Screening Clients
One of the advantages of escorting as a hobby (besides the fact that my day job pays the bills and provides other necessary benefits) is that I can be selective about who my clients are. I won’t take a call from just anyone who contacts me — if I’m going to allow you to come to my space, I have to make sure that you’re serious, you’re sane, and that I’m likely to enjoy the experience as much as you are.
It’s amazing some of the calls I get that just aren’t going to work out. Some examples:
- “I’ve got my arm up my buddy’s ass, and I’m looking for a leg.”
- “We’re looking for a dancer…” [girls giggling in the background]
- “Hey, yeah, this is [Bobby], yeah, I’d sure like to spend some time with your hairy ass this Wednesday night, yeah, all hot and sweaty, uh huh, it’d be great, yeah…”
On the phone, I typically get a lot of questions that don’t lead to anything — guys (and sometimes girls) are shopping through the ads in the paper, not bothering to go to my website with the details they’re after (rates, availability, etc.). Often, the “rate” question will turn them off immediately, and that’s fine. If they ask more than just a couple of questions or are particularly detailed, they’re more likely just jacking off at the idea of meeting me and wasting my time. Occasionally, they’ll ask for advice on a particular scene, and while I’m happy to share information, it’s also not worth my while.
On particular call comes to mind, asking detailed questions, with some noise in the background. It intrigued me enough that I continued the conversation. At first, I thought someone was doing a research paper, but I might have been screened by certain authorities to make sure I wasn’t a public threat: questions like “Do you perform oral sex?” rather than “Would you suck my dick?” are clinical without being sexual — not the sort of thing a potential client is likely to ask, at least, not like that. I ended the call by booking a session for the next day and asking for a confirmation call which, naturally, didn’t come.
Most of my preliminary communication is done by email these days — it gives clients a better chance to express themselves more clearly, it gives some assurance that they’ve read (and digested) my ad, and since I require at least next-day notice for first-timers, there’s not much urgency with email anyway. The back-and-forth establishes a communication style and mutual understanding of each others’ space. I still have the option to decline a session (sometimes they’ll still ask for something I won’t do) but it’s comfortable and I can respond at an appropriate time (when I’m not working or sleeping).
The most important part, though, if the confirmation call before we meet. It gives me assurance that we’re still on, I get to hear his voice (since most communication is by email by now), and he needs directions to the space anyway. If we get through all of that, we’re all good to go and a good time is had by all.
With luck, more than once.