I wanted to bring a guy with me to spite my cousin, but there was no one in sight: I currently am not dating anyone seriously, and the only male friends I have are gay or straight and taken. I live in No Man’s Land.[...]I’m straight-up worn out from hearing, “You’re pretty cool and smart, so why can’t you find a guy?” Society condones asking women questions like this without stopping to consider how they feel.Well, I wanted to f*ck with society. I wanted to change the rules. I reached a point where I was so bored with my love life that I was willing to try anything once.If I was going to do this, I was going to do this right. So, on my own volition, I dropped $150 on a male escort from Rent A Gent. Yes, you read that correctly. I rented a gent.[...]I’d never fallen for a guy like Alec, but I found his lack of complication intriguing. His confession that he wanted to get married someday (as we sat among many afraid-of-commitment Millennials) was refreshing. I don’t know if it was the alcohol or the fact that he was unavailable, but I fell in love for the night.“I’m just your project,” he’d joke. He had a point. Though, later on, the thing felt so natural that I forgot I’d hired someone to pretend to love me.When the party died down, my cousin pulled me aside. “I’m proud of you,” he said. “You found someone who deserves you.”There it was: the validation I’d always craved. It was ear candy. It was a kind of acceptance I’d never felt before, and its impermanence didn’t detract from my satisfaction.
I wanted to bring a gal with me to spite my cousin, but there was no one in sight: I currently am not dating anyone seriously, and the only female friends I have are lesbian or straight and taken. I live in No Woman’s Land.[...]I’m straight-up worn out from hearing, “You’re pretty cool and smart, so why can’t you find a girl?” Society condones asking questions like this without stopping to consider how they feel.Well, I wanted to f*ck with society. I wanted to change the rules. I reached a point where I was so bored with my love life that I was willing to try anything once.If I was going to do this, I was going to do this right. So, on my own volition, I dropped $150 on a female escort from Rent A Lady. Yes, you read that correctly. I rented a lady.[...]I’d never fallen for a girl like Alice, but I found her lack of complication intriguing. Her confession that she wanted to get married someday (as we sat among many afraid-of-commitment Millennials) was refreshing. I don’t know if it was the alcohol or the fact that she was unavailable, but I fell in love for the night.“I’m just your project,” she’d joke. She had a point. Though, later on, the thing felt so natural that I forgot I’d hired someone to pretend to love me.When the party died down, my cousin pulled me aside. “I’m proud of you,” he said. “You found someone who deserves you.”There it was: the validation I’d always craved. It was ear candy. It was a kind of acceptance I’d never felt before, and its impermanence didn’t detract from my satisfaction.
No big deal either way, and no one would flip out if the genders were reversed. This is a non-story.
Here's the same site criticizing men who have bought escorts, broadly denouncing them as "not real men".
But really why would a man become a prostitute out of desperation instead of a criminal like the large majority of other men?I'd like to see a study on that. Because stripping and whoring yourself out is a woman thing.
Quote from: ❤ SecondClass on February 06, 2016, 01:34:00 PMNo big deal either way, and no one would flip out if the genders were reversed. This is a non-story.Here's the same site criticizing men who have bought escorts, broadly denouncing them as "not real men".Here's The Atlantic, a bastion of progressive liberalism, arguing that escort services are worse than simple prostitution.Here's another article from The Atlantic detailing a similar story to the OP, basically a romanticized retelling of a journalists night out with a male escort.
Quote from: Jarihat Turkia on February 06, 2016, 01:46:13 PMQuote from: ❤ SecondClass on February 06, 2016, 01:34:00 PMNo big deal either way, and no one would flip out if the genders were reversed. This is a non-story.Here's the same site criticizing men who have bought escorts, broadly denouncing them as "not real men".Here's The Atlantic, a bastion of progressive liberalism, arguing that escort services are worse than simple prostitution.Here's another article from The Atlantic detailing a similar story to the OP, basically a romanticized retelling of a journalists night out with a male escort.I like how SecondClass completely ignores this.
Quote from: Cadenza on February 07, 2016, 02:10:07 PMQuote from: Jarihat Turkia on February 06, 2016, 01:46:13 PMQuote from: ❤ SecondClass on February 06, 2016, 01:34:00 PMNo big deal either way, and no one would flip out if the genders were reversed. This is a non-story.Here's the same site criticizing men who have bought escorts, broadly denouncing them as "not real men".Here's The Atlantic, a bastion of progressive liberalism, arguing that escort services are worse than simple prostitution.Here's another article from The Atlantic detailing a similar story to the OP, basically a romanticized retelling of a journalists night out with a male escort.I like how SecondClass completely ignores this.You'd be hard pressed to find him following up on his trash tier opinions when anyone challenges him with facts. This isn't anything new with him.
