Its all a matter of semantics.
Originally Posted by MsElena
MsElena it correct, it is all semantics. Some in this thread seem to think that semantics don't matter. They do. Semantics are the difference in being uncouth and polite.
Example 1:
Are not the phrases "a fucking 'tard" and "mentally handicapped" referencing the same thing? Of course they are. Which shows at least a basic grasp of civility?
Example 2 (and I'm not being insulting to anyone here):
Are not the labels
EDIT - removed racial slur and "African-American" or "Person of Color" referring to the same thing? Of course they are. Again, which shows a basic grasp of the social graces?
Every lady I've met on ECCIE deserves better social manners than being called a "whore". Well, OK, one that I know well and have seen tells me "I'm a whore and damn good at it and I love my job!", but even her I can't really think of as a "whore".
I believe either "escort" or "provider" to be more respectful and honestly more accurate to describe the vast majority of ladies here. A normal outing with a lady here for me is I take them to dinner or lunch, that is, they are escorts. What we do later is between us. Yes, sometimes, that means we don't do anything because maybe we think we just won't have that good a time BCD. Doesn't happen often, but it's happened.
For the ladies that I really enjoy their company both in and out of the bedroom I prefer the term Paramour.
par·a·mour (p
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n. A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship.
The girls I see multiple times I consider to be lovers. They make a living (or supplement their income) by being paid to share their time. Sometimes they become lovers. I've seen a lot of ladies that I have met several times just for lunch, dinner, or a movie and nothing else. I've always compensated them for their time because it's what they do for a living. We are also lovers in the classical sense of an adulterous relationship since I am married, so that makes them a Paramour.
Do I romanticize this? Not really. I have no delusions that we're going to walk off into the sunset hand in hand and live happily ever after. I do consider the ladies I go back to repeatedly to be friends as well as lovers though and if I can't think of them that way I might still have a nice time when we're together, but I probably won't see them more than once. This is probably why I generally prefer a SB/SD relationship than an escort/provider one.
Jack