Do you know anybody from your personal life that also punts?

[Stretfordender]

Forgive me if this has been asked before but Im new to both here and punting in general.

Anyway was talking to a guy at work this morning about another bloke who works with us. Turns out that the other lad is addicted to punting and uses vivastreet all the time, and then proceeded to tell me how it all works.I played dumb as if I didnt have a clue what he was on about. I had to stop myself from saying why isnt he using aw instead?

This got me thinking, has anybody else discovered that somebody you know also punts? And if so how did you feel about it? I am now thinking punting is probably more common than I originally thought.

[hsn23]

It's always risky business to discuss this game with anyone I find. But it's completely up to the person to divulge that information bearing in mind the social repercussions it can have if becomes common knowledge. I don't tend to agree on the way society looks at punting in general because there are valid reasons why some people do it, and at the end of the day let's not forget it is a transaction between two consenting adults. But to each their own.

[Spacecowb0y]

Have a close mate that punts occasionally butbwishbi hadn't introduced him to it. Leaves me feeling vunerable.

[Moneyd]

I have an old work mate that's also punts.

We have the odd bit of banter about it.

I wouldn't tell anyone else though.

[latecomer]

Welcome to the forum, Stretfordender, and yes this is something that gets discussed here now and again.  Usually the question is whether you should admit to your mates or anyone else that you punt.  Wisely you kept your mouth shut and that is what I always do.  I have never told anyone about my punting and that is how I intend to keep it.

[Stretfordender]

My personal opinion is it should be kept private. The lad at work is open about it although he is young, dumb and single!

[mediumjoe]

 Young dumb and single +  punting =happy (  not sure about the dumb bit)

[Stretfordender]

Young dumb and single +  punting =happy (  not sure about the dumb bit)

Quite correct. The fucker never stops smiling. Now I know why!

[Thecunninglinguist]

I think the answer to the OP's original question is within this forum and the fact that this is the safest way to chat about this hobby of ours. It is where we come to talk about it within the confines of our chosen names here. If it were that easy we would have local groups that met in pubs to talk about things but it isn't. Not because it's grubby or nasty, it's just obvious that our "other life" is not accepting of it. Understandably in some areas.
There does seem to be a like mindedness about us in general, you only have to look at the Off Topic area. There are differences of opinion but no different to a group of people in a pub chatting.

[two20]

I have a younger friend who was in the same cycling club as me. We met up after not seeing each other for about 10 years. He had been doing really well in sales and had no problem telling me of all the hookers and parlours he'd been to with work friends to celebrate deals. I played dumb.

[Silver Birch]

A couple of lads down the pub make no secret of why the go to Thailand for their holidays. I'm not sure if they punt in the UK. I suppose they probably do, but they never mention it. I also have a good mate who openly punts here which gets mixed reactions.

None of them know that I punt too.

[Thechaser]

I have 2-3 friends who punt and although I listen closely when they're talking about punts, I've never confessed and nor do I intend to!  It could be your best friend of 50 years but they might inadvertently tell one of your other mates and before you know it, every man and his dog knows!

Funnily enough, 2 of my friends always use viva street and I've always sat there thinking tut tut, you need to dig deeper and find out that AW exists!  It is quite difficult to stay quiet though!

[undercoverlover17]

Punting is a risky topic to discuss and even thou I am young and single the repercussions can be severe and are not worth the risk in my opinion. I have friends who punt mainly in Soho and now sometimes on AW but it isn't taken as seriously as us who use UKP, And other peoples concerns about privacy may not be the same as yours so keeping it to yourself and limited individuals if you must is my take.

[threechilliman]

Interesting one this. I don't know anyone who openly punts and nobody knows I punt, but I have three acquaintances who I'm 99% sure do. All three display the key ingredients - motive (randy gits), means and opportunity.

I had a night out with one not so long ago and the chatter only served to increase my belief that he punts, probably pretty regularly. At one point I thought he was going to spill the beans and was mentally preparing myself to deflect anything he might say. His reaction to one 'situation' whilst we were out screamed 'punter' at me, basically because I thought exactly what he did, only I kept my mouth shut. I recall thinking to myself at the time 'Yep, that absolutely seals it in my mind' whilst desperately trying to keep a straight face!

tcm

[pewpewpew]

One guy I know has confided in me that he has a regular prostitute. I have deep suspicions of my other friend too. I've never told anyone about me and never will. Can confide in me all they want and I'll never tell anyone about their hobby but I just don't want anyone holding this dirty secret against me

[stevedave]

Never told anyone, never going to!

If any of my mates mentioned to me that the see prostitutes, I'd have a bit of banter about them being randy old sods, but that's as far as it would go.

