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 âprovider blacklist boardsâ 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? Iâve 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-hadnât-showed". Comes with the territory I guess.
Whatâs 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 ⊠Iâm 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 9âs and 10âs ⊠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 didnât have to go all that far. What could go wrong?
So, of course, Iâm 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 (donât love them, but it âgenerallyâ removes some awkwardness for both parties). Iâve collected nearly 20 in the last 12 months. Still, she has one of those very âspecialâ processes (âI donât accept this or that ⊠I need you to fill out my form on my siteâ). 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 wonât 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 (itâs 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 --- Iâve gone so far at this point (sheâs got me!), I would have sent that as well (in for a penny âŠ), 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 Iâve given of my SOUL and told a meeting should be âno problemâ, suddenly ⊠CRICKETS. What?!?!
I ask several times ⊠âanything else you needâ. I try calling. Email. P411 PM. Finally I just say, âcan you just please confirm we are OFF so I can move on?â 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 âneeds it for her safetyâ but now ⊠what about me? Aaaargh.
It doesnât sit well with me, so, the next morning I decide to follow up âŠ
âHelp me out here. What did I do wrong?
Have to say, Iâm 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?â
She responds back:
âI donât care you you seen 4,100, 400 provider. I request the information that I need to feel confortable. You didnât 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. â
Crap --- now sheâs getting personal ⊠implying that former companions of mine are talking crap about me? I say âŠ
âJust 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?â
Obviously she didnât take too kindly to that and now wants to threaten me âŠ
âI you followed MY instructions, and you sent me your email from your work⊠(like I asked you but you didnât do)âŠthings would be different. NOW, with all the demanding emails I am soooo thankful I didnât see you. Now, please go back to work (I found your work email already and/or IP address)âŠ. just in case you keep bothering me again.â
WTF. I know I should drop it, but I decide to leave it with âŠ
âI 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.â
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 donât know. I wasnât perfect. Probably should have let it go, but seriously? You canât just nicely say, âsorry, canât see you tonightâ (or make up an excuse)? Even after sharing all my info, and realizing that itâs a hose job, Iâd let it go. Snarly? Hard to take. Thatâs NOT right.
And now, Iâm sure she goes back to the Blacklist Boards to try to go screw up my future opportunities. Says crap about me with impunity. Laughing. Whatâs my recourse? I canât write a bad review ⊠she and I never met. What does fairness look like here?
Thoughts?