Phaedrus

I'd call it a simple preference rather than a fetish. When does a preference become a fetish, anyway? Yeah, I know, that's a blatant hijack...

...but you nevertheless seem to be putting a lot of effort into convincing them that they should be more open to the idea. That's just an observation, of course. Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions. But does she have the right to judge him for having asked? I think that's the issue where we disagree here; you seem to be advocating consequence-free haggling, and the ladies (and others) are telling you that this doesn't happen. When all's said and done, this really isn't my problem. The SPs here are well-used to dealing with this, entirely capable of deciding what standards of behaviour and mutual respect they expect from a "gentleman", and equally capable of deciding what sanctions to impose on any prospective clients who fall short of those standards. If someone decides they'd like to try haggling and doesn't get to see the SP they wanted to see as a result, it's no skin off my nose. Or hers, for that matter.

Congrats, Miquelon!

No. Jason's closed several years ago.

Excellent! Thanks for organizing, guys... looks like I can make it, assuming you can put up with me :)

Disturbing.

Congratulations, Emily! Definitely looking forward to the next thousand, and many more beyond that!

Different Bacon... http://oracleofbacon.org/

NOOOOO!!! I find this infuriating, because I use right-click a LOT to open a link in a new browser tab. When I can't do this, it pisses me off, to the extent that I'll avoid sites that pull this trick. So, if you ever want to get rid of me, Mod... ;) And as you noted, it's pretty useless - there are other ways to get the picture you want. Yes. If you post it - anywhere - it's best to assume it's been copied and saved by pretty much anyone.

I have to say, I'm always somewhat dubious about the merits of negotiation with someone who's providing a service. If I can get something off a shelf for a bit less, that's great, but services aren't like that. Really, think about it for a moment. If you haggle with someone and pay less for their services, do you honestly imagine that you're getting the same service as you'd have got if you'd paid their asking price? That they won't cut corners, or use cheaper materials, or pay less attention to detail, or spend a little less time making sure they give you the best possible service, or go the extra mile before they just think, "Stuff it, that's good enough for this guy"? This applies to all service industries, not just the one we're concerned with on this board. But given the very personal nature of the services we're engaged in here... I think it applies more here than to some others.

Well, I managed - finally! to meet up with Tiffany recently. Scheduling took a little work (damn all you other guys who wanted to see her! :) ) but... it was absolutely worth the effort! Things started to get fairly heated as soon as we walked into the room, and once they'd started going that way.... well, it was just one long progression into more and more eroticism as the time went on. And yes, the journey ended up where you'd expect... but getting there was a hell of a lot of fun too! That just left time for a shower for two and some conversation until it was time to go, and unfortunately that's all for now. Until next time.

Well, I'm not the only one who'll be sorry to see you go. Good luck with everything you're doing in your life these days! And I'm sure you can still show up and liven up the socials in any case :)

Congratulations again, Gabriella! Always love reading your posts :)

Well, I finally managed to get to see a show earlier this week... and had an awesome time! Lots of fun... and I definitely won't be messing around so long before I go out and see another one!

Congratulations, Gabriella! A thoroughly well-deserved reflection of your contributions here!

Congratulations, PhantomKnight!

It'd have to be The Lord of the Rings trilogy... a lengthy and elaborate work of absolute fiction :)

Oh, bugger. I was hoping that looking at porn and kitties all day would make me part of the 1%. Is that not how it works? One day, I'll get the really BIG chair, all to myself...