But I suspect that plenty of sex workers who really have to work it damn hard to gross $100,000 of revenue a year before agency fees or advertising costs would very gladly trade their current lives of seeing 200-300 customers a year (with some repeats from regulars) for a system where they see 10 sugar daddies at $10,000 a year each. The administrative time goes away and she probably truly dislikes 10-20 percent of those 200-300 customers. And it is easier to milk those 10 guys for 10-15 percent more a year in gifts and tips than it is to try to get tips from johns in a highly rate competitive environment.
I think escorting and meeting guys with an arragement are TOTALLY different things. From what I've seen on SeekingArrangement, I'd say 80% of the women there are looking for one guy, not 5, not 10, just ONE.
For most SP, escorting is their main source of revenue (although there are exceptions), whereas women on SA are looking for financial help (or NSA pleasure, depending). There's a BIG difference between meeting a guy a few times a week or a month for, say, $1000, then see 200-300 guys a year for, say, $100k a year. The reason for doing it is just not the same. Obviously there is also those golddiggers who are there to milk as many guys as possible, for as much money as possible, but they do not represent the majority in my opinion (you just have to filter out those looking for "practical", "moderate", "substancial" or "high" lifestyles).
All the rest is a financial arrangement, you may " like" or prefer one more than the other or they may like you, it may even be fun, exiting, and worth every penny to you, but don't confuse it with love. They will drop you as soon as the money runs out.
The majority of these long term relationships described here are between a middle aged man and a twenty something or thirty something woman, get real, look in the mirror, and stop trying to justify something different to yourself.
If it works for you great, enjoy it, everybody deserves to be happy and they can spend their money on whatever they want.
Interresting point of view. I know I'll probably start a polemic here...
I guess it all depends on the type of relationship you have with the other person. Obviously if you meet an SP once, or if you see her only a few times, there is no real "relationship" and as soon as you stop paying, it all stops. That's a given. However, although there is obviously no love (which might still happen by the way, even if only rarely), I disagree with your "They will drop you as soon as the money runs out". Obviously if all you were doing is get your fun and leave, yeah, probably. But if you treat these women as women, not as objects, if you have real interests in them, and not just for their bodies, in many cases it will be reciprocal and they will remain friends. Yes, in most cases they will stop having sex with you, and if this is all they meant for you, then yes, they will drop you.
I agree with you though, the younger the woman is compared to you, the less likely she'll remain friend with you in the end.
In my many years of hobbying, I befriend quite a few women, sometimes during months or years after our last intimate session (many I'm still friend with). Obviously after some time our lives go in totally different directions and we end up losing track of each other, and it's just normal.
By the way, I have been dropped too, even by someone who I became close to, and in retrospect it was my own apparent lack of interest (primarily by lack of time) that probably made her cut all links. It happens to everyone. Yup, me too, despite my rant here! LOL
Basically, what I'm saying is, most of the time it's depends on our own behavior if we are dropped or not. Respect and interest in the other person - as a person - goes a long way!
CA