So what do you do if you see a provider in public? Obviously, you don't acknowledge your "relationship" but do you even make eye contact? Smile and say "hi" in a general friendly way?

because I respect our privacy and safety. I would expect the same from the lady. I just check them out as I do every attractive lady and go on with my day.

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an experience where a guy winked and smiled then continued on his way. Later in the evening he emailed me and set an appointment!!!!!  It lead to a phenomenal time.  

I saw two providers in a restaurant not long ago. I had met one at a meet and greet but did recognize the other one from ads. It is an unwritten rule to not acknowledge in public. I walked on by but did email the one I had met to tell her that her taste in that particular cuisine was excellent! !!

But that's just me can't speak for anyone else

seriously?  Fuck it, I don't even need to waste another keystroke.  figure out your shit on your own...how bout that?

angry bird

....even from afar you dunno if she's with a bf or husband even (maybe close by).

... I give any other woman I have, could, or will Lust after.
Ex-lovers/GFs, possible or soon to be lovers/GFs - why discriminate?  
Many of the possibilities give cynical looks back, but my exes almost always smile back -especially if they recognize me.

I saw a provider out in public once.  I recognized her from one of her online profiles, but of course I didn't say hey aren't you so and so from that site?

Apparently you needed to waste another 51 keystrokes.....  

That winking and waving shit shouldn't happen either. You never know when a spouse or kids are in the vicinity.
I have seen providers in public and just pretend they are not there, just like I do with a couple of providers on this board.

When I did encounter a provider in public, I completely ignored her and lingered around to let her leave the store in privacy, without having her worry that I might see who she was with or her car or anything like that. I was just curious as to how others deal with it.

Its kind of an enticing turn on to have a hidden secret in public between me and a hobbyist that no one else knows.  I would definitely want to see him soon after that!! lol

And sent me a text telling me what she'd do with the whipped cream on the dessert I was eating I shouldn't have grinned like the Cheshire Cat...yeah not happening, I was actually with my ex-wife at the time(she and I are on friendly terms). I have seen numerous providers out and about, some I have seen others have since been added to the must see list..Typically, I will avoid any direct contact just from the privacy aspect.

Reach into you wallet with one hand and unzip your fly with the other.  Look over to your SO, or in her absence, someone you wished was your SO and say, "here, this is the way I want you to do it."  

I avoid this issue altogether by living far from Atlanta.  The chances of running into a provider are extremely remote that way.  If I did see then, I'd avoid them to prevent any problems.  I adore all those with whom I have spent some glorious times, but I respect them and myself too much.  

and even if I do know her real name I won't say it out loud unless and until I know who she is with, as she could be out on a "date" with a client who has no business knowing anything that SHE doesn't tell him.

This reminds me that I did run into a provider friend a couple of months ago in a market. I was by myself and she came up and said hello to me, what was a bit awkward was that she was with a new BF and I had no idea what he knew, and I wasn't sure whether to call her by her real name or her professional name, I decided to play it safe and not call her by name at all, and instead just said "hi stranger". It turns out that he knew everything about both of her lives, but I knew it certainly wasn't my place to let any cats out of the bag.

FWIW she was a pretty good friend, I had dated one of her best friends for months, so it wasn't like running into a provider that I only  had a business relationship with, in those cases i agree that only a very subtle wink is appropriate.

....I always say hi to everyone and just gave that innocent hello.  However, seeing her out in public prompted a get together.