It is true that a some guys seem to decide for us that $10 here or $20 there is no big deal to be short. Apparently they think we're living off our trust funds and just doing this on the side for kicks. Guys should remember that $20 might be a tank of gas for us or groceries for the day. We have to pay to live each day too, and so it's really quite rude to short us.
But there might be a better way than counting out the money in front of them -- which essentially punishes all men for the actions of a few. If someone has shorted me in the past, #1, I have to decide if it's worth making an issue of. If it's only happened once or twice, over many sessions, and he's otherwise a desirable customer, then probably not, eh? But if it seems like he feels entitled to be short or if he's short the first time (always a bad sign!) then a gentle reminder to bring the extra cash to make up for it when he's booking his next session is in order. If he doesn't like that, then perhaps he'd like to try another escort.
Same thing with time. I recently swore off an absolute doll of a client but one who consistently went over -- as in booking half an hour and staying an hour. Occasionally this happens to everyone, but it became obvious that he expected it. When we discussed it, he noted that *I* should throw him out -- but then, the next time I was trying to move things along, he made it as difficult as possible, asking if we could go in the other room for a few minutes, or do this or that -- essentially putting me on the spot to be the bad guy and say "no, times up!" Which frankly, doesn't make me feel very sexy and so I don't appreciate it.
He insisted he couldn't afford more than half an hour -- but he saw me every week. Why not book an hour every other week? That way, it wouldn't cost him anymore, but he could pay me fairly. I kind of got the impression though that he wanted to see how far he could push me. Unfortunately, now we know! It's too bad, too, because we had a really strong physical click.
There are other guys I've simply told that half hours aren't available to them. The reason is that they consistently book half hours, knowing full well that they can't get their business done inside that time. I've never been the type to have a rigid list of restrictions and dos and don'ts. I like to let things go with the flow -- but of course, I'm counting on guys to be decent. If they can't seem to be, then sadly, I have to lower the boom. Again, if they don't like it, then I'm sure they will go elsewhere.
It's tempting in this business to focus on the negatives -- when we girls get together, it's often the guys who give us trouble that we talk about, and I notice that on boards like this, guys spend a lot of time talking about undesirable behaviour on the part of SPs too. Still, the overwhelming majority of people are decent and honest, especially when they're treated with respect. For that reason, I would caution younger SPs to be very careful applying any policies that might make a decent, honest guy feel like he's suspected of being a cheat just because he's a customer.
Good luck!
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