Basic tips / rules to follow on SA
[QUOTE=FabricBuster;6938665]Do you guys actually take SBs out on dates and spoil them or just text them to come over? Also hotel vs actual home?[/QUOTE]I live & work on the East Coast, but I've found that the same mongering principles for the most part apply here just as they do back home.
For the very 1st meet, Starbucks (or some other similar coffee shop) is your best friend. It's a neutral spot with multiple locations and perfect for these sort of meets. There are numerous benefits with this approach: 1) Both parties can see if they look as pictured; 2) The price of coffee & whatever the cost of gas to drive over is hardly going to break the bank; 3) It's a relaxed enough setting to have casual convos about anything to include what each other's expectations are for the arrangement; and 4) No wait staff or check to wait for, leaving you free to dip at a moment's notice if you're not feeling that it'll work out with your SB. Also by offering to meet at a Starbucks closer to her location, it makes it more convenient for her while incentivizing a "yes" more often than not. And in a really best-case, picture-perfect scenario, she might even forgo you reserving a hotel & offer to host you at her place. While that doesn't always work out that way, it's happened a few times for me.
After engaging in small talk and feeling each other out in the beginning, I eventually make it clear that I'm only interested in short-term, drama-free, NSA fun with maybe two meets in a month then reassessing from there. I'm more than happy to be FWB, but the key operative word in that abbreviation is "benefits," which is a mutual thing for both parties anyway. The majority of SBs will appreciate your candidness & will reciprocate. For the ones who don't and try making a scene? Well, you'll have gotten your answer then!
Personally, I only take the truly special SB gems (ones I've thoroughly enjoyed on multiple occasions) out on "dates. " And by dates, I don't usually mean on shopping trips & certainly not out to Michelin-starred restaurants! Most of the time, I'll take those select few to a fun local spot that serves amazing food, has a great night atmosphere, and safe surrounding area to walk around. For you guys in San Diego, finding such spots shouldn't be that difficult. You're by countless miles of beautiful beaches after all! In one SB's case, I drove her with me to a business conference, stayed at nice hotels for multiple days, ate amazing food, went to the outlets, and fucked like rabbits in the evening. But again, that's something that shouldn't be done with all SBs, of course. We had known each other for almost a year and she never once tried to take advantage of me, asked for anything more than what was agreed upon, nor begged for rent money, car repairs, purses, or clothes. Eventually, she found another guy that she wanted to be monogamous with. I wished her well, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't suck seeing that unicorn leave.
Do not pay a single penny in advance before meeting in-person! I myself recently broke this rule, and I hate myself for thinking with my little head instead of the bigger one above my shoulders. It's just not worth the risk, and there's plenty of women who don't ask for the benjamins for a simple M&G. If they want to go to a restaurant instead of Starbucks, stick to your guns and gently explain why you think it's a better plan to meet there instead. If they don't look as advertised, don't feel ashamed to get up and walk away. They lied to you after all, so why feel bad? Have a set budget in mind & don't cave to pressure by going over it. And as for the location of these night rendezvouses, I strongly discourage bringing SBs to your house / apartment. Even if you're single, it could still be a headache that could come back to haunt you down the road. Best not to open that can of worms and just pony up for a decent hotel.
So to wrap up this lengthy bible of a post, the majority of my experiences with SBs tends to follow a set pattern: 1) Meet at Starbucks, 2) Head to hotel, 3) Burn calories at least twice, 4) Offer to drop them off back at their place or pay for their Uber home. If the experience was amazing, by all means have repeat performances! And if it keeps being amazing, potentially move on to what I described earlier with that one unicorn. While Seeking is certainly a slog to get through these past several years with all the bots, scammers, pic sellers, flakes, and delusional / jaded ones who think they're worth twice the amount of a professional escort, remember that some gems can be found if you're patient & keep working at it.
Hope this helps, cheers!