Her latest review said she told the hobbyist that she is retiring as of 12/31/12. Anyone know if this is true?

They ALL retire at sometime, and my experience is a high percentage un-retire, also.

on how long the retirement will last?

Ya.. just like when Holly Berry retired, unretired, then re retired!!!

Baseball and football players and boxers all retire multiple times, why not hookers?

asking her would of gotten your answer correct.....

And the beauty about this "hobby" is you can come and go. After myself personally retiring before, I have learned when you need a brake or to leave its best to just go in the dark and fade rather than say publicly.

Often, the retirement is because she's decided to date a client or has a health issue. And when that relationship falls apart or she regains her health she'll be back. I wish ladies would use the term indefinite leave of absence instead of retirement...it's more accurate that way. The stories I hear from ladies who've un-retired due to a broken relationship with a client are some of my favorite hobby moments. A lot of providers are legitimately crazy.

Permanent retirements usually happen with no fanfare. The lady just fades away.