It's All About the Provider ????

Don't be getting all deep Originally Posted by WTF

Sorry, it slips out every now and then. Originally Posted by pjorourke

If it's deep how does it slip out? Oh, to have such a pervy mind while drinking coffee.

have such a pervy mind while drinking coffee. Originally Posted by Ansley

You sure do.

... idiots like Diane Sawyer ... C xx Originally Posted by Camille

That's redundant.

BTW, fascinating post. Sort of like looking into a bit of your soul.

When someone says s/he lives a life based on pleasing him/herself, does that raise red flags for you or is that perfectly acceptable? Originally Posted by LynetteMarie

Every person in the world does this. The only difference between altruism and selfishness is that the altruistic person gets pleasure from doing things for others (many for the noteriety it brings). If you don't recognize this, you haven't looked deeply enough at your motivations.

...who may not share the "it's all about me" mentality, what emotions does this sort of comment trigger in you, if any?

None. I look at actions, not words. Regardless of what any escort ever told me verbally, what her actions told me by the second or third appointment was what determined if I would make any further visits. In general, what I used to decide whether or not to see someone the first time was not what she purposely wrote to attract her clientele. For example, I always booked multiple hours, so I looked for escorts who preferred fewer clients with longer sessions. If her rates didn't scale with time in way that reflected that and she wasn't willing to make me her only client the day I saw her, I wouldn't schedule.

But, I realized that in order to target a better demography of clientele, then I'd have to get inside the mind of a prospective client and cater to that client's need (benefits of my service!) aka *what I can do for him/her*, so I tailored my website to the needs of a potential suitor who'd like to grace me with his/her presence. Originally Posted by NicholetteM

Nicholette, I'd be happy to help with any "market research." All for the benefit of society.

and she wasn't willing to make me her only client the day I saw her, I wouldn't schedule. Originally Posted by npita

Well, thats because its all about YOU! LOL


I am just joking npita. Seriously.

Fair enough but there are going to be people out there who don't agree with that phrase either. Originally Posted by discreetgent

It's easier to get to the root of why a person disagrees when there are no moral positions to take(and if you stop to consider the arguments of the selfish...). Take the reverse-religion lunacy, and all possibilities for it, away-and the responses become very interesting...

What would seem fair is to accept that there are selfish and selfless people that are one and the same depending on what situtation they are in. These same people may or not believe in a higher power. The one's that do believe in God/Goddesses are no more selfish or selfless than the ones that don't.

I do feel it worthy to note that the damn sociopaths give both camps a bad name. Maybe that is what we are really talking about.

A further note and one that may apply to our lil forum is that I've found the narcissist while annoying will do good, not for the sake of doing good but for the praise. At the end of the day , nothing wrong with that for the person(s) they do good for. They are horrible at long term one on one relationships. Not enough glory in that!

That all folks, sorry for boring ya with WTF's philosophy/religion 101. Originally Posted by WTF

Word!

That's redundant.

BTW, fascinating post. Sort of like looking into a bit of your soul. Originally Posted by SR Only

My past perhaps but not my soul.

I'm really not sure why I'm still around.... Originally Posted by lil red Robin

LOL...welcome to MY world!!!!

Many moons ago.... when I had to "stand tall" before the man for some indiscretion or another... I received the most profound challenge I've ever had put to me. An instructor said to me... in a disturbingly matter-of-fact voice,

"You know, [Sis]... some day... you are REALLY gonna need to figure out why you can't stand to have things go right for you. From what I've seen, every time you get on a positive roll you turn around & do something to fuck it up!"

I'm still looking for the answer to that question so when you answer your question, do be a love & share!!!!