Quote from: Mordo on February 07, 2016, 02:30:48 PMQuote from: Cadenza on February 07, 2016, 02:10:07 PMQuote from: Jarihat Turkia on February 06, 2016, 01:46:13 PMQuote from: ❤ SecondClass on February 06, 2016, 01:34:00 PMNo big deal either way, and no one would flip out if the genders were reversed. This is a non-story.Here's the same site criticizing men who have bought escorts, broadly denouncing them as "not real men".Here's The Atlantic, a bastion of progressive liberalism, arguing that escort services are worse than simple prostitution.Here's another article from The Atlantic detailing a similar story to the OP, basically a romanticized retelling of a journalists night out with a male escort.I like how SecondClass completely ignores this.You'd be hard pressed to find him following up on his trash tier opinions when anyone challenges him with facts. This isn't anything new with him.Doesn't that defeat the point of posting in serious?
Quote from: Mordo on February 07, 2016, 02:30:48 PMQuote from: Cadenza on February 07, 2016, 02:10:07 PMQuote from: Jarihat Turkia on February 06, 2016, 01:46:13 PMQuote from: ❤ SecondClass on February 06, 2016, 01:34:00 PMNo big deal either way, and no one would flip out if the genders were reversed. This is a non-story.Here's the same site criticizing men who have bought escorts, broadly denouncing them as "not real men".Here's The Atlantic, a bastion of progressive liberalism, arguing that escort services are worse than simple prostitution.Here's another article from The Atlantic detailing a similar story to the OP, basically a romanticized retelling of a journalists night out with a male escort.I like how SecondClass completely ignores this.You'd be hard pressed to find him following up on his trash tier opinions when anyone challenges him with facts. This isn't anything new with him.Some tumblr-tier journalists have shitty opinions. Is this where I'm supposed to be defending them? Double standards are trash, and prostitution/escort services are a non-story, male or female. Just because Turkey linked some retard liberal news sources doesn't mean I have some obligation to agree with them.
Quote from: Yu on February 07, 2016, 10:59:30 PMRegardless of the reporter and hired person's gender, it would still be a story about validation, anyone who can't see that is too stuck on gender equality shitUh, no. It's creepy.
Regardless of the reporter and hired person's gender, it would still be a story about validation, anyone who can't see that is too stuck on gender equality shit
Quote from: LC on February 08, 2016, 01:18:31 PMQuote from: challengerX on February 08, 2016, 05:33:02 AMQuote from: Yu on February 07, 2016, 10:59:30 PMRegardless of the reporter and hired person's gender, it would still be a story about validation, anyone who can't see that is too stuck on gender equality shitUh, no. It's creepy.I can't tell if you're saying this ironically or not.Hiring a hooker and pretending he/she's your sexual partner for validation isn't creepy to you?
Quote from: challengerX on February 08, 2016, 05:33:02 AMQuote from: Yu on February 07, 2016, 10:59:30 PMRegardless of the reporter and hired person's gender, it would still be a story about validation, anyone who can't see that is too stuck on gender equality shitUh, no. It's creepy.I can't tell if you're saying this ironically or not.
Quote from: LC on February 08, 2016, 02:48:32 PMQuote from: challengerX on February 08, 2016, 02:43:56 PMQuote from: LC on February 08, 2016, 01:18:31 PMQuote from: challengerX on February 08, 2016, 05:33:02 AMQuote from: Yu on February 07, 2016, 10:59:30 PMRegardless of the reporter and hired person's gender, it would still be a story about validation, anyone who can't see that is too stuck on gender equality shitUh, no. It's creepy.I can't tell if you're saying this ironically or not.Hiring a hooker and pretending he/she's your sexual partner for validation isn't creepy to you?Escorts tend to be more classy than your off the corner hooker so I don't know if "creepy" would be the right word to use.Yeah, I know. That doesn't make a difference. The fact is you're paying a prostitute to pretend to be your boyfriend/girlfriend for validation. It's pathetic and creepy.
Quote from: challengerX on February 08, 2016, 02:43:56 PMQuote from: LC on February 08, 2016, 01:18:31 PMQuote from: challengerX on February 08, 2016, 05:33:02 AMQuote from: Yu on February 07, 2016, 10:59:30 PMRegardless of the reporter and hired person's gender, it would still be a story about validation, anyone who can't see that is too stuck on gender equality shitUh, no. It's creepy.I can't tell if you're saying this ironically or not.Hiring a hooker and pretending he/she's your sexual partner for validation isn't creepy to you?Escorts tend to be more classy than your off the corner hooker so I don't know if "creepy" would be the right word to use.
Why exactly do people need to feel validated?Are they so insecure that they need someone else to tell them how great they are?