This primarily goes out to those hobbyist that do not have an SO of any kind and to the ladies.
Today was my sister's wedding (yay her). Months ago I was asked to be a part of the wedding court...party...whatever you call them...but was told I would need to bring a date. I knew perfectly well I wasn't going to be able to find someone to go with me (my dating life in general is nonexistent to begin with so I figured this was out of the question). So I declined and said I would help in other ways if needed. While sitting at the reception....alone [cue the song All By Myself]...an interesting thought popped into my head. I read all the time advice from hobbyist to other hobbyist to always keep your civi life separate from your hobby life i.e. don't fall for your ATF, don't become friends with a provider outside of the hobby, etc. I've seen on a few websites for some providers that they offer to be a "dinner date" to a corporate function or any kind of social gathering. So here's the question...and remember this is targeting hobbyist that do not have an SO:
Would you ever book with a provider to be a date to a family function (wedding reception, anniversary reception, etc)? I have a pretty good idea what the majority answer would be but I'm interested in what the actual results are.
And ladies, what about you? What if a client wanted to book with you but told you it was this kind of situation? How would you feel? Would you go through with it? Have you done it before?