Five.

That's how many times I have booked a session with a girl on Backpage.

None...not a single one....looked even remotely like the pictures in their ad.  

And it wasn't because they were better looking in person.

Holy crap I'm an idiot.

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You must have gotten suckered into the obviously fake swimsuit model for 60 bucks. Be lucky that is the only issue you encountered and do your homework next time.

I am sick of seeing all of the recent woe is me threads about BP.  I advertise on BP, and look like my photos. I know of a few ladies on TER that do, and these beautiful ladies are legit providers as well. All of a sudden there are all of these posts about the negative aspect of back page, and 0 responsibility taken by the OP on the subject. As long as you guys pay and feed into these scams, they will continue to happen. It's a easy way out for you, no research at all aside from browsing a few photos and then when something bad happens BP is the root of all evil.  

We all know everyone in this hobby are not stand up individuals. I have read a few posts on beloved TER girls and how they scammed a guy out of money, either physically or by using old pictures, fake pictures, service/time constraints, but I haven't heard one guy say "I'm not using TER anymore." In fact, I read one on this board not too long ago, so the thought that TER is 100 proof is just a little watered down.  

If your going to use BP, use it responsibly just as you do TER and I am sure you guys will stop running into these situations of deciet and false advertisement. I can't speak for service quality because that is solely based on each provider, but at least you will be on a level playing field with the lady you choose to spend time with. When you are here and see a girl you click that little *see my TER reviews* tab before scheduling right? So when you see a girl you like on BP the same idea applies, click the *open a new page* tab, go to Google, and do the necessary work.

BP is not the issue, lack of due diligence usually plays the biggest part in all of these stories. Not just the OP.

Well, obviously I didn't do adequate research.  For that error I have paid dearly.  No need to rub it in (heh).

However I DID check the reviews on TER and they DID say that the photos were accurate.

They were wrong.

So although I may not be a smart man, I'm not stupid

I just read over my posting and it seems a bit harsh! My intent was not to rub it in or insult your intelligence, but 5 times is still 4, (or benefit of the doubt 3) times too many. TER wasn't enough to help validate one of your choices, and that's a bit unfortunate. Just my opinion.

 I really was focused on all of the postings that are popping up, not necessarily just your story. It just seems to be very similar.

1.. never go in blind
2...never go in blind  
3...never go in blind.

But we have all done it. Oh well..

You say you found at least one reviewed on TER and the reviewer said pics were accurate.  Now I am curious, who this girl was.  Was more than one girl reviewed?

Please help me understand why you would want to see any un-reviewed girl at all.  Sense of adventure...lower donation to "save" money ?  I could understand if a guy did not know about TER.

A pimp or someone with board cred? I've been thoroughly disappointed and frustrated by very beautiful women and blown away by some might consider more average looking. One review by someone like DT, Fisher, etc., carries a lot of weight in my wallet. I might be similar but I just don't like to write reviews. I do write good ones when I do tho.

All five were reviewed on TER at least three times.

I did not check the reviewers out thoroughly, but I did check a few and they seemed legit at the time.  Clearly I screwed up on this.

But it's not about subjectivity.   Its not about me ranking a provider as a 10 and you ranking her a 7.   Thats just a difference of opinion and it happens all the time.

I'm talking about someone who looks thin in a photo and turns out to be heavy in real life, or a similar discrepancy

Mis-leading pics are bad news.  Guys show up and are disappointed.  Girls get bad reviews, and bad reputation for false pictures.

Thiese girls need to update their pics.  Accurate pics lets guys self-screen to call the girls they will like and everyone benefits.  Some guys like thick, some like thin.  Some like young, some like mature.  Some like big boobs, some (like me) prefer natural regardless of size...etc.

The more honestly a girl represents herself, the more she will attract the right men for her, that will appreciate what she offers.  And also turn away those that will turn out to be poor appointments.  Why suffer through an hour that's not going to work?