[Desimonic]

No one knows about my punting, but there are friends that guess i'm seeing someone.
keep them guessing i say 

[Malvolio]

I have a mate who openly admits he has been to Cuba and Bulgaria on 'whoring holidays' - but then he is Italian. 

[HKS15]

I have an acquaintance who is pretty open about his penchant for Romanian Vivastreet girls, but I haven't told him I also punt as my golden rule about punting these days is to keep it to myself, telling others often comes back to bite you on the arse in the future, I had an incident where a 'friend' blurted out that I punt as he was jealous that a girl in a social circle liked me which fucked up my chances with her, you've essentially given people a shit load of ammo they can use against you if you cross them.

[Jamboney]

A few mates have had punts whilst in Amsterdam. I have one friend in a similar situation to me being single with little to no interest in relationships etc and have wondered if he punts in the UK. Never brought it up in conversation though.

[bbwandy72]

I work with several people that have taken advantage of hookers that have been provided when we've been doing business deals. But that's been abroad. I don't know if any of them punt when in the UK.

[webpunter]

Thats proper hospitality.  My experience [abroad] is that we would head out in the evening to some brothel, after drinks / dinner.  Only with the 'right' people & not discussed outside this circle

I work with several people that have taken advantage of hookers that have been provided when we've been doing business deals. But that's been abroad. I don't know if any of them punt when in the UK.

[hsn23]

I had an incident where a 'friend' blurted out that I punt as he was jealous that a girl in a social circle liked me which fucked up my chances with her.

That's so fucking petty. I hope you gave him a good slap round the face to knock some sense into him at the very least.

[BlueRock]

Never told anyone. Some friends have been open about doing it in Amsterdam, but no one admits to it over here.
I would have a pint or two with fellow punters but as its not openly discussed its not gonna happen.

[YorkshireLad]

Never told anyone. Some friends have been open about doing it in Amsterdam, but no one admits to it over here.
I would have a pint or two with fellow punters but as its not openly discussed its not gonna happen.

I've noticed this. It seems like it is acceptable to shag WG's abroad but not in the UK 

[Thechaser]

I've noticed this. It seems like it is acceptable to shag WG's abroad but not in the UK 

As long as it's a different postcode to your own it's fine

[GreyDave]

I have an acquaintance who is pretty open about his penchant for Romanian Vivastreet girls, but I haven't told him I also punt as my golden rule about punting these days is to keep it to myself, telling others often comes back to bite you on the arse in the future, I had an incident where a 'friend' blurted out that I punt as he was jealous that a girl in a social circle liked me which fucked up my chances with her, you've essentially given people a shit load of ammo they can use against you if you cross them.

I know a git though work who has been married 4 times (met 2 of em ) now and has punted and told me and the open relationship partner at the time he has punted ..Guess what was ok till the girls then started shagging about and then the last one declared she had a rabbit vibrater which was bigger and better than his cock  to most of his mates he still punts and keeps his life very private now.
Some customers I deal with tell me about girls but like bre rabbit I lye low on this matter in public

[Kingkong86]

all of my close friend like punting. A former coworker use to openly boast about visiting parlours and WGs.

[Horizontal pleasures]

 I NEVER discuss punting with civvies outside of the forum.

[threechilliman]

Never told anyone. Some friends have been open about doing it in Amsterdam, but no one admits to it over here.
I would have a pint or two with fellow punters but as its not openly discussed its not gonna happen.

I think Amsterdam is a special case. You might be viewed as a bit of a wuss if you don't join in.

tcm

[vw]

all of my close friend like punting. A former coworker use to openly boast about visiting parlours and WGs.

Why was he a former coworker ?  Hope he wasn't sacked for being a punter.

[MilleMiglia]

I NEVER discuss punting with civvies outside of the forum.

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[Horizontal pleasures]

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[MilleMiglia]

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Patience, Grasshopper...

[Home Alone]

Certainly not!!   The fact that I'm a punter is on a need-to-know basis, and none of my 'civvy' friends does.

I've twice, once probably in about 2007 and once more recently, taken the risk of taking a Regular to a function attended by some of my 'civvy' friends as the prelude to an Overnight.  The nervous tension I suffered, specially on the second occasion, means that although I 'got away with it' on both occasions, I'll never do that again.

[hsn23]

Certainly not!!   The fact that I'm a punter is on a need-to-know basis, and none of my 'civvy' friends does.

I've twice, once probably in about 2007 and once more recently, taken the risk of taking a Regular to a function attended by some of my 'civvy' friends as the prelude to an Overnight.  The nervous tension I suffered, specially on the second occasion, means that although I 'got away with it' on both occasions, I'll never do that again.

Did you agree on a backstory with your reg if people were to ask how you met etc.? Please don't tell me she was a rom with broken english 

[Home Alone]

Yep.  More or less similar back-story with each one - it worked the first time; I'll use it again.

