot too quickly. A friend of mine solved this by opening the window and forcing his future boyfriend to hold him under the covers. Maybe I'll try that.

I think we've all been there. The 2 dangerous escorts I was with, there were major warning signs that I figured I could handle. But simply "handling" the situation doesn't bring back the money and time you lost.

I didn't get the escort banned, nor do I think I could (in this situation). I did get to make sure his first review was a dud. Few takers for an escort whose only review is a 1-star. He left of his own accord.

You can report it to RM, but there's no guarantee they'll do anything. The only time I reported someone was when they walked into my place, took my money, and walked right out without doing anything. They had blocked their RM ad, but RM allowed me to give him a 1-star review for his first entry. His RM career was thus hobbled early on. When escorts don't show up, RM doesn't care - I'd suggest you post a warning here at Company of Men. The only other reason I'd report an escort to RM, besides outright theft, is if they threaten bodily harm. (Without being asked, at least).

The general prices (at least in my area) are 300/500 for 1/2 hours. Moreover, I've met escorts who did 2 hrs for 500 when they charged 350 for 1 hr. They basically get more money for the same visit without doing much more (at least with me). There's already a thread here about people, like myself, who prefer to hire for 2 hours.