Ad subtext... or is there any?

[Gandalf]

Ads can be hard to understand sometimes, especially by practitioners posting related to massage, unless what you read is what you get.

Two examples:  

1) My touch is responsive, sensitive to your needs and very strong.

2) I aim to provide you with a client led professional service endeavouring to meet your needs.

I#1 seems a clearer suggestion of the experience than the second.  

I know on RM they can tag the nature of the services (therapeutic, sensual, erotic - which can also be subject to interpretation) and photos (and private galleries) indicate alot too, as might hours (hard to imagine somebody booking into the very late hours who isn't going to send you to bed completely relaxed.   

Providers, are there phrases and the like to watch for?  

[maninsoma]

Not a provider, but even if a provider tells you here that certain phrases mean certain things that's only true for that provider (assuming he's 100% honest).

As discussed many times here, there is no standardization.  One guy very well might be suggesting a highly erotic experience by using certain words, and another might be hoping to entice clients to pay him a higher-than-average massage rate because he's expecting something more than that but in the end the guy only provides a basic massage.

If you want to know what a specific provider's ad means, you have to contact him to ask or, perhaps even better, get feedback from actual clients here.  Even then, there is always the "your mileage may vary" situation.  One guy in my area obviously vibed with some of his clients more strongly than me because they posted here about post-session showers together with the guy, and the few times I hired him he just brought me a towel to clean up.  But he didn't misrepresent himself; he just gave more to some clients than others.

[la_connor]

I agree with @maninsoma.

Also, many masseurs in Southern California are not native speakers of English. Sometimes you just need to find out in person. 

[+ DrownedBoy]

Never trust anything a provider writes in the ad.

One guy spelled out that he enjoyed kissing. He refused to kiss in the session.

One of the best interviews on a RM ad was by a homophobic drug addict who would grab the money and run.

[soloyo215]

When I read things like that, I have the feeling that the provider doesn't have a lot of experience, is full of it and just doesn't know what he's talking about, or he can't care less because what he wants is to take as much while offering as little.

When I care for the massage portion, I look for years of experience, description of the space, training and certifications, and things that relate to the trade, not any of those "zen" gimmicks that attempt at selling the overall experience.

When I care for extras, then I look at the BS they place and look for one that gives me the sense of giving good extras. Or in other instances I see if the masseur also has a rentmen profile.

It's all still trial and error.

[misterhumphries]

I still say, ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT. As others have opined some write profiles hoping the client will fill in the blanks in the escort's favor. Meanwhile, the escort has not committed to a damn thing! Ask. As we're talking about human nature and its contradictions, I never assume.

[aiseeya]

Echoing others...always always pre-agreed scope (as you would do in any other professional business). Never assume. 

One guy ad tags 'bf experience' but refuse to kiss or cuddle.