And no; I've never seen a Rom; they don't appeal to me.  The back-story wouldn't have worked, anyway, if either of them hadn't been British.

[Kingkong86]

Why was he a former coworker ?  Hope he wasn't sacked for being a punter.

He got the sack for trying to bully the quiet shy bloke.

To be honest I have much to thank him for, talking to him about this stuff made me realise it was perfectly acceptable to be a horny perv😂

[5th Musketeer]

I've twice, once probably in about 2007 and once more recently, taken the risk of taking a Regular to a function attended by some of my 'civvy' friends as the prelude to an Overnight.  The nervous tension I suffered, specially on the second occasion, means that although I 'got away with it' on both occasions, I'll never do that again.

Since she was probably 30 years younger than you I'm not surprised you were tense! 

[hullad]

I NEVER discuss punting with civvies outside of the forum.

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Who else needs to know

[Ellroy44]

I NEVER discuss punting with civvies outside of the forum.

I quite agree No reason to share that information other than on UKP

[Home Alone]

Since she was probably 30 years younger than you I'm not surprised you were tense! 

Not quite that much, 5th; the age-difference was just under 20 years with the first and about 25 with the second.

My friends wondered how I'd managed to 'pull' the first one; she was the first woman they'd seen me with since the OH pissed off - so she altered their opinion of me.

And that's why I thought I'd try it again with the second lass.  To be fair to her, she was less "in yer face" than the earlier one and kept a lower profile - even so, I was very nervous that evening.

[berto_33]

If you do the math, you realise that you know many more punters than you think.
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Take the whole population of the UK and start funneling down till you get the 30-60 year old men with disposable income to spare segment. Not that many when you estimate the number of punts per year from the article.

Also, online sites have massively open access to many more punters that can browse privately and... in depth!
Just a thought! 

[Sheer Tights]

Don't know any other punters personally but have seen them on the train looking at AW profiles & getting off at the stop nearest their chosen girl

[Steve57]

I haven't told anyone that I punt, and I don't intend to.

About 15-20 years ago I worked with a guy who was open about seeing prostitutes, and for a few years he dated one. This was before the internet so he would pick them up in bars and on street corners etc. This was long before I started punting so I had nothing to confess to him, but I wouldn't have told him even if I had been seeing escorts at the time. I must admit I was curious and occasionally drove along the streets where he told me he got them from so that I could have a look at them. However, I was never tempted to partake myself - that came many years later and via AW etc.

[5th Musketeer]

If you do the math, you realise that you know many more punters than you think.
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Take the whole population of the UK and start funneling down till you get the 30-60 year old men with disposable income to spare segment. Not that many when you estimate the number of punts per year from the article.

Also, online sites have massively open access to many more punters that can browse privately and... in depth!
Just a thought! 

A typical generalisation about prostitution by the Mirror.  Top photo shows a streetwalker (because, of course everyone knows that prostitutes are streetwalkers) and then, in the text makes the statement:
"One in four of those selling their bodies for cash work on the streets - while the rest operate out of brothels and massage parlours."   
So having baited the reader with the idea that prostitutes are streetwalkers, reduces that to a statement that 25% of them are streetwalkers, but the other 75% work out of brothels and parlours. 
Totally ignores the independents which, when looking at AW, seem to be in the majority. 
Since streetwalking (= soliciting) and working in brothels are both illegal, the bottom line deduction taken from the article is that all prostitutes are acting illegally.

Have I missed something?

[ospreyman]

I openly discuss punting with 2 very close friends
We have discussed it for many, many years

[TPreston]

A couple of lads down the pub make no secret of why the go to Thailand for their holidays. I'm not sure if they punt in the UK. I suppose they probably do, but they never mention it. I also have a good mate who openly punts here which gets mixed reactions.

None of them know that I punt too.

Punting over here after Thailand and Philippines was so much more hard work for me. After paying  £20-30 for overnight and coming back to £100+ for an hour was hard work. Its why I've enjoyed SA so much.

Thailand trips if people ask I'll tell. But don't shout it out as think it would put off local girls etc.

As for UK punting I've one mate whos quite the deviant - hes in a commited relationship but after we went out for a catch up last week for the first time in forever he's setting himself up on SA as we speak.

The social stigmas tend to make this a private hobby - its part of the reason for the success of this forum. Its nice to talk about things and here gives you adequate opportunity to share advice and experiences with likeminded

[Kinkykate78]

Not sure I'm allowed to answer this, but yes a very dear  friend and one of my cousins back in Oz see escorts (they're open about it with me but no one else I'm aware of!)

[mediumjoe]

 Hi Kate do they know what you do? And if yes have they asked? Or would that be a little bit too close to home ,(even though  it's the other side of the world ).