to ask if you would hire a male escort for the evening?

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A male friend has given up his full time job so he can share custody of his 2 DD's - still working but not earning as much as needs to be around when DD's stay with him.
He has come up with the idea of hiring himself out as a dinner companion / 'plus one' for anyone who wants a bit of company without any romatic / relationship conotations - or a corporate or family thing where they want a companion rather than go solo. Strictly nothing sexual.
So - would you ever consider hiring a chap for the evening and how much would you be prepared to pay?

I very much want to write about being a male escourt. But it would be a lie.

Stars82 aren't single women allowed to go to events then?

When I was single, or even when I didn't want to broadcast my new relationship to colleagues, I went to DOZENs of social, professional and other events without even THINKING about it maybe I am very thick skinned

I didn't get any whispers or strange looks AFAIK but I did get bought a lot of drinks! :o

of course they ''allowed'' I was only talking from MY perspective, and again its situation dependant.

Maybe I am not that thick skinned!!!

I can only talk from MY point of view which is:

DH and I have same circle of friends in an area where PEOPLE TALK ....ALOT.
should I find myself single and in a postition of an event coming up and I wouldn't want to go alone, if I had been single alone I would consider using an escort..... for me it would be better than whispers of ''oh look Stars82 still alone etc

Fingers crossed that would never happen as DH and I are solid but you never know what the future holds...... :)

it#s morethan just 'do's involved - just some people wanting an evening out could do this?

bit surprised at the number of judgey-pants on this thread,
and I do like the cut of Toby's gib.

Stars - my friends (or colleagues) for that matter would not talk behind their hands like that about me. If they did they would get short shrift from me. I think it sounds vile, sorry

DP works away 4 weeks at a time and if I didn't go out and socialise and go out to work functions alone, I might as well lock myself behind the front door for a month

HullyGully - have a go anyway. I'll be your favourite customer.

'Darling, can I book you for next Thursday? I have an important dinner to go to at The Hilton Carlton Ritz on the Strand, and I need a plus one. Wear your tux ... and your best winning smile. It's a conference on Widgets, I'm afraid, so darling expect to be bored, but we can have some fun after with the mini bottles of champagne in my mini bar. Mwah'

Curryspice:

I completely know what you mean, My DH also spends alot of time away and my comments weren't aimed at when he is away but if I ever found myself single........ maybe not at this age but if was a bit older etc

I would consider it, thats all. Just an opinion :)

That should do it.

Hullygully:

LOVE IT :)

Oh no, not a g string. So common. I like my men to go COMMANDO.

Join the queue luv and get your check book out.

I'm too big to go commando, it hangs out the bottom of my trousers and trips me up while I'm rhumbaing

So Stars (I'm not getting at you honest :o) what age is too old to be out alone without being sniggered at?! That's a genuine question!

Is that a widget in your pocket, or are you just pleased to see me?

It's my special Laydee-Pleezer widget

curryspice:

You obviously are as I've stated a few times it is ONLY MY OPINION!!! it is only what I would do should I ever find myself single again....

I work 2 jobs
volunteer at school
Spend all spare time I can find with DS etc etc etc

I just meant that if I ever found myself single again and was worried or nervous about being back on the market so to speak then for the odd night I would consider an escort service.

it's just what I would consider...:)

I know Stars and I know you are just giving your opinion and I am genuinely interested in it - in a friendly and nosey way, not an agreesive way. Sorry if it's come across like that

I'm just concerned to find out if I'm too old to go out alone without anyone thinking I'm an old slapper :o

that depends curryspice......without sounding rude, how old are you? :)

That would be telling :)

You have to name a number!! :o

This could be interesting :o

now don't get me wrong I'm not saying old :) but the older we ladies get I think the harder it may be to find romantic connections again....so lets say it may be a little harder over 50, if I found myself over 50 (not there yet mind) I would consider using a fit little escort to make me feel special and to make my friends MEGA jealous lol :)

OP, only read your post and a few of the replies but I think that your 'friend' could find himself very busy indeed, although this might depend on whereabouts in the country he lives.

I am self employed and often attend business functions/networking events/conferences/award ceremonies etc and often feel as if I am stepping into a very male dominated environment and it can sometimes feel a bit intimidating.

I admit that this is as much to do with my own slight lack of confidence, then anything else and I see plenty of women at these events who do not appear to feel the same way that I do. But I'm sure that I can't be alone in this.

I personally wouldn't use an escort myself (and agree with other posters that 'walker' or 'plus one' might be a better description), but I'm sure that with careful marketing - he could hit the right 'note' as it were

Oh well I can see that the thread has moved on a bit then

'now don't get me wrong I'm not saying old but the older we ladies get I think the harder it may be to find romantic connections again....so lets say it may be a little harder over 50, '

Sure, if you're a nasty auld minger. But even then, you'd have to be pretty boggin' and sad to have to pay for it no matter what your age. You can go online and get it for nothing almost immediately on any number of sites.

LOL at the idea that it gets harder to get sex if you're older, 50, even! OMG!

Or I guess you can pay someone to shag you if you're a complete loser.

And if you are, and your mates saw you with some 'fit little escort' they'd know you had to pay him.

Get real! As if anyone'd be jealous of someone so pathetic they had to pay for it.

Ok here's another one who can't accept that it is just MY OPINION!!!!!!!!!!

We weren't talking about getting SEX if you're older than 50, we were talking about using an escort for escorting purposes only!!!

We are all different EXPAT.............. you don't have to agree, thats why its an opinion :)

a simple original question of :- would you use an escort????

MY answer to the original question was YES I would. (if I didn't already have a wonderful DH)

TBH I think there will be less and less demand for this sort of thing as single person households become increasingly common. Part of the reason people feel they need a date is because they feel they stand out from the norm, but if the norm is no longer couples...

I have been single for nearly 5 years. It has never occurred to me to feel worried about going to various functions on my own.