KensingtonHomo

Point taken, my response here was based on that fact that I don't look for or engage "older" providers. And, yes, I'm married to a guy a few years older than me who I find quite attractive.

Same here. I think it's odd to expect anyone to show up at your door or let you into their home sight unseen. 

From what you’ve said you’re not the subject of this thread. I don’t recall you writing endless posts about how unattractive men your own age are. 
I also do not usually care for facial hair, though I make exceptions. 
But I maintain that if someone has a sexual aversion to people of their own age, they should look very closely at that. It’s not natural and likely internalize homophobia and ageism. 

Since you're a provider, I will take your word for your experience. I do not expect a provider to comment on my appearance. I'm just letting them know what I look like so when I buzz their apartment, they'll know it's me and not the Amazon delivery guy. 
Based on many regular posters here, your first concern about people assuming a complimentary provider is disingenuous seems very real. I'm not an ego maniac but I'm very confident that I am conventionally attractive. The second concern seems odd because I don't think someone genuinely complimenting a potential client is unprofessional. If a hairdresser said, "Wow, you have very thick hair", I'd think that was nice but also irrelevant. 
Regarding your third concern, I think the best response would be, "Thanks for sharing the photo; I look forward to meeting you." 
But it does seem that some people on here are convinced that you and other providers are disgusted by most of your clients. No provider can win over someone with that mindset. 

My favorite rant: "I want a $10,000-a-night hooker!!!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSwyMHvXsuU

I had an overnight recently for a trusted longtime client. He flew in around 9:30pm and I picked him up at the airport. I arranged for a third to join us for about an hour to start. We got the third off to the client’s satisfaction and he left. Then the client and I f*cked like rabbits into the wee hours, taking a break for some massage time between sessions, and had a long, hot (in every sense) shower together.
We finally went to sleep at 3am and we had to get up at 5am so I could drop him back off at the airport for his early morning flight. It was a cuddly 2-hr nap, really. I woke him up by giving him oral to completion and served him a continental breakfast, including organic duck eggs from my farm. He was happy. The crazy travel schedule was his idea, by the way, to squeeze between his other life and work obligations.
I took the day off to recover. I slept from late morning into the mid afternoon and went to bed at my normal bedtime later that night. I turned down clients. That cost me money, but it was necessary for me to make the overnight happen. I also couldn’t in good conscience offer a massage to a client when I knew I wouldn’t be able to give my best. Therefore the compensation at least partially offsets my opportunity costs for the day after.
I charged my client $1,500 and he tipped $100. 
My calculus is thus: roughly (5+) hours of service/action (outside the 2-hr “nap”) which I would normally charge up to $1k for, depending on how you dice it. Then there’s the extra couple hours of action/service in the morning I again might have charged between $300-$500 for if it wasn’t an overnight. Plus the courtesy of coordinating the other guy joining. Then there’s the missed work the rest of the day, the hassle of interrupting my sleeping patterns and my general dislike/irritation of sleeping with anyone. Plus the stamina I had to bring and maintain for a long period, and deliver the goods over and over. BUT factor in it was slightly less time than a standard (12) hr overnight +/-. AND I really like and trust this client. We have a good history. We have a good time together. I want him to visit again.
Normally I would have charged $2k for a standard overnight for someone I know less or don’t know at all. Some people can be torturous, and not in a fun way. For him, for this set of circumstances, I charged $1,500. That was the sweet spot for both parties to be happy. He plans to visit again for another session like this soon.
A client might clutch his wallet at amounts from $1.5k-2k (or more) for an “overnight” lasting around 8hrs-12hrs ish, but the way I think through all the components, I believe the range I quote is a pretty reasonable ask. You get a lot of value for the cost. Money aside, overnights aren’t everybody’s cup of tea. For those with the ability and desire, however, it’s really worth the price of admission - particularly with a provider you really like, trust, and get along with.
God knows what this costs to hire a woman for something similar. Count your blessings, boys.

I agree. I chatted with him in PS last month. He and his client were staying a couple doors down. He’s sexy! 😉 

A young therapist presumably? 😉

I was not in my 20s in the 70s but I was very grateful to my predecessors who fought for that first nondiscrimination laws, who founded GMHC and ACT UP, who created and entire culture and when I was in high school and college were bearing the brunt of the AIDS crisis.
 
Honestly, it’s even more disrespectful for young queers today to lack appreciation when the information is so readily available. And the rising tide of anti-queer fascism is cutting our rights off left and right in many states. So the kids should wake up before they find themselves in a pre-Stonewall situation just like we’re in a post-Roe situation. 

Since you're a provider, I will take your word for your experience. I do not expect a provider to comment on my appearance. I'm just letting them know what I look like so when I buzz their apartment, they'll know it's me and not the Amazon delivery guy. 
Based on many regular posters here, your first concern about people assuming a complimentary provider is disingenuous seems very real. I'm not an ego maniac but I'm very confident that I am conventionally attractive. The second concern seems odd because I don't think someone genuinely complimenting a potential client is unprofessional. If a hairdresser said, "Wow, you have very thick hair", I'd think that was nice but also irrelevant. 
Regarding your third concern, I think the best response would be, "Thanks for sharing the photo; I look forward to meeting you." 
But it does seem that some people on here are convinced that you and other providers are disgusted by most of your clients. No provider can win over someone with that mindset. 

LOL—the guy who ridicules anyone who isn't extremely fit and 25 saying I'm being "prejudicial" is the funniest thing I've read all week. Thanks for the laugh. 
Again, we're not talking about a preference. We're talking about people who are either averse or completely uninterested in people their own age. Whatever someone thinks about guys in their 60s or 70s is what he thinks about himself. 

Per hour, most therapists are cheaper than an escort. 

Per hour, most therapists are cheaper than an escort. 

Per hour, most therapists are cheaper than an escort. 

LOL—the guy who ridicules anyone who isn't extremely fit and 25 saying I'm being "prejudicial" is the funniest thing I've read all week. Thanks for the laugh. 
Again, we're not talking about a preference. We're talking about people who are either averse or completely uninterested in people their own age. Whatever someone thinks about guys in their 60s or 70s is what he thinks about himself. 

Probably from accidentally slapping that massive member against this belly!

This is really a matter for your therapist. Because if you're in bed with a skilled lover as you say, you're likely preventing yourself from finishing due to your own psychology. 

Same here. I think it's odd to expect anyone to show up at your door or let you into their home sight unseen. 

I don't think anyone likes to be awakened while they are at work.

That's hot🔥
My most memorable hookups involved being woken in middle of the night to a finger or tongue, prepping me for what came next. 😈

$800. 
It’s the main reason I only do overnights in Europe.
The rates are MUCH more reasonable than in the US.
At $500 for an overnight, it’s totally cool if you sleep next to me all night long.
At $2,000? We better be fucking like teenagers for 12 hours straight.

This is really a matter for your therapist. Because if you're in bed with a skilled lover as you say, you're likely preventing yourself from finishing due to your own psychology. 

Same here. I think it's odd to expect anyone to show up at your door or let you into their home sight unseen. 

Same here. I think it's odd to expect anyone to show up at your door or let you into their home sight unseen. 

I'm wondering if others share unsolicited pictures and stats with their provider prior to meeting. I always do and I do it out of common courtesy, thinking it is only fair that if I know what the provider looks like along with their stats, then they should know what I look like and my stats.  
I have never had a provider ask for pictures/stats yet I always provide prior to meeting.