Although I've been on the forum for quite some time, I don't have any reviews written and typically providers I see are one-off meetings or spas. We've always figured the less you know about each other, the better.
Tried booking with a provider recently and explained my situation. I've decided to book better quality providers and get into the agencies we have here rather than just dealing with bp for obvious reasons. It's just difficult without really having provider references or reviews. She asked some typical questions like age and race; even asked for a picture which I usually wouldn't send but did in this case since she has a ton of reviews herself. My issue is she was asking questions about details like how long I've been in town, where did I go to high school, etc. that I never share with providers and it was through text. She said her reasoning was because she wanted to make sure she didn't know people I knew outside of the hobby. I understand but still got weirded out by all the details requested.
Was I being paranoid and just overly cautious or have others experienced this as well? Maybe I'll try again once I get some references in.