Phaedrus

OOI, why do you say that? I had a look at the IIFYM site and it looked like pure marketing to me.

You're absolutely right. The police want to instill fear throughout this industry; they definitely to NOT want to own up to the fact that it's pretty safe as long as you avoid obviously high-profile stuff. They go after underage providers and clients seeking them, anything involving trafficking, and the street workers. The reasons for the first two are obvious; the street workers and their clients get picked on because they're far and away the most visible facet of this industry, and therefore the people that the kind of people who write Outraged Letters To The Editor are actually aware of. That in turn creates a political necessity for the police to be seen to be addressing the problem so that the letter-writers will perhaps STFU for a week or two. But if a bit of tactical ambiguity can be used to cast a chill everywhere, they'll do that. The thing is, that only works if we let it. We don't have to.

Serendipity is a wonderful thing. I recently paid a visit to CMJ and was fortunate enough to meet Belle. I was impressed when she walked into the room, more so after we'd talked for a few minutes, and by the time we'd had a shower and got to the massage table I was pretty sure that I was in for a lot of fun. I wasn't wrong. Belle gave me a very good massage (much of it without using her hands :) ) and after the levels of excitement had been steadily raised, she brought things to a very satisfactory conclusion. A bit of chat in the shower afterwards as we cleaned up and then, alas, it was time to go. Until next time....

It certainly has rarity value, and that's always worth something...

If you're only giving several hours' notice, you're almost certainly asking her to make a special trip to get them for you. You might do better booking and asking a few days in advance so that she can pick them up when it's convenient for her.

A long-overdue contribution to this thread. I met Victoria a while ago, and had a fantastic time, but for some reason I never got around to writing a reco for her. Anyway, I had the opportunity to renew my acquaintance with her recently, and... well, I'm definitely not going to let it slide again! The first time I saw Victoria was very good, and the second was... better! She knows how to work the knots out of your back if that's what you want. You want an interesting conversation? Yep, for sure. And she certainly knows how to gradually escalate the levels of excitement to the point where I was eventually left as a quivering heap of jello on the table. It took a few moments before I felt like I could risk actually trying to stand up and make it to the shower :) I'll definitely be back!

Yes. I must admit, I'm really enjoying the sight of the GOP descending into utter panic as they realize that they've completely lost control of the movement they've built. I really have no idea what Trump would be like as a president. Loud and obnoxious, sure, but... policies? No idea. He simply spouts whatever his audience wants to hear, with absolutely no regard for reality, and he'll probably continue to do that as he moves towards November. I can see him winning, though. He has the knack for getting people fired up and believing in him, whereas Hilary... doesn't. There's something fundamentally uninspiring and unlovable about her - possibly the fact that when it comes down to it she's just another machine politician.

Another good analogy would be the link between smoking and lung cancer. Back in the 70s, that was basically proven... but just as with the climate change "debate" these days there were some very deep-pocketed corporations with an overriding interest in obscuring the scientific consensus as much as possible, and they managed to make it appear that the issue was far from settled for a very long time.

No... but sometimes even discussion of things like escorting is too much for the pearl-clutchers. OK. But Instagram is owned by FB, and I'd heard things became rather less laissez-faire when FB bought them... Could be wrong, though. It's not something I use a lot myself, but what I'd heard wasn't promising.

So how is Instagram for... adult content? I was under the impression that even so much as a nipple was too much for them...

Name changes are fine, as long as they aren't too frequent. But do it too often and you'll start to look like you're trying to outrun a bad reputation...

I'm going to find out where you live and do that just to annoy you :)

Up to you. The ladies who keep their accounts locked seem to be a minority, but there are some. I guess it depends what you want the account for and who you're interested in communicating with, and how public you want that communication to be. Anyone who only has a personal Twitter account can trivially create another one for this, just the same as many of us have separate emails for this purpose. Most (or many, at least) escorts are pretty up front about this. Twitter is OK with adults discussing adult things. It's not Facebook.

Coming late to this one. If I'm booking at short notice (same day), I almost always stick to providers/spas/agencies that I can call. That way, you can determine availability very quickly. No answer counts as unavailable, and I move on: no harm, no foul. The only exception to this is when I'm contacting someone I've seen before and therefore have some sort of existing relationship with, and who I therefore know won't hold it against me that it didn't work out this time.

It used to be customizable, but some changes were made to things a while back and it isn't any more. But there's still the Custom User Title (on the Edit Your Details page) which you can set to something interesting.

Which browser are you using? In any case, it doesn't really matter: download another one that isn't on your tablet, and use private mode in that browser for the stuff you don't want the wife to see.

No, but that's a truth that most clients probably don't want rammed down their throats. The fantasy is part of what's being paid for.

If you'll all forgive me, I'm going to digress into a meta-post for a moment. Some folks have expressed the opinion that we really shouldn't be having this conversation and rates should never be questioned. I agree that it's inappropriate to question any individual provider's rates, but... I think there's significant value in having a conversation about rates in general. I've seen it in the past, but I don't think it has happened recently. That means there's probably quite a few people who are reading this for the first time and, therefore, benefiting from it. Yes, the rates can look pretty high, especially if you're new to the industry - but as Pete said, if you think they're bad here, take a look at what you'd pay south of the border. What we clients often don't understand immediately is how much time providers spend on things for which they don't get paid directly (which hasn't been talked about much in this thread), and how much money all the behind-the-scenes stuff costs. I'd like to thank the ladies who took the time to give us some idea of that - and Mia in particular. Guys, remember: the person you're spending time with is like a swan. She may look serene and beautiful on the surface... but there's a hell of a lot of paddling going on underneath. Okay, that's enough discussion about the discussion. As you were!

Out of interest... have you ever tried going to see them and finding out? That's not meant as a snarky question, by the way. We all have a point where things are just beyond our means. I'm just wondering. Her rate may not have been published; that's sometimes the case with providers that operate in the less price-sensitive segment of the market. And if it wasn't, then it's not the OP's fault. We can't judge without knowing who he's talking about... and since telling us would be totally against the rules of discourse here, we never will.

I have to say, I'm really annoyed by all the coverage of this. This guy is a professional troll, pure and simple... and we all know the best way to deal with trolls. But the world's press have given him the one thing he truly desires: attention, and lots of it. That's an epic fail. It would have been vastly preferable for small groups of pitiable misogynists to meet up without the rest of the world even noticing, much less giving a damn.

No idea :) I think that's the kind of thing you'd have to ask the lady in question, assuming the difference isn't made clear on her website or in her ads.

Voila! Sorry....

The fundamental problem here is that politics is becoming less and less a debate over ideas or policies, and more and more just another form of reality TV. And so you get a reality TV star not only running, but doing well. I think Trump could win: he's very good at figuring out what the mob wants to hear and delivering it. That's why the mob loves him so much.

Celery. You don't eat it; you use it as a splint. (full disclosure: I have not actually tried this :) )

Looks like you have to upload the image to one of your albums, according to the text at the top of the page for this stuff. But I've never tried...