As the other response notes the ads will not be some type of documentary image and you will find that the range will go from looks like a professional portrait type picture (or say a Playboy shoot) to outright stolen pictures from models. Using an image search tool will be helpful for you.

 
Yes, you'll generally need to pay up for young and beautiful but just because you see a high price doesn't mean you're getting what you want.

 
Bottom line is that finding the providers that you want to see will take work and experience in how you search to pick up various subtle tells in the ad. You'll find lots of comments here if you want to search (and have good search terms skills since the search function in TER is pretty minimal) or just reading for the next year or so will produce good info for you. You'll likely get some good comments to your post as well.

 
Regarding the review. That is yet another skill you'll need to develop. Basically you need to vet the reviewers as much as you need to vet the provider. Some simple starting points are discount reviews where the reviewer only has one or two reviews. Second, when you find reviewers with a lot of reviews read through the reviews to see that they say. What type of things are they looking for and saying. How do those compare to what other reviewers are saying? Critically, once you've seen a number of girls, what are they saying about providers you have seen? Do those comment seem consistent with your views or not.

 
You hear a lot of people here calling out various reviews as shill or fake -- and certainly some are -- but I don't see much value in worrying about that. If you can identify a number of reviewers in your area that seem to have the same tastes and preferences as you you've now found some reviews that will be good guides for your efforts.

If you choose to see a provider that only posts professional photos they are going to be heavily retouched and edited. If the provider has social media see if they ever posts selfies, but even those can be edited. You may want to also reach out to the clients that posted the reviews. Sometimes they may be more honest in a private message than a public review.  
My photos are real, my reviews are real, I am a cheap sex worker, but you will have to come to the middle of no where Wisconsin to see me. I think guys often think the "best" is going to be in big cities. I do tour once in awhile, but I do have very kind gentlemen that travel from all over to visit me. Sometimes you have to search a bit for a hidden gem, but they can be found.

Accurate pics

Do some cross reference,  check out reviews, look at their website ( This is where a lot of pics can be professionally touched up) look for providers who have a twitter post at least weekly using regular pics. Age has nothing to do with how well a provider takes care of her looks.  We all work hard at all ages to keep us looking as best we can for our clients.  Everyone has diff looks they want 🤷‍♀️

If everyone helped by sharing honest information it helps the community. You can simply click on the providers profile to submit a problem report. All you have to do state the fact’s because you met them personally. Everyone needs to realize TER is not 100%.  

Sorry. I would be disappointed if my wife was hotter, than 2 hired pros. I would feel some type of way. Maybe you & your wife should attend a TER meet & greet, so you can see up close what your options are without being taken advantage of. Another idea is find a provider who has social media, or an onlyfans because many post unedited content, like myself. Best of luck. I would love to see your wife! Lol Smile for me! Xoxo

How many reviews did she have?  If only a few, then what many neglect to do is also to click and check out the reviewer.  You'll see that there are a LOT of reviewers where they only have one or two reviews which should make you pause.

In my experience most women under state their age. I always expect a woman to be 5 years or more older than they say.  

 
While I've seen a few with outdated pictures the vast majority of ladies I've met have very accurate pictures on their websites and/or P411.

They are professionally posed, lighted, edited and photoshopped to downplay/hide her less flattering features, while exaggerating/accentuating her positive ones. If I were you, I would ask her to send you a selfie or two, where you specify the pose, for example, touch two fingers below her chin. I never trust the age claim.

I once arrived at a provider's hotel room, looked at her and said "Who are you?" then left.

This was an egregious case of misrepresentation. My chief complaint being she was not Asian! The provider in question, whoever she was, became indignant when I declined her request for a "cancellation" fee!

As we’re all aware of by now our advertising pictures are pro shoots so that means we’ve probably gotten our makeup and hair done plus these photographers nowadays edit so much, little tweaks here and there plus gloss over it. This is exactly why I have social media.. you can see who I really am behind photoshop. Most girls have twitter now.. check out her selfies and see if she’s up to your standards.

Although I'm visible on TER & P411, other than that I do not advertise nor have any social media, nor a website.  
On a few occasions I've had prospective clients that want to verify my looks, or the validity of my photos being accurate  and are frustrated that I don't provide more online for them to 'see'.  
When I've found myself in this situation I simply encourage them to reach out personally to my former clients (preferably a few), either through my recent reviews, White Lists, or Okays.  
This at least gives them the opportunity to ask specific questions, and get more direct answers regarding my looks, age, body type, etc....
For some, private conversations with former clients are necessary steps for them to at least feel more comfortable proceeding, knowing my photos do indeed portray me accurately. And I totally get it! Although nothing is ever guaranteed, nobody wants to end up on date with someone they were not expecting.
On another note, Congrats on having a hot wife & I hope your future experiences are more in line with what you are looking for.  
xo

may have hot wives' but they lack in providing that real sexual experience we want. For me, I have learned some of the best providers don't top 8 on appearance.  I also enjoy the responses from some great providers on TER. I just wish I could visit all of them.    

you have to stay on your toes.  

Well look at you with the humble brag about how hot your wife is lol. Not being a cynic, I believe that she really is and I tip my hat to the both of you.  

Oh man that sucks your first couple experiences didn’t turn out to be what you thought it would. You paid good money, you put in effort to show up and it fell flat a bit. It really stinks when that happens, with anything. You ain’t alone. Unfortunately there’s an expression I’ve seen on the boards here too many times to count. You pays your money and you takes your chances. Research and community manages that risk tremendously but zero risk is not a thing.  

