Evening beautiful Jezzies...Craft Thread!

Grenier can sometimes be a self-important jerk, but I agree with his take on plastic straws. His addressing dangerous levels of pollution does not mean racism is less important than environmental protections.

Having sex with people you’re not attracted to has a deadening effect after a while. So does faking enthusiasm and attentiveness for someone who bores you silly.

Well, this was a depressing read.

Seriously. This woman is fucking deluded. You’re not getting anything emotionally or financially out of dating so let’s turn to.. this? Maybe you’re not getting anything out of dating cause you kinda suck.

Yeah but there’s an app for it so its different. Empowerment!

Empowerment my ass. I have no patience for this sugar daddy/baby bullshit. It’s fucking weak ass shit for people looking for a shortcut in life and wanting society to accept it as some savvy entrepreneurial move. Ha. No.

I have no issue with consenting adults entering into arrangements. I believe prostitution should be legal. But let us be honest with ourselves; this is just another form of paying for prostitution.

Thank you. That question made my stomach curdle. What the bloody blue hell? If people really do view dating/relationships as “what’s in it for me materially?”, then maybe they should start being honest with themselves— just go into the world’s oldest profession. Stop trying to pretend that it’s anything else.

I have been married for 20 years and would say that my experience of relatively happy long-term marriage is that it is relational, not transactional. Long-term marriage, especially with kids, is about securing mutual interests, resolving conflict, keeping one another informed, and a lot of acceptance. If we are…

Are you having sex with this person?
Yes?
Would you be having sex with this person if they weren’t paying you?
No?
Ok then.

My own observations of this life:

Yeah, there is a whiff of “my sex work is better than theirs”...but it’s sex work all the same. And again, I have no problem with that, people are free to choose their lives. But there is a sex expectation. There is a money transaction. That’s prostitution.

Right? Let’s have some self-awareness, folks. They are sex workers. The hypocrisy of being an escorts and looking down on other sex workershere is staggering.

I... didn’t realize I was supposed to be getting anything out of having dinner with someone except for having a good time and seeing if there was potential for a long term relationship.

All the hoops you are jumping through are because you know that this is in fact prostitution. Which is fine. But just don’t lie to yourself about it.

Yeah but there’s an app for it so its different. Empowerment!

The slide shown in the main graphic says, “How did show him you’re a serious business person?” Maybe by proof-reading your PPT?

Like where do I even start with this asinine question...

Known by most people as “Prostitution.”