..you boys are very cheeky.
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There are two very conflicting opinions on this subject. I am obviously pro, otherwise i would not have had introduced clock free dinner date as one of the packages.
The trend I'm seeing more and more of these days is ladies who offer "clock free" options. I think this is a wonderful idea and I hope that it continues to grow in popularity for those of us truly interested in spending extended time with each other. I feel this is the beginning of the "glory days" for the clock-free provider. Originally Posted by LynetteMarie
They very well might. And the people who try to ridicule those that wish to do so are the same people who can't get it up financially to buy the umbrella. Financial impotence can tend to to make one simply a voyer of the potent. Originally Posted by Rudyard KAnd i'm quite sure there are plenty of people who could easily spend $300 on an umbrella without batting an eyelash, but who still laugh at the people that actually do so.
This is something I touched on a few months ago on my super secret Twitter account (hello my Twitter friends! *winks*)Re: the the glory days - the internet and affordable high quality photography really has levelled the playing field. It is kind of like "the media" -- these days anyone with a blog counts themselves as a "media pundit"
As a few have mentioned, the HDH is not and never will be "dead," but I do feel the "glory days" are certainly over.
I'm not going to repeat what others have mentioned. I have been in this industry since I was a pup in undergrad and I've witnessed and experienced many of the transitions over time...
A few years ago, there seemed an explosion in 3+hour minimum ladies at $3000+ with beautiful photographs and well-composed copy. Everyone was intrigued, both men and women. The HDH and other private invite-only boards were full of great conversations and members who partook in this demimonde. Now, many of those board participants have moved on and some of of the sites are virtual ghost-towns. Professional images and websites are abundant these days, not a rarity as they were back in the early-mid 2000s.
The trend I'm seeing more and more of these days is ladies who offer "clock free" options. I think this is a wonderful idea and I hope that it continues to grow in popularity for those of us truly interested in spending extended time with each other. I feel this is the beginning of the "glory days" for the clock-free provider. Originally Posted by LynetteMarie
I won't pretend to know & maybe the ladies can confirm this but I suspect the guys that book extended dates, and would be the target market for the clock-free option are not the ones they have trouble with from an abusing her time. The hourly guys are the ones trying to turn an hour into ninety minutes... Originally Posted by atlcomedy
Alas, you are correct. For me it's a chemistry thing. I couldn't care less about menu specifics. Which in effect means the price points at which I hobby vary dramatically…But tangentially, I'm not convinced of an absolute correspondence between high price and low volume. I mean, most certainly, if a lady charged $1M/minute; her volume would decline; and if she charged $0.01/day it would increase…But in the middle, just as there are women who can afford to charge a great deal for their time and have only 4-6 appointments a year due to other employment, etc,; I know ladies who are in similar circumstances who charge about $250 and control volume by screening for factors other than income…So while I think that, as a general rule, you are correct about the inverse relationship between price and volume; providers are so individual in their circumstances and desires that it doesn't always hold. Originally Posted by Laurentius
How would we know who they are?? Somebody should make a list.... Originally Posted by Sisyphus
Just navigate to your local Backpage, and start with line #1, then go to #2, then...aw, you get the idea. That's how you make a list. Originally Posted by charlestudor2005Damnit, it's true. Jokes that need to be explained really aren't funny.
Re: the the glory days - the internet and affordable high quality photography really has levelled the playing field. It is kind of like "the media" -- these days anyone with a blog counts themselves as a "media pundit"…I won't pretend to know & maybe the ladies can confirm this but I suspect the guys that book extended dates, and would be the target market for the clock-free option are not the ones they have trouble with from an abusing her time. The hourly guys are the ones trying to turn an hour into ninety minutes... Originally Posted by atlcomedy
This is something I touched on a few months ago on my super secret Twitter account (hello my Twitter friends! *winks*)...The trend I'm seeing more and more of these days is ladies who offer "clock free" options. I think this is a wonderful idea and I hope that it continues to grow in popularity for those of us truly interested in spending extended time with each other. I feel this is the beginning of the "glory days" for the clock-free provider. Originally Posted by LynetteMarieLynette, I really appreciate your experience. Sometimes, I wish I had a similar one if for nothing more than to compare it to how things are now. That would be very interesting. Anyway, I don't necessarily think the "clock free" trend will continue on, because while it works for some ladies, it doesn’t work for others. I think it all depends on the market and if you are seeing new friends who are open to the option. Personally, since implementing a “clock free” option at the beginning of the summer, I've had the same overnight engagements and some dinner dates, but not one “clock free” encounter. Perhaps the guys are confused by how I described it. I’m not sure, but either way, I think a small number of providers will test the option out, and if it doesn't work for their friends or market, they will drop it. Others will keep it. I’ve dropped mine, although I really wanted to try it out.
Damnit, it's true. Jokes that need to be explained really aren't funny.LOL, I remember lurking on ASPD when everyone was fighting about the HDH list, it was fascinating. I made a similar joke early on in this thread that no one got.I understand your frustration
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It's hell.....getting old...Originally Posted by Sisyphus