1) If the budget is not hard and fast see her at her new rate.

2) If the budget is hard and fast you could depending upon how you have seen here, book for a shorter time or explain you budgeting process and apologize for not being able to see her.

Then it is up to her to offer or move on.

What is so hard about asking her about her GF policy?

Many girls even list the policy on their website, twitter, blog, etc.

 
How about this:

 
"Madison, I would really love to see you again but I can only afford the old rate and I see you recently doubled yours. Can you tell me if you GF your clients? Thank you for considering this for me as I really would love to see you again!"

 
Ball is then in her court. If she says no, she says no. Your world wont collapse and you move on to the next girl. If you treated her with respect in the past, I think the odds would be highly in your favor to keep seeing her at the old rate, at least for some period of time, as most girls GF in my experience.  

 
Man up a bit bro.

Then you will have the necessary tools to address this issue.

 
FWIW the first course you'll take is "Negotiating 101".  

What seems to communicate the best is "Your rate is now  beyond my play budget."  
It's much better than making bullshit excuses.  
She'll either give you a solution or a goodbye.

The next time she reaches out, simply explain that your budget is limited and you can no longer afford to see her. She'll either stop reaching out, or she may offer to grandfather you in if she likes you and thinks you're being truthful.  I'm sure these gals have heard it all, so I wouldn't suggest this unless you truly have limited means.

Tell her upfront that her new rates are over your budget. She MUST have expected some of her "regulars" to be priced out when she raised her rates.  

So you can either see her half as often or she can offer a discount or GF the old rate.  Either way, you control your pussy spend.

What would happen if your cable TV provider doubled their rate?  You'd dump them and sign up for an alternative asap.  

She's just like a cable provider except her channel line up is pussy, mouth, hands and anal.  You can get those same channels from any other provider around the city.

it's a business Joe..you don't want to pay the freight..just move the fuck on and quit stewing about it...

IMO

If x=2, then keep seeing her.
If x=3, then see her less.
If x=4 or more, move on.

Doubling her price is her perogative, but not your obligation.

Was it such a smoking deal before????
Exactly how many times have you seen her?
We're the dates 1 hour or 2, or more?

Check out the other local talent in your price range and make a decision.  

Negotiating is hard for some people, but just be honest about your budget and she can decide if she wants to see you again and make "some x", or not see you and make "no x". (From you)

 
Good luck.

Under similar circumstance I simply answered basically "I enjoyed our time together and really love to see you again. Unfortunately my budget just isn't able to accommodate your new rate. Maybe you can let me know when you have a special?"

"Hey Babe. Loved seeing you but I  cant afford your new rates. Good luck. Take care."  If she really liked you she will grandfather you. If not she is chumming the water.

I hope your a Gentelmen and honor her by paying her up price and saying thank you for making you so happy.👌
Some times a girl does that because she is so good that she has to many clints , this will keep ones really interested and can afford her amazingness. 👌💋

Most women as in almost all women aren't overly attracted to a guy who acts like  he’s smarter than her regardless of his other redeeming qualities.
   
Have you ever tried playing dumb and naïve to attract women and get your way?  
   
If you haven't seen a hot stripper with a dumb broke BF, those clubs you visited don't  allow BF's inside.

 Next time she contacts you tell her it's been so long since you've seen her you forgot her donation amount.  
 If she informs  you her rates are on TER tell her you haven't renewed your VIP.
 If she tells you her rates are on her site tell her your lap top is broken and you went back to a prepay flip phone with no internet  access to save money.  
 
 Now the ball is in her court.
 If she gives  you her new rates tell her you hope to see her as soon as you save up.  

If she gives you her old rate you're back in business. No more questions about rates.

  I'd never  ask about grandfather rates, I'd save up or forget about her.
   
  When I was visiting hookers, occasionally  a traveling Gal would tell me as I was leaving if I visited her before she left town half price donation next time.  
   That turned me off, made me feel like I was a customer at an overpriced mattress store with a half price sale.
   
    Never took one of them up on their half price offer.

There is still a chance I'd do it for you, and it all depends on what you say to her (me).  

If you were to reiterate what you wrote in your OP and approach me like this: "Hi XXX, thank you so much for letting me know you're in town. This is a bit awkward for me, but I noticed you raised your rates and I'm afraid I can't afford 2x. Don't get me wrong, you're awesome and deserve your new rate, it's just I simply don't have it in my budget. I always had a great time with you and, if you'd be open to it, I'd love to continue seeing you at your previous rate. Or if not, perhaps we could meet in the middle? In any case, I wish you the absolute best."

If she's anything like me, this would warm her heart and open her up to a negotiation she may not have planned on doing.  

Good luck!

Thanks to all for your suggestions/comments (nice or otherwise)  

First of all, seen provider every couple of months (whenever she was in town) multiple times. Only after her rate increased did I stop. I've never contacted her after her rates went up since that rate is beyond my rate range and have made excuses. I must have been doing something right during our sessions for her to contact me to meet, isn't it?

As I mentioned in my OP - "I have a rate range that I'd like to stick to" - which says it all as also iterated by GaG.

Not fond of negotiation, makes me very uncomfortable. I can negotiate my salary with my boss but darn it, have not been able to negotiate for anything else specially with providers.

