'But it’s not an expectation any experienced hobbyist would have.' I wouldn't have even bothered to answer but the arrogance of this type of wording always drives me nuts. So you know it all - you have all the answers, gather at my feet my children because every pearl of wisdom from my lips is what the entire world agrees. I took a poll of every experienced hobbyist in every corner of the globe and without exception (what '
not any' means in English) nobody had an expectation that PSE includes BBFS - nobody.
I expect that anyone offering PSE - the same experience I view on porno films - to include the possibility of BBFS. Porno films are a fantasy and I won't watch safe sex pornos because that is not my fantasy. So my exception makes your statement moot. Also this thread wouldn't exist if other hobbyists concluded that PSE was essentially no holds barred sex.
I believe the correct answer is from MrGr33k 'Simply add: PSE - NO BBFS'
Would I want to indulge professional services offering PSE services ?? - only if I was wearing a condom. If it was with my girlfriend - PSE has no condom.
My personal interpretation of PSE vs GFE is as follows:
PSE - Everything goes. Full fluid exchange in any sex position imaginable (because of my orientation -M/F only). It is a sexual encounter between two trusting partners.
GFE - is a cautious sexual encounter between two individuals learning to trust each other. Condoms are not off the table and not an unusual expectation.
So Mr King, our paths are not that divergent - it is wording (something you would realize as an author) that separates us. Possibly my fixation on logic because of my early youth watching Spock on Star Trek or I'm nuts.