You're sort of proving my point for me. It's not about regret or anything, if we face systemic financial shock, entrenched inflation, even hyper inflation, there becomes no disposable income, currency becomes fairly worthless, fairly quickly. Property is highly illiquid, so if most people's "wealth" is there, it isn't coming to the rescue of anyone. Yet we do discuss the odd price rise, but the wider picture is out of many people's thoughts because we've had this benign 40 years of (relative) stability.
A great financial reset, a move to central bank digital currency and social controls with it, the dollar being removed as the global world reserve currency and so on may seem far fetched, but my point two and a half years ago a global pandemic and a war in Europe also seemed far fetched also.
Specifically back to this, I think we will see great volatility in pricing and in all markets in the next few years.
For some it is about regret, it comes out in reviews, the higher the price the bigger the expectations and that gives more scope for being let down and finding faults.
While some are happy to pay several hundreds others thinking it must be a good punt, but are anxious about the cost really should not do it, starting off anxious about handing over the cash and the mind is on the money all the way through
I have noticed part time out call women have been getting good reviews, I tried one myself and TOFFT, and plenty have enjoyed on the back of it and I think that is where the good punts will be while costs are rising, rent, hotels, just about everything about finding an incall location.
There are other factors too, being able to search the internet for pictures forever, the anti band wagon increasing the stigma, pimps and thieves muscling in, stalker types, nosy people around, all these things add up to making things difficult and AW numbers have dwindled a lot, even before the pandemic and the big B.
All the women I have met through CL, all British so easy to talk too, have told me posting pics on the net or advertising with a profile is never going to happen, they have jobs, family, friends that they would never want to find out, the one I did meet through AW scoffed at the suggestion of an incall location, said she enjoys doing what she is doing in her spare time.
AW these days is full of Romanians and Brazilians, lets be honest they are at best hit and miss, while Brits who do venture on are a small percentage and therefore supply and demand says they can charge high prices. Anyone who receives good reviews gets a quick increase in punters, prices rise on the back of it often, not always, nature of the game when good choices are limited.
I stand by my comments, instead of moaning about prices and AW, nothing will change with our words, if it is not working for you, look at other ways. At least give it some thought and a try, I became disillusioned with AW some time ago for reasons I hope nobody else goes through, I still look and if the mood takes and I think it may be good, I will not rule it out, but I am really enjoying what I am doing now.
After a longish break not feeling the best, I scoured AW to get back in the saddle and a P&D, did not want a long meet first go, could not find anything that motivated me to go for it, so went back to CL. To be honest it is not much more difficult than searching AW, researching here, trying to arrange a booking for a time that suits and then getting B&S. double booked, finding her nothing like the pictures, discussing service and extras if you decide to stay and hoping you get them
, the last bit just makes things mechanical from the get go for me, like planning how a punt will go