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[Lucky Day345]

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[+ Cash4Trash]

I always leave the escort's phone number with a close friend, preferably by e-mail in case of any problem I can show the escort his info is elsewhere.

I suggest that escorts should do the same. The first time I met with an escort who's well known he called a friend and said he'd arrived and would be in touch later.

Seemed prudent to me.

[nynakedtop]

Call me naive.... but I do nothing.

 

Guess I just trust my own instincts (as well as a perhaps unfounded belief in the ultimate good of my fellow persons...)

[+ bashful]

Read all the reviews, and comments in the forums. Check if he has twitter or instagram, but I don't use facebook, so it's mostly futile trying to check that. If none exist, I don't hire. Possibly PM a forum member who has met him. Burner phone (pay cash for phone and card to update minutes), and separate email address. Never host at my home, incalls, or hotel. If incall at private residence, google map to check out neighborhood, and first appointment in daylight. I prefer it when he is staying at a hotel. No last name given. Leave ID, credit cards, etc., and personal phone locked in car, or locked in hotel safe. Only have the money for fee and possible tip in the wallet. Try not to say too much about myself, but that's sometimes hard to do if a good rapport develops.

[dcguy20]

It's quite easy for anyone to find out your last name, if you have a phone number associated with your Facebook account. Important to set that to private, too. I found this out when I met someone on A4A and he sent me a friend request on Facebook by using my phone number. I quickly changed my settings. Then afterwards he had the nerve to ask me my last name. I was like, "dude, you already sent me a FB request, so I know you know my last name." Disclaimer: this was not an escort.

[AdamSmith]

 

[MikeBiDude]

Seems like there are usually two things....protect your personal safety. And then your privacy, exposure to your activities being tracked or traced.

 

The OP has good rules for personal safety, I follow most of them. I do host in my home....meet a new friend about 1/2 a block away and walk into my place...gives us both a few minutes to chat, look each other over, and launch exit strategy if necessary maybe let someone else know you're meeting someone.

 

Re: protecting privacy there are some posters here that go to *extreme* lengths to not being "traceable" from LE, etc. . Burner phones bought with cash, etc. etc. If "they" want to get/find you, they will!! I use a burner app on my iPhone that insures my privacy from my personal cell number, but that's not enough to calm the paranoia of some here, it's enough for me. Allows me to walk away from a meet with a friend not knowing my personal phone number and therefore can't google me, etc.

 

I think @AdamSmith and @nynakedtop have the kind of more relaxed "laissez faire" attitude I like.

[+ purplekow]

Well, I allot an increasing amount for defense. I make sure that my southern border is not penetrated. I do not hire escorts from countries which have a reputation of having many "bad dudes". I make sure that all the escorts are supervetted so that no "bad hombres" make it through. I hire American first. I make sure that I do not get involved in any bad deals. Basically, I take a very conservative stance when it comes to hiring.

[Nvr2Thick]

[+ saminseattle]

As a general rule, I do not meet local guys. Seattle is just too small a town. (But I admit, I tend towards the paranoid end of the spectrum).

[jawjateck]

My biggest risk is a mediocre encounter; those waste money. So I:

 

-shower thoroughly

-apply a modest amount of Brut deodorant

-comb/brush my hair (what's left)

-brush teeth and do a mouth rinse

-wear undies that allow for expansion

-don clothing appropriate for the occasion, which can also be quickly discarded

 

Having no reason for him to not be "into" me, we tear up the sheets and have fun. Usually works. Don't intend to change-up a good thing.

[Mo Mason]

Like nynakedtop, I do nothing. But it's not because I think people are good; I believe human beings are inherently evil, personally. I just don't care. I'm lucky enough to be an open book and a person who has nothing to lose. I'm single, no kids, no job at stake from this hobby, no friends... no worries.

[+ azdr0710]

very rarely, if I'm meeting an utter unknown and I'm sorta nervous, I'll leave all the info I have on the dude on a piece of paper on the floor in the middle of my living room.....

