Interesting dissertation, L. See my responses below.
Originally Posted by charlestudor2005
Charles:
If I remember correctly, most/all your dates are multi-hour. You have the luxury to do this research and then spend time with a date. I don't. Not only do I have time constraints, but also financial ones. And, in the end, I'm not sure I could find someone (much less a list) of ladies who I thought would enjoy me. So, I'm kind of stuck with the "who can I find for an hour" list. And because of that, it kind of has to be about me. Maybe part of the low satisfaction is the disappointment the provider has when we meet. Nevertheless, my winnowing methods by necessity are much different than yours.
Laurentius:
True, my average date is 2-3 hrs; but my first date is usually 1.5-2 hrs. I have severe limitations on scheduling that make it so I can only have 8+/- dates a year. The small number of dates makes finances less important than if I were seeing someone weekly. As most are repeats, and only 1-2 are "not before seen" women; I can take my time to research those 1-2. One thing worth considering is having fewer dates, but keeping the expended resources the same. In my opinion, one totally kick-ass session is far superior to 20 bad ones.
There are many ways I research potential providers. Let me give you just one of the ways.
Take a moment and look up "Keirsey Type Sorter" and check out the questions on the personality test. For reference, my personality type is XNTX. (The Xs indicate an equal tendency toward I/E and P/J respectively. But I am strongly NT) Take the time to take the test and record your results -- and while doing so, carefully observe how innocuous the questions are. Now, look at various ladies' websites; and see how you could answer those questions on the lady's behalf based upon her website info, her ads, and her posts on various boards. Notice that you can do a pretty good job of ascertaining her personality type.
Now go to the personalitypage website, and look up the lady's personality type as it relates to relationships. Are you a good match for her? I happen to know that NFs and NTs (middle two characters) work well for me as providers and tend to enjoy my company. For more information on this, including detailed discussion of the compatibilities of different personality types, see "Please Understand Me II."
Of the two ladies I like best, one is an ENFJ and the other is an INTJ.
I also read between the lines quite a bit in extrapolating ethical views. A provider's character in terms of consistency with her own ethical views is important to me.
Charles:
I have to be suspicious of everyone who says they are 100% satisfied with their escorts. I have to wonder how easily they are pleased and how critical they are of the date's performance. You made some sweeping statements about women, so I'll make one about men: as long as they cum, they leave with a smile on their face, and count it a successful session and they don't really look at the session critically.
Laurentius:
I can understand that sort of suspicion. But when you add just personality sorting to the fact most of the ladies I see have extremely high ratings on various sites; and that I take great care with basic issues such as hygiene -- it would be odd if I didn't have great experiences.
A professional with a list of fantastic reviews is not likely to suddenly give me a bad session.
I will admit that, in general, their rates are higher than average. About $400/hr. But I have had great experiences with ladies charging a lot less too -- like $200/hr. One lady I used to see a lot (back when I had less scheduling difficulty) charged $250. We'd have a blast discussing forbidden subjects like politics and religion and jazz like that.
I also select ladies I find very interesting for more than sex. One of the ladies I like a lot is an MBA with incredible insights that continually amaze me and expand my perspectives. Another is an anthropologist who integrates the opposing evolutionary psychology approach and whose insights, again, are wonderful.
It should be obvious by this point that I am more than critical. I practically put providers under a microscope. Very unromantic. But 99% of that is done before they ever hear from me.
The 100% satisfaction rate is not a results of uncritical evaluation of an orgasm; but rather the result of all of the factors that surround choosing and seeing the lady.
I have no doubt one of these days I'll screw up and have a horrible session. I'll just use that experience as a way of figuring out how to make sure the next one isn't horrible.
All I'm trying to say here, Charles, is that more satisfactory sessions are more achievable than you think.