As so many here have already said there’s a lot of research and building instincts to do. You get out what you invest, with time and effort as well as cash.  

There’s really no magic bullet here, it’s about finding enough pieces of information from various places for you to be comfortable making a decision. Try to be a skeptic without becoming cynical.  

Anyways, this place, much like some of the people here, is a GIANT TOOL. However it is not the end-all of escort research. Yeah, you can’t trust all the reviews. That’s shitty it really is. This is the reality.  

You’ve already gotten some good advice from folks here but I’ll try to add a bit. Paste phone numbers and email addresses into search engines. Sometimes you’ll find quite a bit of posting history. If she’s been using the same pics since 2015 then at a minimum you know they’re that old. Could still be not even her but you know they’re old.  

If she’s been using the same name and contact info for a long time, that bodes well for you. She’s not running away from a bad reputation. Don’t take that to mean that a change is automatically bad. It can be a bit of a red flag but there are many perfectly valid reasons a lady may change her number.  

I don’t know where you are in life, but for me personality is at least AS important as looks, probably more. So how does she present herself? Does her website look like it was thrown together in an hour or is it polished? Does the copy read like a 15 year old valley girl texting her friends or is it coherent English? Does she have a sense of humor?  

Is she respecting herself by establishing boundaries in her ad/site? This isn’t only menu, it can be availability, contact method, boozy Johns, any number of things. As always, moderation. A yuge wall of rules half in caps is usually a red flag for me. Look for the signs of effort and professionalism like you would any business.  

Really pay attention to what she’s putting out there and find somebody you think you’ll click with.  

Besides the looks issue, your OP sounds like basically her enthusiasm/connection or menu was not what you were expecting based on reviews. That right? That’s probably due to exaggerated reviews, or else the provider having a bad day or starting to burn out. (Doesn’t make it okay though) There is another side of that coin.  

Without pointing fingers I can say a lot of appointments are ruined before they begin. Did you ask for a time outside her posted availability or for last minute? Did she have to ask you for the cash? Was your grooming and hygiene on point? Did you ask her as many questions leading up the appointment as I’m asking you here?

Don’t get me wrong, NONE of these things is an acceptable excuse for shitty service or for bait and switch; not on looks or service. I’ve just learned that some courtesy and respect and demonstrating that you can pay the fuck attention goes a long ways in terms of the ol’ YMMV. And I’m not trying to talk to you like you’re an idiot. I don’t know you and you said you’re new. Spend some time on the newbie board, you’ll be astounded how uncommon common sense is for some people.  

You’re absolutely right, a lot of reviews aren’t realistic. It sucks. Some guys are in denial about buyers remorse and write reviews trying to convince strangers and themselves they made a good choice and had a great time. Some are trying to one-up each other about how great a time SHE had with them. I think some reviews are written before the john comes down from the high of the session, when the rose colored glasses are still on. Some use their TER profile for screening and they’re afraid to write anything less than glowing praise because if they do, providers won’t book them. Some just sort of rephrase a recent review of some lady they never met, to get the VIP days.  

For that I’ll echo what Jensen and ickylib said. Review the reviewers. Big time. You find a review that sounds good, go see how many that person has written and read at least some of the others.  

You’re probably looking for women with the qualities you want and then checking her reviews. Not a damn thing wrong with that, it’s efficient. It can be limiting. It works great in sort-of reverse if you have the time:  

From the reviews page, hit that new reviews tab in the top left and put in your location. That will bring up all the reviews posted in your city in the last two weeks. Look at the profile and ad and at least the most recent two reviews for at least the first ten women on the list. Even the women you think you don’t wanna see; this is about learning to scan reviews critically.  
At least once a week, run that search again and read all the reviews in your area posted since the last time you did it. Over time you will find women you never knew you were looking for, and you’ll start remembering the names of reviewers you can trust. (And can’t trust) I bet nobody is still reading this. I bet twenty five bucks not one person is still reading me ramble on here. The first person, and only the first, to call me out on this gets a twenty five dollar prepaid debit card or amazon card. Well, that’s if it’s a provider. If it’s a monger then they can nominate a provider with whom they’re smitten and I’ll give it to them. I’m gonna have to figure out how the hell to get it to them but by gosh I’m gonna do it! Back on topic, soon you’ll be calling bullshit on reviews before even looking at her other reviews just based on what you saw on her website.  

I got a whole other lecture about how a preoccupation with an excess of expectation is one of your worst enemies during a session. But I’m guessing everyone wants me to shut up. Basically, inform yourself and all that but at the end of the day you and whoever you find yourself in a room with, you’re both human beings. Leave room to BE… people. Show up and flow with the go bro.  

Be safe. Have fun. Don’t eat oysters during a month that hasn’t got any R’s in it. Fuzzy clams, sure knock yourself out. But not oysters, bud.

There is an art to looking at provider pics.  There are certain poses that hide a fat belly, and certain poses that make breasts look larger than they actually are.  

Its similar to fast food advertising. The meat isnt always thick nor are the buns always fluffy.

Emu39,  
  Sometimes a PROVIDER does not want to update their photos and figures that you will ask for a current photo. Which is what you should do.

As you said, you are new and have a lot to learn. Based on what you wrote, you and your wife are looking for providers with lower costs, like between 0 to $300. When you pay a little higher, there is less of the guessing games. You pay top dollar, 9 times out of 10 you will get exact photos. Top dollar meaning over 1000 bucks. If you want THAT One in High School then be prepared to pay 1500+.