Am I Really a Hobbyist?

[VedaSloan 119179]

I don't see why not. It's something you do on your own time for pleasure and relaxation. Sounds like a hobby to me.

[quick25 137]

For me I take pleasure in it. Something I do when I have time. Yep I am a big time hobbiest.8). I would also say it's a experience. You learn, find out how to be better at it, and learn what you like.

[ulixestrojan 3757]

Sounds like a hobby to me. Like model trains, you play with them all the time but when you do, the chugga-chugga, choo-choo sound brings delight.

[Samsonov 100]

I would love to make this a hobby. At the moment, I'm still putting myself through school so I can't have as much fun as I would like. Every cent I've spent on ladies I've met on cerb has been worth it.

 

I'm a very attractive guy, but I second guess every hint a girl sends my way especially when I'm single. So far the sps I've seen haven't kept me guessing one iota.

[Guest W***ledi*Time]

... I would like to find out from other's if seeing SP's could be considered a "Hobby" for a guy? ...

 

Sure, "Hobbyist" is indeed an appropriate term for some clients of escorts, given all the connotations of the term "hobby". A "hobby" is "a favourite or specialized pursuit or interest", so when I think of a "hobbyist" in the world of escorts, I always think of it as meaning someone whose "favourite or specialized pursuit or interest" is specifically Being the Client of Escorts. While I'd guess that most "clients of escorts" are not "hobbyists" in the way I think of the term "hobbyist", some definitely are (especially here on Cerb).

 

Who are the typical clients of an escort? Following are a number of categories into which clients might be said to fall (not necessarily mutually exclusive):

 

One-timers or Special-Occasion Celebrants

Clients who are dissatisfied with their home sex life

The Marginalized

The Virgin

The Fetishist

Business travellers

The Lonely

(sadly) The Psychopath

aaand ... last but not necessarily least ... the Hobbyists.

 

By my way of thinking, few of these could be said to have a specialized interest in Escorts in the way I think of the term "hobby". Most of these client-types (if you will) just want to have some sex, either of a specific type, or due to access issues elsewhere. Their interest is mostly just sex per se, not the exploration and savouring of the World of Escorts.

 

More about the idea of "hobby": Take the example of people who are clients of restaurants (and no I am NOT comparing escorts with restaurants). Few who go to fine restaurants are restaurant "hobbyists" in the sense of being a gourmet or gastronomist. Some go out to celebrate a special occasion. Some go to enjoy one specialized dish that they can't get anywhere else. Business travelers frequent restaurants, as do people too busy or lazy or unskilled to cook enjoyable nutritious meals for themselves. Some people go to a restaurant because they have friends who own it or work in it. Sadly, I swear that some people go to restaurants just so they can abuse the wait-staff. And ... a relatively small portion of the clientelle of fine restaurants are "hobbyist" gastronomes who cultivate their food tastes and diligently pursue the accumulation of specialized experience of a wide range of fine dining, the systematic exploration new foods, and repeated enjoyment of past successful gastronomic discoveries. While most people go to restaurants primarily to fill their stomachs in a pleasant manner -- some are indeed food "hobbyists".

[Ftn40 824]

A late reply, I know, but great thread!

 

I've been reading the rules, FAQ, threads, posts, suggestions, etc. trying to a good grip on what separates the hobbyist from the other clients. This helps a lot. The analogy of the categories of restaurant patrons is brilliant. (I know which one I am!) It is really true of CERB members, there are all types. Simply consuming a service does not make you a hobbyist. Hobbyists don't go to restaurants because they need food, they take the time to enjoy the whole experience of the relaxation and pleasure of eating out :icon_wink:

 

By the way, I thought it interesting to note that the Serious Leisure Perspective http://www.soci.ucalgary.ca/seriousleisure/MainPages/BasicConcepts.htm classifies hobbyists according to five categories:

 

1) collectors,

2) makers and tinkerers,

3) activity participants (in noncompetitive, rule-based, pursuits such as fishing and barbershop singing),

4) players of sports and games (in competitive, rule-based activities with no professional counterparts like long-distance running and competitive swimming) and

6) the enthusiasts of the liberal arts hobbies, which are primarily reading pursuits.

 

So, I guess CERB hobbyists would be #3!