Ask the Readers: If you pay for dinner, should you get sex?
Planet Out has a rather fun writeup on common gay dating myths. My favorite is here:
2. If you pay for dinner, you should get sex. Unless you are dating an escort, sex does not come with the meal. A date is an opportunity to get to know each other and see if there is chemistry. Paying for dinner doesn’t even guarantee you a second date.
I would also add that unless the dinner is over $100, you’re selling yourself for less than street value. The article also has some good advice about a lot of other common misconceptions such as making the first move and the three day calling rule. (When will it die??)
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Mike created Broken Cupid, a dating blog for single gay guys. He no longer updates it, but the archives are located here.
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I have always maintained an hourly rate for my time whenever a gauche gentleman caller has offered me money for sex. I tell them that I do not charge for sex but for my time wasted, and the rate is $1000 an hour with no prorate.