I need some clarification!
I’m new to the hobby but not to treating woman well.
I’m also past the age where I can run into a room for an hour and be happy with my performance. So I need some romancing first.
I’ve seen where the ladies charge for 3 or 4-hour dinner dates. To me a good dinner takes 3 hours. No time for desert.
I know the smart-ass remark will be to eat fast, but I would assume the ladies would love a long leisurely dinner.
What’s a man to do?

Reinner Dates! What’s a man to do?

I do agree with your comments about a nice dinner taking at least 2-3 hours.  I normally ask that a gentlemen schedules at least a 4 hour dinner date and I block out the entire evening so i'm generously giving extra time for dining and entertainment. I love going out to dinner and I feel privilidged to be invited. My extended rates are pretty standard for the LA area $1200/3hrs, $1500/4hrs, etc. and I usually ask for a 4 hour commitment for any dinner engagements.  I find that my generousity with time continues to award me with tremendous gifts and trips and repeat clientele!

Reinner Dates! What’s a man to do?

I'm like you.  I spend a good deal of time and money on dinner dates, and here's what I've found:

Book at least 4 hours.  I've seen how some providers are beginning to quote for 5 hour dinner/dates, which is more realistic most of the time.

Use TER as a research tool.  Find those providers with excellent GFE reviews (I'm making an assumption here that you are looking for GFE experiences).  Most of the QUALITY providers, at least the ones I've been out with, are not clock watchers.  If after all is said and done, and it took an extra 15-20 minutes, nobody of quality is going to ask for an extra $ after you've laid out some 4 figure sum, or close to it.  Now, before I get flamed by a bunch of providers, I am not advocating purposely extending your time without compensating the provider, but rather, that one of the signs of a quality provider, IMHO is that they are not clock watchers.  And if the session runs a bit over, then it ran a bit over.  You can, as I often do, offer compensation, or a gratuity for overstaying.

Another suggestion, and also in some instances something that I've done, is to book that extra time up front so that you don't have to worry about it once with the lady.

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Reinner Dates! What’s a man to do?

I love dinner dates. Check me out.

When a client/friend books a dinner date, I agree to a flat rate. Im not going to see anyone else that evening. Im all his
I do let them know that "overnites" are a totaly different ball game. It is not a big deal to me if a dinner date goes from 4 -7 hours. My flat rate covers it, so I don't feel put upon at all. I like that they would like to take me out and fnd it an honor.

Below is earlier poststing by Dockside on his dinner-date experience:

"Can't speak for the politics but took a dinner package once and WOW!  Paid for her time and meal and didn't think twice about it.  And got full value!  We sat next to each other in a booth and her hand never stopped fiddling at my neck or in my lap or guiding my hand onto her lap and up under her skirt.  She rubbed against me and giggled and kissed and whispered in my ear and all the other personal stuff she'd do to a guy she really went for and was having a romantic dinner with.  At one point she undid a few (more) butons on her blouse and flashed me, right there in the restaurant, and don't think that wasn't a Kodak moment.  All in all, it set a great mood for what came after, besides being a highly charged experience in itself.  Don't know if all our ladies treat the dinner portion of the date like this, but mine sure did.  She's out of the business now so I won't give her name, but if others learn anything from this post it's worth the time writing."

Do you ladies all treat dinner-dates this way or did Dockside just get lucky?  What a dream time he had!  And guys, if you experienced anything like this, how about posting?  Any of these type great dinner-date girls in Chicago or Milwaukee areas?  BTW, saw postings by Dockside on another site and he goes for slim, stacked (enhanced) young beauties, just like many of us.  Gawd, he sure found a right one this time!  

My opinion is YMMV...Plain and simple

In my experiences which is fairly short term, after you meet with a provider the first time...its like any first date.
There may be chemistry and there may be not.I enjoy a few laughs and friendly conversation as well as passionate sex with my provider of choice and when that hour or 2 is up I pretty much have a good idea where I stand with the provider going forward.It has lend itself well for future off the clock activity but there are no guarantees as these gals are indeed business women.In only the short time I've been hobbying though, I've been impressed on just how genuine and human, providers can be. I didn't expect it prior to indulging so its been a real blast for me to say the least, enjoyment without any commitment.Heres to all those gread GFE providers out there! Cheers!

Ok, I’m looking for that experience!!!
I think if I went through 2 to 3 hours of that I would have to keep my napkin on my lap on the way to the room to cover all the stains! (Maybe a contest to providers to see how many pops can she make a man have at a three-hour dinner table. Now THAT’s a true PRO.)
I don’t agree with your age group though qp4. I’m 49 and I definitely go for over 30 (don’t get mad at me 20 something’s, please!)

I would suggest contacting the provider you would like to see and discussing her rates for a dinner date and specifying how long a date you'd like.  I imagine most quality providers enjoy dinner dates and that you'll be able to come to an agreement you are both happy with without too much trouble.

I've had dinner dates like Dockside's and it's great fun and a fantastic way of building up to more fun later.  Of course it's a case of judging if the client would be appreciative of such behaviour or would find it made him uncomfortable in a public place.  Many of my dinner partners have been thrilled to see me in a classy evening dress, heels, stockings etc and then discover during the course of the meal that I'm not wearing panties.  Try to pick a restaurant with long table cloths, you can have all sorts of fun!

All my dinner dates were with ladies that I had seen a few times before in a "non dinner date session" so we had that comfort level established. I would never do a dinner date with a first time lady, but that's just me.

OK Now you've got me really going!!
I'm doing a large apparel convention in LV at the end of August.
You busy???

In theory, I agree with hpygolky, but I have met this lady in the TER chat room and have spent countless hours with her in cyberspace.  So, even though I have never physically met her, I felt like I knew her well enough to ask her for an overnighter for my first appointment on her tour to my area!  (Takes care of the timing issue.)

In my opinion, a dinner date could be long and tedious if you don't click, but what a rush it is if there is chemistry.  The brain is a wonderful sex organ.  Use it!

...you'll find this experience (more or less) the rule and not the exception.  I have had so many similar experiences, and so few lesser experiences.  Of course everyone is different and there's always that YMMV thing, but if you look for consistency in reviews you'll probably do well.  My experience anyhow.

Pretty much every time I've made a dinner/date it's been with a well-reviewed provider who I'm reasonably assured will provide excellent service.  The one recent "took one for the team". last summer, was with a provider who had no reviews.  I took the chance, fell for her ad and look, and got burned (review is in database here).  A well-learned lesson.

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On your site you provide for that little extra time that is sometimes needed on a lunch or dinner date.  By specifying a range of time, you take all this into consideration.  I think that this is a sign of caring about a client, as well as a professional approach.

As a former consultant I know that there are times a meeting goes a bit overtime, and it is a necessary and correct part of the job to just take it in stride.

....that caused my typing fingers to get over-excited, the title of my post above should have been "negotiate"!!