I know that this is a naive question, but I'm confused.
Due to financial problems a friend suggested that escort work may be the solution.
She told me that all I had to do was to go for a meal with a guy, like it was a date. And the agency would pay me ?70.
Also if I decided to have sex with him, then I would get an extra ?70.
After looking at this and various other web sites, it seems to me that sex is usually part of the service but shouldn't be expected by the guy.
My friend said that escort services were mostly used by lonely business men, away from home and that it was paid for using company expenses.
And that I didn't have sex with any of them, if I didn't want to.
Is this true ? As I always thought an escort was a sex worker.
Hopefully any replies will help me clear up any confusion I may have.

          Thanks
                  Tallsally                   X

Yes, there are sites that are dedicated to social escorting only. I honestly wouldn't know where to find them but if you do a bit of googling you might find them. But they are very few and far between and there really isn't much of a demand for them. Most escorting does involve sex of some kind. As an independent it's more or less expected of you.
Agencies work differently. If you do get into it you need to speak to a few and see what is involved and what is to be expected of you. And don't pay any money upfront if asked.

Funnily enough a few years before I started Escorting an old friend said the same for me. He really thought the classified ads in the local paper/contact magazines were for companionship.

I met up with him shortly after starting as an independent. He couldn't believe I was offering the full 'package' - still told me that wasn't expected as part of the job.

It's an old myth.

  But if sex isn't part of the service. The client can't complain because he knows 'that any money paid to the adult escorts listed on this website is for their time and companionship only. Whatever else that may occur if and when contact is made is the choice of consenting adults.'
 

There is also a practical issue in charging for time.  Some of my clients take ages to ummmm...arrive!  In this context it would be impractical or impossible to charge for sex acts. 

  But if sex isn't part of the service. The client can't complain because he knows 'that any money paid to the adult escorts listed on this website is for their time and companionship only. Whatever else that may occur if and when contact is made is the choice of consenting adults.'
 

There's something for me here about deviating from the truth. If a client were to book you and going from your statement above and as another girl has mentioned is just jargon but anyone using the services of an escort knows that it is a sexual service. You have to be really clear about what service you want to provide. So if you have a website clarify your do's and donts and in your pricing you need to refect this and you are only available to...... I know this industry has a lot of lingo OWO, OW, A Levels etc etc it can be cloak and daggerish so do your research read up on all the info as I feel you need to focus on where your target group will be. Some lingo you would need to avoid as there will be a thin line if associations are made with sex industry speak.
How you construct your business and how accurate it is defined stops timewasters, which you may have a lot of if they are looking for sexual services.
I'm not saying being purely a social escort/companion wont work but you really need to focus on the market and where and how you market yourself. All the very best xxx