Another question - If provider offers then it is fine. If I ask then how does it affect the session? I thought it would always be at the back of mind of both parties that session is discounted and that I know will take some fun away from the session. Maybe I'm thinking too much but that again could be from the fact that I've never negotiated with a provider and my discomfort with negotiations.

I know most of you want me to ask her but this makes me so uncomfortable and I don't know how people have done that. Sometimes I wish that it would be so much simpler if she either stops contacting me or offers me GF rates. Making me stew over and making me the one to take the first step is torture, simply torture. And do not want to be a jerk either and ignore when she contacts. Darn it why was I not introduced to negotiations at an early age? Can't do it anymore or is the case of having been browbeaten about how horrible it is to negotiate.

Again, I'd like to reiterate that I've had a nice time with her, she is an excellent lady and I wish her all the best. I'd go and meet her in an instant if her rates were in my range.

Let me stew a bit more and see if I can gather enough strength to let her the next time she contacts me.

I own and operate a small business. I'm a sole proprietor. I'm about to raise my rates for the first time since starting my business 8 years ago. I raised rates twice in 8 years for new clients and those who hired me in the past 18 months have paid my newest rate.  However, those who are grandfathered in will see their rate increase by about 18% in 90 days once I send the letter out. That's  60% of my clients. I'm expecting to loose some of them, but that pales in comparison to not raising my rates. I'm starting to find it difficult to have any money left over for myself to get ahead after necessities are covered. As my company grew and matured, so did my expenses (business and personal).

A one bedroom apartment in the city I live in used to be $650 a month in 1997, that same apartment is $900+ now. Doctors visits used to cost me $65, now they are $80-$120. Premiums used to cost me nothing when I was employed (being single) now that I'm independent, the government approved plans are $550 a month (for the least expensive plan). When my company was small, my book keeping and tax preparation was minimal. Well that went up considerably too.  

If I simply continued to grandfather my customers, that doesn't help me at all to pay for the higher cost of living or doing business, which is the reason I have to raise rates in the first place. You made a comment that stuck with me "she is awesome and deserves the best rate she can get". I don't see it as what a person can get, I see it as what a person has to make to live now. Unless you are comfortable working and being poor, paycheck to paycheck, hand to mouth, living in an apartment without health care, eating on a strict budget and driving an old car, you have to earn at least 50k a year if you're single and at least 80-90k a year if you have a family.  What options are you expecting? To find some way that you can get her to lower her standard of living so you don't have to lower yours? When I think of it that way, your post makes less and less sense to me.

Tell her that you respect her and her business and that with her rate change you are not sure if it makes business sense for you to see her, unless you can  book a shorter time frame to fit your budget. You might be surprised, she may be willing to meet you half way or even at her old rates.  

A lit of ladies change rates for when they travlel, but for hometown team, rates remain the same. It's been my experience.

I think I'll try and see if I can ask her, based on multiple responses, about her rates in a nice manner, of course. I am no jerk and have intention of becoming one. If I were, I'd have ignored her but I cannot do that to anyone certainly not to someone whose company I've enjoyed in the past.

Apart from taking a chance of being perceived as a jerk if I go this route (as some posts have already indicated), how does it affect the session? Wouldn't this be at the back of mind of both parties that session is discounted and that I know will take some fun away from the session. Do providers provide the same service?  

Or is this just my discomfort with the whole process? It's like going to a nice restaurant and seeing some people use coupons when the check comes. I've never been able to do that.

thought about the impact her rate change we'll have on existing client relationships. When she contacts you and doesn't OFFER you the old rate,  she probably realized that her rate increase has impacted your decision not to see her. Nor does she care.  

You can always tactfully mention to her that you enjoy seeing her but the new rate has had an impact on the frequency or if you'll see her again. The Art of this negotiation is to do so in a respectful manner

I''m sure many of us have been in this situation, and in many cases you may find that the service suffers as there can be a bit of tension in the air if she feels she's providing for you at a rate below what she feels she deserves.

If she sees you at the old rate, and either one of you feel like its not tge same, no harm done, but it might be best to move on. Respectfully.  

Ironically I feel that some providers forget that this is a business relationship on both sides and much like it's her prerogative to change her rate, it's your's to be able to ask about  that rate. Tact is essential and leaving judgement out of the discussion is critical.  

From where I sit, she's savvy enough to understand why you're not seeing her. I'll move a mountains to see a woman who I really like. Just not at any price.  

I had an amazing run with a provider who invited herself over one evening and told me she wanted me to fuck her as often as possible. She offered to drop her rate from $$$ to $ to make it a reality and 3x more likely that we'd fuck each other's brains put.  

About 7 years later, after one of our usual mind bending fucks, she demurely mentioned that when she offered the $ rate, it didn't mean forever. LOL ... I just had to hug her. and gave her $$ from that day on.  

You have to be sincerely grateful for gifts received in this joint venture. I am and have been lucky in my life.  
I've always said I'd rather be lucky than good. Sadly, I'm both lol

If she chooses to give you a better rate then go for it.  

I am seeing one who use to charge $250/hour. As soon as she lowered her price to $220 I decided to see her. She jacked her price back up in new ads to $250/hour. I still pay her $220 and she does not complain.