I saw one of my regulars again on the weekend. She usually works the evening hours so I contacted her around lunchtime to see when she'll be starting. She texted me back and said that I can be her first appointment at 6. I suggested that we may be grab a light supper together and she agreed. I picked her up at her apartment at 4 and went to a nice Italian restaurant. As usual she ordered couples of drinks and the conversation got lively. She started to flirt with me and few subtle PDA ensued.
Now hear me out here. This was time spent off the clock but it's obvious that she was being entertained and she was reciprocating by making me feel desirable. In some sense, this is no different than what happens in the bedroom. She moans and coos as if you were Don Draper (sorry Don, I mean the one from Madmen). I'm fine with this, and I don't suffer any lasting delusion about the fact that she's playing the part of a courtesan. In this sense, yes she deserves to be paid for this service.
I asked her why she wants to spend time off clock with me. She was very candid in saying that she loved being treated like a princess where she felt comfortable ordering as many drinks as she wanted and ordering anything off the menu. She said she's more reserved about what she orders when she's on a real date. Yes she could have worked those hours and made more money than what I had spent on the meal, but then she feels that she's spending her hard earned money instead of being treated. The psychology of these things doesn't always follow logic.
I never loose sight of the fact that the playtime is work for her and although I have met her for just lunch once, I have my good manners to know that you should always mix pleasure and business with a courtesan.
Now hear me out here. This was time spent off the clock but it's obvious that she was being entertained and she was reciprocating by making me feel desirable. In some sense, this is no different than what happens in the bedroom. She moans and coos as if you were Don Draper (sorry Don, I mean the one from Madmen). I'm fine with this, and I don't suffer any lasting delusion about the fact that she's playing the part of a courtesan. In this sense, yes she deserves to be paid for this service.
I asked her why she wants to spend time off clock with me. She was very candid in saying that she loved being treated like a princess where she felt comfortable ordering as many drinks as she wanted and ordering anything off the menu. She said she's more reserved about what she orders when she's on a real date. Yes she could have worked those hours and made more money than what I had spent on the meal, but then she feels that she's spending her hard earned money instead of being treated. The psychology of these things doesn't always follow logic.
I never loose sight of the fact that the playtime is work for her and although I have met her for just lunch once, I have my good manners to know that you should always mix pleasure and business with a courtesan.