 

that way, when my friends break down my door after I don't reply to their texts or calls, they'll know who killed me

 

[LADoug1]

If you like this you may want to watch "Love Me Or Leave Me" starring Doris Day. Tells the story of Ruth Etting. Good movie with Day in a dramatic role.

[AdamSmith]

I think @AdamSmith and @nynakedtop have the kind of more relaxed "laissez faire" attitude I like.

I find karma usually gives you more or less whatever you're expecting, if you let it. And help it a little.

"If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right." Henry Ford

[Racketjock]

I've put away jewelry and credit cards in the hotel safe and other work related valuables out of sight. I don't host at my home, but while I am traveling and as others here have mentioned tend to believe the best in people. I confess to wanting to at least talk to them on the phone, meet them in the lobby, look up their reviews, and as Jawjaw Tech mentioned, being clean/ fresh and respectful goes along way.

[caliguy]

I tend towards the paranoid end of the spectrum).

Coming from someone that wraps them in two layers of plastic wrap I find that utterly shocking. Lol

[caliguy]

Call me naive.... but I do nothing.

 

Guess I just trust my own instincts (as well as a perhaps unfounded belief in the ultimate good of my fellow persons...)

Me too. Of coarse if you're someone that's blind to red flags then that's another story.

[marylander1940]

What are some of the things you do to protect yourself before and during an encounter with a escort or masseur ?

 

Me personally.

 

Before an encounter.

1) I search the net for reviews that I can trust.

2) I scrutinize the add to check the pictures. I make sure they are the same people.

3) I never meet the escort at my home for the 1st meeting ever.

4) I ask to meet the escort or masseur at a public place so I can make sure they look like their pictures.

 

During the encounter.

 

1) I never let an escort or masseur know exactly where I work.

 

2) I never let an escort or masseur know my last name.

 

How about you?

 

Do escorts actually meet you at a public place?

 

Do you mean the hotel lobby or on the street?

 

 

Call me naive.... but I do nothing.

 

Guess I just trust my own instincts (as well as a perhaps unfounded belief in the ultimate good of my fellow persons...)

 

I meet them at their home/hotel room first, never at my home unless I met them before.

[+ glennnn]

I've done nothing special so far, beyond letting [uSER=9945]@funguy[/uSER] know I'm going to score, because all of my escorts have been well-known, highly-recommended guys from here on the forum. I don't intend to change that modus operandi even a little. Why go searching for a hot dog when there is so much steak right here in our very own deli?

[marylander1940]

As a general rule, I do not meet local guys. Seattle is just too small a town. (But I admit, I tend towards the paranoid end of the spectrum).

 

I know a lot of visiting escorts who come to DC and they told me some local guys ONLY see visiting escorts and never hire the local ones...

[AdamSmith]

Why go searching for a hot dog when there is so much steak right here in our very own deli?

Street food has its place!

[sniggy]

I usually host at my apartment, and I do nothing except put my wallet, watches, and any cash or medications in a drawer. I've never had any problems. Sure, if I'm in a hotel, I'd stick that stuff in the safe, but I would do that anyway. I may have been lucky in that I've hired genuinely good guys. I also think, however, that the prospect of me becoming a regular and therefore providing an escort with a source of income is probably a lot more valuable than trying to steal something from me. I'm a pretty mellow session, so it's easy money for the escort, and I like to think they have a good enough time too. I too though feel I have a good sense about these things and am generally not hiring guys who give off signals that they might be unbalanced or desperate. I'd say just use good judgement. There's fun to be had, and you can be safe without being paranoid.

[sniggy]

Uh oh. Now if I hire @escortrod he knows where I put my wallet, watches, cash and medications. Note to self: Put in different drawer if Rod comes over.

[escortrod]

Uh oh. Now if I hire @escortrod he knows where I put my wallet, watches, cash and mediations. Note to self: Put in different drawer if Rod comes over.

Ha. I hit 'send' on a message to you just as you posted that. With such a smorgasbord I'm not sure what I should go for first. What sort of watch do you wear?