I would bet MOST people on here " don't have to pay someone to be with them"
Please realize the added time rates is for: convenience, saves time, can save heartache , can keep things very well outlined with specific expectations....and considering some of the outcomes of "civvie" dating/marriage the hobby can actually save some people money.  
 Other then that I want to say it was great "knowing" you & I wish you all the best...
Love,
~Mindy  

Posted By: masonseth69

I'm done with the hobby, I'm done with being a SB.  But I would not trade the last 20.75 months in this space for anything in the world.   I am a better person for the experiences I have had.  
   
 My experiences during the past 20.75 months are varied, but there is one person in particular that had an enormously positive impact on my life; even though she doesn't realize it or believe it........  
   
 I know now that I am capable of loving someone.  I know that I can find someone that I can 'click' with and enjoy all life has to offer.......I know that I can fuck someone and please them.......I know that I don't have to pay someone to be with me.  And most importantly, I have the confidence to make the difficult decisions in my life that I need make so that I can move forward and enter a new phase of my life where I can date, play and be just fine with the uncertain outcomes that life has to offer.  
   
 I have no clue what will happen next, and I'm just perfectly fine with that.  I just want to thank the hobby for where I am now; and also that one special person....    Thank you.  Thank you.... Thank you.......  You saved a life babe, and you don't even know it      
   
 Everyone's got a song right?    
   
 Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiuCk6_yEP

I think many of us could say that about the "hobby".

I know it's true for me. I've been blessed to find two providers who have helped me in so many ways. I don't know where I'd be today without them.  

Good luck to you as you sing your new "song"!  

Good luck with the future the New year brings new beginnings.

Over the years, I have talked to many hobbyists.  We change one anothe's lives, no matter what we are doing to some degree.  I love hearing stories such as yours, and I'm sure there are a lot of them out there, but not posted on this board.  

Just think of some of the ways that lives are changed for the better...

First time to experience oral pleasure.

First opportunity to have uninhibited sex.

First time with a woman who is your daughter's age, or your mother's age!  

The list goes on and on.  Yes, there are those out there that will say that the hobby has had a negative effect on their lives, but this post isn't addressing that.  Save that for the whiner's posts.  This one is positive, and I thank you for that!

Make it a great year out there, and be safe...

Stormy