DrownedBoy

Ha ha! No.

Efficient markets only work if clients actually use their head when making hiring decisions. Unfortunately, most just use their little head.

I try to be philosophic about it, but it does piss me off. I don't have a job that gives me an abundance of leisure time, and a no show usually means no hiring for another week or two. A no show is permanently blocked in my book, and liable to get a notice in this forum.

I have never once asked or expected a provider to get off, or even get hard for that matter. It's one advantage of only hiring for fetishes and role playing. However, when a provider asks for too much info to check for "compatibility," I cut them off. As others pointed out, I don't need to spend time with some entitled brat. There's hundreds more.

I prefer well-written stories. That blog writer needs to learn conciseness, and I won't even go into forum writing.

Strongly disagree. Just because I turn down a provider doesn't mean I don't hope they find someone who's willing to pay their price. Hence the "good luck." I'd rather have more active providers than fewer. And I may change my mind later. One time, after I turned down a guy asking for 350, he made a remark that he doesn't negotiate. I just replied that he's an independent businessman and it's his prerogative to set his prices. He respected me for saying that.

This is the kind of story I'd buy a magazine to read 😄. True confessions ....

Exact same situation near Chicago. You would think two downtown riots and a 200% increase in Loop crime would send a message.

As a former Disney employee, he's probably already had Prince Charming, John Smith, The Beast, Flynn, Tarzan, Jack Sparrow, and Prince Erik.

Yes, the quality of the merchandise has declined. This fall, I hired two guys I wanted to try out, but both of their photos were pre pandemic and showed muscle they lost during the interim. Luckily, my libido cooled down during the interim as well. I was thinking of visiting a market this weekend, then decided I'd rather read by the fireplace. Maybe getting old has its advantages.

The pandemic is far from over. If you've been watching the news, you'll see that in the U.S., infection rates are increasing for the winter, and European countries are already locking down again. Personally, my demand is down too - there was only a 3 month window this year where I was in Chicago and hiring. And I don't fall for increased pricing - 300 an hour is too high already, as far as I'm concerned.

I'm asking because, during this pandemic season, I've been staying away from Chicago and working from my place in a more rural area in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, while this area is more relaxing and safer from germs, it's also MAGA country (farmers in the area still have their Trump/Pence signs up) and almost entirely Caucasian. I've had providers of color decline to come, even when I've offered good (a large amount of) money for transportation. One of my regulars, who is black, bluntly told me he'd be afraid to come here, because he might be shot. For providers of different ethnic background - have you had such racist encounters in your work?

I'm in the same boat. Over the years, maybe a dozen escorts I contacted reacted negatively when they asked me what I was into (that includes the ones who went radio silent, which I treat as the same thing). One brat even yelled at me. The rest (that is, the mature ones with an IQ over 90) all realized it was easy money, and they could keep their shorts on.

If you agree on a price, but the provider asks for more money later, cancel immediately.

So much for the news media. Once again. During the pandemic, I kept reading story after story about how providers (only 1 article was about a male; the others were about females) were struggling and turning to OF.

Sounds like a good sig.... 😁

All I can say to remarks like this is: boy, it ain't that simple. 😆

Yes, Maxx is very hard to schedule - we've texted back and forth and nothing scheduled yet. I'll probably have to do an incall to get at him. Eliat, I've hired a lot too, but he's getting harder to schedule with - plus, he travels a lot, and unpredictably.

This is correct. The cops aren't going to listen to a single word the other guy says if: 1. You legally live there 2. You asked the gentleman to leave 3. The gentleman did not leave

Nope. He's a 300/ hour. With my tastes, he's too scrawny.

Too bad. I was studying Spanish on Duolingo, until the pandemic hit and removed my motivation. I'll need to retake the lessons. However, I can confirm that mastering the first 5 lesson groups didn't help at all when hiring 🤨

I did that once, to see if it would save time. It did. However, I have to admit, my RP is pretty weird, and I prefer to stick with providers who either comprehend English, or have enough education to understand my words.

I don't know how well Google Translate works, but I've tried to use this once, but with bad results. Has anyone else here been in this situation (as provider or client)? Since I'm into role-playing when I hire, I need to be able to explain complicated instructions.

Absolutely. There was a similar thread hair about facial hair.

Yes, Zelle is the equivalent of a bank transfer - your bank has to have an agreement with them, and transactions are treated like real cash withdrawals. I don't even use the Zelle app - my bank's app includes a Zelle option. It's not as anonymous, but: 1. It looks somewhat suspicious if you go to a teller constantly for large cash outflows (which in the U.S. can be investigated) 2. My bank's ATMs only carry 20s (and also have daily withdraw limits) 3. It's safer for the provider (you can't reverse a Zelle transaction if the other person's bank uses it)