Hi, guys,
I've had this situation come up twice in the past few months. I see a provider (in one case, massage; in the other, escort), and the session is pleasant enough. The guy was nice, I left happy, but it wasn't great and I'm not inclined to repeat. A few weeks later, the guy texts me (we had done the final setting up time and place via text, rather than through the RentMen or RentMasseur website) to say he's back in town and is available and do I want to schedule something.
My natural inclination is to be polite and respond, rather than ignoring the text. But on the other hand I don't want to encourage him, or have him think that it's likely I'll be hiring him soon. So I'm torn what to do in these situations. (In the case of the masseur, I texted back noncommittally after a day, saying I was quite busy; he responded with "Well, if you change your mind, I'm here until April 5.") Do I ignore the text, in which case he may think I'm rude or an asshole? Or do I respond in a neutral way, in which case he might think it's worth his time to keep chatting me up.
(I should say that I'm the type to avoid conflict. I don't want to say "I'm not going to hire you again because....")
I'm curious to know what other guys do in this kind of situation.