On the Holly Winston debate....
If you are a "man of means" (i.e., millionaire CEO or entrepreneur) feel free to disregard this message. This is addressed to the rest of you...those of us making five figures to low six figures (the majority of hobbyists, in my opinion).
Nature has ordained that men are in supply and women are in demand. (This is especially true where young, hot-looking women are concerned.) As an average-looking middle-aged guy, I therefore don't mind paying them for their time and attention.
There is a point, however, where the price becomes *too* high. When I shell out collossal amounts of money, I don't feel like I am simply responding to nature's laws of supply and demand anymore---I feel like a sucker, a mark, etc.
There are guys out there who enjoy being *money slaves*. You can find them in strip bars as well as in the hobby world. I have no desire to join their ranks.
Ms. Winston is attractive, no question there. But she chosen to set her rates at more than double the market rate. This is not a trend that I want to encourage, so I spend my hobby money $200~$300 at a time with the other fine ladies available locally. (And you will know from my previous posts that my standards in youth, fitness, and beauty are quite high.)
I reject the notion that any service which caters to the sexual desires of men should automatically fetch an extortionate rate. There are a lot more young women out there in the hobby world today, gentlemen. Do you want to encourage the ones that offer value, or the ones who seek to drain your wallet dry?
In response to Megan's post...
[QUOTE=Megan Cox]Not to sound like a ***** or anything, but if a woman (lady) does charge a price you might think is high. Consider this dear. She is smoking hot, therefore, she should charge a little higher than the ones I have seen posting b/c they are a hot mess! But you get what you pay for. Would you rather have a drug addict. Who does who knows what for who know what. I mean come on. Or would you rather have a drug free, classy, sexy woman, that you obviously could not get if she (we) didn't offer our selves up to you! Second. (She) we, have to do this, not you! Just a little thought. Put your self in our shoes and if you are (were) smoking hot, sexy, classy, what would you charge.? I mean, really? What if your wife, daughter, sister. Did this? How much would you say they were worth?[/QUOTE]
****"She is smoking hot, therefore, she should charge a little higher...."****
A "little higher" would be one thing....More than twice the market rate is another. I mean, $675...??? That is a *lot* of money.
Keep in mind that I have no power over Ms. Winston's rates, nor do I seek to exercise such power. I am merely airing my views as a consumer of local adult services.
****"Or would you rather have a drug free, classy, sexy woman, that you obviously could not get if she (we) didn't offer our selves up to you!"*****
Yes---I want that---but not at all costs. Once the price rises beyond a certain point, hobbyists will bow out of the market, or restrict their consumption to the point where few ladies are getting much business.
The system works best when we all remember that we rely on mutual benefits here.
It may be true to say that I "could not get" some of the hotter, younger ladies if they didn't "offer themselves up" as providers. I benefit from the services of these ladies, no question about it.
However, it is *also* true to say that some of these same ladies would have trouble replacing their current incomes as providers if we hobbyists didn't open our wallets. There aren't many professionals out there who make $200~$300 per hour--especially tax-free. A top-flight corporate attorney might make that much, but most accountants, engineers, and corporate employees don't don't clear anywhere near that much per hour.
The pricing arrangement should not be exploitive in either direction, or the market will collapse. If hobbyists collectively decided that they weren't willing to pay more than $40, the market would collapse because few ladies would be willing to work as providers at that price.
Likewise, hourly rates of $675 are not sustainable....no matter how hot the woman is. If prices ever rose to this level, I would either go back to the wonderful world of conventional dating, do without, or try some alternative arrangement (like one of the sugar daddy dating sites). But I would never pay that much....and I think a lot of the guys here would agree with me.