Mariyya,

Please don't take offense, but have you considered joining the Buddy Scheme?

From the 2 posts you've made, it sounds like you're making some simple, but very serious mistakes. Have you got phone numbers for any of these people?? Doing stuff through email and craigslist is just not good enough. At least with a number, police can trace an owner.

These people sound horrific, but it's hard to have sympathy when you travelled there without phoning the hotel first to make sure you had a suite, and didn't insist on taking the money first. These are all simple rules that are spelt out on the main site.

Please don't take any more appointments before you've read through all the very sound advice.

And btw, ?1500 is not very much for a week's appointment. DO NOT fall for people who want overnights/week long appointments. They are appealing to our sense of greed. Stick to hours and half hours until you're sure you know what you;re doing.

The reason why I didn't do those things in this case was because I saw it as a 'sugar daddy' scenario rather than an escorting one. I know, I know - I'm so stupid...  He offered me ?1500 a week just for one two-hour appointment each week and the money completely blinded me. I have learnt my lesson...

Mariyya x

Learning is good, but...remember, craigslist men usually never hire for more than an hour. Its a cheap bargain site for men looking for quick thrills. I have never had any overnights from there. I was paid an extrordinate amount from there at times, but its not something to bet on.

This is why I'm already wearying of CL - aside from too many cheapasses, there are also a lot of flakes who aren't serious about meeting. You wonder why they bother to drop a line if they're not interested in following through - pisses me off. At least, I think, with an agency/parlor things will be better in the sense that I'll have guaranteed customers, not just those who are pretending to be or don't follow through.

I can see why you did 'drop the ball' about this guy since as you said as a sugar daddy-baby arrangement this was a quasi-relationship situation, but as a woman who USED TO have quite of number of guy 'friends', I can tell you that they try to get sex for as free and cheap as possible if they can. If the man is not willing to pony up your allowance/retainer up front, imo the trust factor is GONE and you can't trust such a person to follow through, and even if he did why would you want to put yourself on tenterhooks until then? Men have no problems with making their needs and wants known when it comes to sex; it's not wrong for a woman/sex worker to do the same when it comes to money, although some will sure try to make you feel guilty and dirty about it - as if they're pure and don't want anything from you!

In my free sex days I met this guy online at one of the relationship/hookup sites (not CL) who, like yours, was absolutely ADAMANT about not sending a face picture. I'd never had that happen before - after all this was free nsa sex so therefore (usually) based on looks/type as not many attractive young women care to be with a man for a freebie who is unattractive/not their physical preference. This guy claimed he was very discreet, private and higher profile that's why no pic. Well I was a sucker and too nice for my own good back then and I met him - no wonder this guy didn't want to send any pics (aside from his dick!  ). I learned from from that experience whether it comes to a free hookup or a sugar daddy deal, if a guy doesn't send any face pics he's either butt ugly or has something to hide/is up to no good, or both - as you unfortunately found out.

And New Yorker Nick possibly called me today!
Ameican sounding guy said he booked a suite at The Metropolitan on Park Lnae and rang from the number
+191432556**
I told him I would see him only if he paid a deposit of ?50 by way of topping up my mobile and if he did not know how then go downstairs and ask the concierge!
Needless to say, he never rang back!