MN: thank you for such a level headed reply- when sharing your opinion,
though I'm smart enough to understand you aren't "WK-ing" for me, this is just your take, as was the take I shared,
Without me getting to personal & over sharing I very much understand the costs of "running your own business"
I agree w/so many of the gals that chimed in on this, as well as the guys not giving a damn about manicures & hair- true some don't...but it really wasn't my point and "creative" or not an expense is an expense.
I weigh out many things before jumping into it, (mostly)
for instance- when I know I'm going to be seen naked a few times a week and 1-2 of those times w/a complete stranger....... my chocolate craving gets put aside & I'm proud to do the extra squats.....
Life's about balance, sacrifice, & trying to be the best you can be...always! I'm sure most of us gals are like that,
IMHO this post has turned into more double standards than anything,
some of you like to talk down to women ("grow up, we whine, plenty of BSC" ect. ect.) when truth is all this was -was my retort over Wong "wondering if a gal ever considered ......" I simply asked what he's ever considered/thought about....
IDK if the double standard is just general resentment against females
or if it's something specific about me, but you tell me to act more like a business, grow up, get real, ect.
Yet you don't think I (we) should run it like a business huh?
Ever hear ("she was all business,no connection or a real clock watcher") uuuhg .......
Also supposedly I shouldn't have an alias or using one makes me a coward. I've stated it b4 and I will again:
SOME men don't care to hear about the everyday squabbles/discussions & or questions that I may chose to talk about under my alias & I don't think they should feel like they have to pick a side, stand up for- or in any other way get involved in whatever I may want to discuss on this here MN discussion board.
As far as what some other guys have said-I see your points totally I don't expect ya'all to chat or care about ANY of my costs.
I just wanted to know what a specific guy has or hasn't ever considered when evaluating the kinds of ads he comes across.
Also as a lovely lady said earlier there are some things people care about that are important to them, because they hold themselves to a particular standard.
Ok that's my updated thoughts & thanks to so many 4 your opinion, I totally get it & the ability to interact in this way is not something horrible, IMHO:
Understanding builds connection & I think true connection is becoming more scarce these days.
Posted By: minn4evr
I note that Mindy listed the following, "hotel fees, tour costs, health care, beauty maintenance, or anything else" as expenses an escort has to deal with and you have elected to focus exclusively on health care and beauty maintenance." I'll talk about those in a second, but dude, EVERY professional person or organization calculates the costs of doing business and figures those costs into the fee structure. The professional who does not, does not stay in business very long. So the hotel costs, tour expenses and many kinds of "anything else" are things that have to be considered by an escort who wants to keep eating.
Health costs? Yes, businesses do provide health care coverage for employees, and they do calculate what that benefit costs them, and they do include that cost of doing business in determining the revenue they need to generate. Solo practitioners do the same thing. If you are going to talk about being an adult and "running a business" then it seems to me you need to allow providers to make the same calculation as every other business person.
So then, beauty maintenance. It certainly is true that all women spend money on beauty maintenance. Yup. Cab drivers spend money keeping their taxis running, too, but then, most everyone spends money on operating a car. So using your approach cab drivers should have no right to include the costs for gas, tires, oil changes, and car washes, when determining the fare to charge. Right? But they do. They most certainly do. If an item is central to the success of a business, the cost of that item is always figured into the fee structure. I read once on one of the boards "Without appearance there is no first date, without performance there is no second, without personality there is no third, fourth, fifth ..." and I think it is a true statement. If it is, and without appearance there is no first date, then the cost to maintain appearance is a legitimate business expense.
Your thoughts?
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