If a "proper massage" is the ultimate goal then the gender of the masseur really shouldn't make any difference. When I did my back in I had a retired rugby player sticking his elbows in my back. Painful as hell but I felt better after.
I'm not having a pop at you mate all I was saying is that I shared the OP's confusion about why some guys (a lot of guys) like HE massages when they can get the same service guaranteed from other ladies.
If a genuine masseur is giving out hand jobs then she is still a "prossie".
To put this another way, I have no aches and pains, injuries or any other physical problem that needs sorting out, what I do have, on occasion, is a desire to have a
proper massage and my preference is for the provider to, not only be very good at it, but to be female as well. I have, quite often, been to a masseuse that I know full well to be totally legit, even as far as keeping your boxers on and being covered with a towel, because I know the massage will be excellent.
A good masseuse will find 'knots' etc in muscles you didn't know you had. If you get a very slow and erotic oily wank at the end of it all the better. However that is not a necessity. Yes by the fact they provide a sexual service they are prostitutes, but they are prostitutes who are also qualified in massaging.
You just can't get the same service from an escort, in fact a lot will tell you they're useless at massages. What you can get from them, if you pick the right one, is a good shag which when I want that that's who I see.
You tell me what's the better value.
I want a massage - I see a good masseuse get exactly what I want and pay £35/£40 + £20 for HE = £60 for the
hour.I want a massage - I see a prossie get a shit massage + other services I don't want and pay £60 - £80 for
half an hour
I see the better value in getting what I want.
If people don't like massages or see them as a waste that's fair enough, their choice, just don't tell me what I like or what I would do in any given situation or even what massage provider I would see in a situation.