I'm fairly new in the hobby, been doing it for a bit over a year. When I started, it seemed really straightforward. Find an ad I liked, call, make appointment, go. Then I took a few months off and all of a sudden the providers are really cagey. They ask for full name, place of work, and references.

Where did this come from? What changed in the meantime? It's not the Craigslist killer because I didn't even start in Boston until after he killed himself. My best guess is that there's increased LE activity but I haven't heard anything in the news that would indicate that.



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Good providers have always screened carefully.

There is more LE activity of late, it being an election year and all, so perhaps more gals are getting wise about it.

Your personal safety is enhanced by seeing gals who insist on screening information.  Just be sure that they are well reviewed gals.

It is LE and the gals who attract unsafe situations that don't screen

I hadn't thought of the election year aspect. I guess I'll just suck it up and register with P411, is that the gold standard?

Seems like between that and date check, you'll cover just about all of them.

You know, I would have thought that too.  However, last week I called a fairly well known agency that sends girls to Boston to try and get screened so I could see a particular girl.  I was asked for 3 references from girls that are "On TER".  I told them that I would rather just give them my date-check information but was told "We don't take Date-Check.  We only take direct references".  Since I've gone the date check route I've never had an issue and I decided that, although I really wanted to see this particular girl in their stable, there were plenty more fine women out there and it wasn't worth the hassle.  I passed.

Its more about building a comfort level so we can have the perfect frame of mind prior to an appointment. I would rather focus on showing you a good time than worrying about if you are le, crazy, a thief or something of those sorts. Its the same way around when it comes to providers with reviews. It became the norm to have reviews to become established because girls stole, used fake pics, set clients up, didn't do what they said they offered, upselled and so on. Screening and reviews are necessary evils I believe provide that balance that keeps us from going over the edge. Its a tool designed to keep you and the provider from hot water. Use them wisely and you will have lots of fun with no drama ever. Hobby Wisely..

Ms Cummings

LE isn't exactly an answer, in Canada it really isn't a concern, and the practice exists here as well.

It's far more an issue of a woman wanting to guarantee her own safety.  Surely you realize someone who provides all their information is far less likely to cause harm, as he is far more likely to be caught.   I was around in the "pre-screening" days and the air of fear for your own safety was more prominent.   It was also more common to hear about ladies being hurt than it is today, a change we all embrace.  

Since the internet made becoming an independent easy, and as word spread of the modern call girl and courtesan, many more women from settled backgrounds, who were educated and had careers. decided to participate That meant that these women didn't depend on income from this profession alone. They could ask for screening information, and if it meant substantially less bookings, that was alright.

As more of these women found their way into this lifestyle, it normalized it, and women who had this as their only career also adopted the practice.

I think screening is a must.  As hobbyists, we screen the provider and I think they should screen us.   This practice has been going on for several years where I came from.  Hell, no screenIng no vIsIt.  It puts the provider at ease just like the hobbyist.   I feel that when both are at ease it makes for better conversation.  Plus, there are some nuts out there.  Safety is always the best practice for all involved.  I agree with Jasmine's thoughts on it makes for a more intense conversation.  

Be safe.....

Mj

It varies provider to provider of course, and I have found that agencies are even more lenient, but in the upper echelon, thorough screening has always been the norm.

I'm a bit flexible but emphasis for screening for a lot of things...... to make sure you're safe and can base that on more than just your word, to make sure you're not LE and to sort of keep track of who I see in case he needs me for reference or reviews me afterwards. I'm not a hard ass per se but i'm going to know you're safe/established before you what through my door. Work/employment verification-screening is sort of last resort if you don't have much else to go on  Asking for provider references doesn't exactly seem like a crazy requirement. It's not cagey it's cautious. We're relative strangers and i'm sharing my space and entire body with you.

The best screening technique In my opinion is a handful of email exchanges and a 20 min talk on the phone. I learn more than a name and employment could ever tell me.