Im sure scenarios like ladies having managers,boyfriends,husbands, girlfriends etc still exist today in the hobby just as they have always existed. However, a providers personal life or personal relationship is neither my business nor concern. As long as a provider seems happy and enthusiastic about seeing me, is able to hold an unforced and interesting conversation, and happily provides the time and services discussed and agreed upon prior to our encounter, i have no worries. If a provider tries to move the goalposts after meeting. We then would need to talk and determine where the breakdown in the communication occurred, then try to negoiate a rate was fair and agreeable for both of us. If that provider seems to have little latitude or is unwilling to accept the previously discussed rate or a rate reasonably close to the originally agreed upon rate then she has simply wasted both of our time.
Originally Posted by RodnReel
Some of this part of your post, at least (the red portion), had something to do with upcharging / upselling, unlike the rest of it.
So tell us, RodnReel: with your extensive experience as a hobbyist, how would you have handled the situation described
here, which is directly relevant to the topic of this thread?
I was seeing a provider regularly for over a year and a half before she disclosed to me she had both a manager and a husband. I was absolutely floored. She was very professional, and highly educated. She worked a full time job and only hobbyed when she had time between work and home (so i was told). I then realized that couldn't allow myself to become too emotionally invested in any of the providers i frequented. She basically lied to me for a year and a half and then only came clean when she needed financial assistance extracting herself from her the husband, manager, boyfriend triangle. Point being each provider has her own storyline and set of circumstances. Often times they are very complicated. So the moral of the story is, as hobbyist we have keep in perspective that providers ONLY tell us what they want us to know about their personal lives. And whether that information is factual or fictional is anyone's guess. Regardless, thinking the price of admission grants us an all access backstage is a fallacy.
Feeling like you have the right to affect or investigate intoproviders personal lives is invasive and crosses an undrawn border between hobbyist and provider,and enters into the realm of stalking. And quite honestly ruins the fantasy and IOP we are all seeking to capture during our hobbying encounters.
My advice is to all of my fellow hobbyist is to enjoy all the rides on the playground until you find one worth riding over and over again. And even then, always be mindful that all rides eventually end.
Originally Posted by RodnReel
Nothing in this part of your post had anything at all to do with upcharging / upselling, the stated topic of the poll and thread. You have attempted to use an initial reference to the specified topic as cover to try to turn the thread in a new direction by extensively describing a completely unrelated topic. That would be a violation of guideline #6, which is what I've RTM'd your post for.
Members are Reminded. . .
#6 - Respect the topics presented by those who start a thread. Attempts to derail a thread or change it's direction is referred to as thread hijack and will be discouraged. Attempts to guide a thread in the right direction are appreciated, while responses to posts which hijack a thread are not.
Originally Posted by biomed1
Whether or not you did this with intent to derail the thread or it's just some kind of creative writing exercise to vent your angst about being spurned is for the mod to decide, although I'm not sure it should matter. Seems like derailing is derailing, regardless of intent.
U seem to have a hard time staying on subject
Originally Posted by RodnReel
Well, if that's true then we would seem to have that in common. Pot-kettle-black and all that. Since based on your
moderator impartiality thread, you seem to have gotten at least a warning for the last time I RTMd you for this, in this thread, I'd hope you'd get some points this time, especially given that the mod already gave guidance about thread derailing earlier. I haven't gotten any points or warnings so far based on anything I've said in this thread, by the way.
#6 - Respect the topics presented by those who start a thread. Attempts to derail a thread or change it's direction is referred to as thread hijack and will be discouraged. Attempts to guide a thread in the right direction are appreciated, while responses to posts which hijack a thread are not.
Happy to be of service.
Have a nice day!