I hate to write this. I know every situation is different, every individual is different. Generalization is difficult ⦠maybe even unfair. But I do get a bit tired of getting tarred by providers that make a mistake and then want to blame it on the client. To the extent, I am sure, that they go to their secret āprovider blacklist boardsā and try to punish clients that ask a fair question. What is OUR recourse? We pay. We try to be good clients. We appreciate the fantastic women out there that add bright spots to our lives. What do you do when some lady has a bad day and feels like unleashing a vendetta?
Am I being unfair? Iāve been a hobbyist for 20+ years and had 90% very-good-to-great experiences. The other 10% have been a mixed bag ⦠from a rip-off artist that squirted me with pepper spray (seriously?) and ran out with my money to "no-shows" to "I-wish-they-hadnāt-showed". Comes with the territory I guess.
Whatās surprising though is when a highly rated and top dollar provider goes funny on you ⦠and then doubles down by getting angry at you when you ask about it. This one throws me for a loop ⦠this is an established provider. You can find her on all the Mid-Atlantic (DC, VA, Carolinas) ad boards (lot of Duos) and different discussion boards. 5 roses for 90 mins ⦠Iām not chasing some bargain discount. Here is a provider that comes highly reviewed and extremely highly thought of ⦠45 reviews since starting in Sep 2016 and nothing but 9ās and 10ās ⦠an occasional 8 thrown in for laughs. You can imagine that puts her in pretty elite company --- I was working my way down the Top Providers list in DC and didnāt have to go all that far. What could go wrong?
So, of course, Iām willing to go the extra mile for a provider like this. I have tried to avoid such complex screening situations by focusing on adding Pref 411 Oks lately (donāt love them, but it āgenerallyā removes some awkwardness for both parties). Iāve collected nearly 20 in the last 12 months. Still, she has one of those very āspecialā processes (āI donāt accept this or that ⦠I need you to fill out my form on my siteā). Ugh! HATE the requirement but ⦠I submit. This is a TOP provider. Obviously others have done the same --- real name, phone number, ethnicity/age/weight, occupation, handles & refs + meeting requests. 20 minutes spent trying to work through a poorly working input form ⦠and then her online form wonāt submit properly. All to hell. &$!% As a work around, I send all that info as an email. Still, she has an issue. The cell # I use is registered to a business (itās my work phone & all I have). She needs something different she can verify. EGAAADS!! I dig up an alternative number from my online bill (my hotspot) so she can verify. Not enough. Now she wants an email from my work email addy --- Iāve gone so far at this point (sheās got me!), I would have sent that as well (in for a penny ā¦), but I overlooked the request (buried at the bottom of her email). While all of this happens in the course of rapid fire back and forth emails and texts over three hours ⦠suddenly, complete silence. While Iāve given of my SOUL and told a meeting should be āno problemā, suddenly ⦠CRICKETS. What?!?!
I ask several times ⦠āanything else you needā. I try calling. Email. P411 PM. Finally I just say, ācan you just please confirm we are OFF so I can move on?ā Nothing. Of course, I did give up and move on (thank goodness for agencies) ⦠puzzled, frustrated, peeved ⦠WHY did I share all that info? I know she āneeds it for her safetyā but now ⦠what about me? Aaaargh.
It doesnāt sit well with me, so, the next morning I decide to follow up ā¦
āHelp me out here. What did I do wrong?
Have to say, Iām not so pleased at how much personal info I got asked for and shared, how much time I put into responding to your questions and trying to do it all your way ... in part because I believed that, once you saw my P411 info you'd realize I was legit and because you told me upfront, "yes, we'll be able to get together tonight" so I busted my ass to get you what you needed ...
And then, you go radio silent on me? Not even a courtesy, "sorry, if you don't have 'x', I can't see you".
I am a bit miffed. Your requirements are a bit extensive. I am an established hobbyist. I did all you asked for as best I could ... and I get the silent treatment. What gives?ā
She responds back:
āI donāt care you you seen 4,100, 400 provider. I request the information that I need to feel confortable. You didnāt provide what I asked for. I never got the email from your work. and⦠not all ladies think you are as trustworthy as you thing. ā
Crap --- now sheās getting personal ⦠implying that former companions of mine are talking crap about me? I say ā¦
āJust asking that you treat someone decently. Going from active communication to radio silent is just plain rude.
All I'm saying, you have every right to not see me or anyone you are not comfortable with. Communicate. Not too much to ask. NO problem you want to turn me down. Would have been GREAT to see you, but I understand it's not always a match.
I do my very best to be a good client and I just ask to be treated with basic decency. I try to do that with all providers and think that's only fair.
Too much to ask?ā
Obviously she didnāt take too kindly to that and now wants to threaten me ā¦
āI you followed MY instructions, and you sent me your email from your work⦠(like I asked you but you didnāt do)ā¦things would be different. NOW, with all the demanding emails I am soooo thankful I didnāt see you. Now, please go back to work (I found your work email already and/or IP address)ā¦. just in case you keep bothering me again.ā
WTF. I know I should drop it, but I decide to leave it with ā¦
āI gave you tons of info. Just saying, you don't have to be mean about it. A simple "no" would have done wonders for goodness sakes. Why leave a guy hanging? Just goofy.ā
Ok, so I know she surely went back and blacklisted me places. Providers can do that. What can clients do?
Did I do wrong? I donāt know. I wasnāt perfect. Probably should have let it go, but seriously? You canāt just nicely say, āsorry, canāt see you tonightā (or make up an excuse)? Even after sharing all my info, and realizing that itās a hose job, Iād let it go. Snarly? Hard to take. Thatās NOT right.
And now, Iām sure she goes back to the Blacklist Boards to try to go screw up my future opportunities. Says crap about me with impunity. Laughing. Whatās my recourse? I canāt write a bad review ⦠she and I never met. What does fairness look like here?
Thoughts?