Firm responses or none at all I find work best, I do know what you are talking about.

I've spent extra time outside the paid booking (overrun) reassuring someone in what I afterwards realised was more akin to soothing their own issues, when it was my boundaries which had been over stepped.

There's nothing worse than a client in need of a kind lady to tolerate  their problems. I get to hear all the medical ailments complaints these days. I dare not  ask how they are.
Don't reply to the texts if it encourages them.
The longer bookings give them the opportunity to really get going. You wonder if it's a therapist they need not an Escort at times!!

Wote this then saw the thread about the man who killed himself

Sorry bad timing

Yep I am going to start telling them why I am an escort and how I make my rent see if we can have a I got it worse then you fight

The longer bookings give them the opportunity to really get going. You wonder if it's a therapist they need not an Escort at times!!

Or....................

"Mother" they can rely on.  . .  .

Widowers are mostly the worst. Ok they have been bereaved recently, some I see within a couple of weeks of their wives' passing. In the main they treat me like a bereavement counsellor with extras.
Had one recently who spent 90 minutes crying which was almost the whole of the booking, playing their wife's favourite music and just embarrassing in the bedroom department. I did advise that they need to get bereavement counselling but declined as they did not think they had a problem WTF. Dreaded going back for 2nd time and wanted me to wear his wife's underwear. could not get out there quick enough!
I understand they are lonely but there is only so much we can tolerate - Draining or what!

Some can handle themselves but counselling is the best move and should be shoved in that direction!

I seem to have cracked it
Been a long time since anyone bent my ear its heaven.

I can do a very frosty stare or stare mid distance and switch off, I am not sitting in a room traumatised by someone telling me how hard their life is.

No good for the soul listening to that then the next guy comes in wanting you smiling and happy until he upsets you with his sob story.

Sympathy lasts until the fee runs out then I ask them to leave so I can get ready so I dont get a neg double booked review by being late for my next booking.