I don't know if it'll help anything , but I was noticing all of the likes on each of your photos . I've had over 580 visitors , and am anything but dark , but only show 3 likes on my photos . Please believe me , being dark , is not holding you back .

I feel ya. I'm all those things save for being black, and I'm a lesbian in a very heteronormative world. Renting a date is the only way I'm ever gonna get one.

I'd like to be able to buy an android built to my specifications. He would look like and have a personality much like Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Otherwise I would not pay for someones time.

No. I paid for many things but that's one I think I won't.

I'm trying to get back into dating. I have the same problems as you, minus the dark skin. I totally understand what you are saying. I could get a date anytime but it would be with an asshole. I personally feel it has more to do with my lack of self esteem. I put people off by being so insecure and needy. I am working through those things though and hope to be able to overcome them someday.

I would think that if you paid for companionship, you might initially enjoy it. But I also think somewhere down the line you would feel uncomfortable knowing that it's not the real deal. But maybe not. It's been done before and if it's what you think you want, there's no reason not to try.

It's not for me (at this time) but that doesn't mean that it couldn't work for someone else. To each his own. Besides which I have learn't never to say never!

I see nothing morally or ethically wrong with the concept. And you make an interesting point about being in control. Maybe for some people this could work. I do hate to hear you talk about yourself with so little appreciation. And I understand that anxiety and depression make it especially hard to meet people. I hope you can find a way to feel self-confidence, and push past that social anxiety, maybe meet someone who appreciates you.

in what way would that be a date? (yeah, i know, there are golf dates and business dates, but that's not what you're talking about.) that's a date the way a hooker means it when she sidles up to a car and says "hey honey, wanna date?" i mean that whether sex is involved or not. i am not saying it's wrong (or right) but just that it's not a date.

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Hold your head high! You will find someone!

Think that you need to interact with people that practice personal responsibility. Someone that thinks in the respect that because they are providing emotional comforts. That you need to reward them finically is nothing but a user.

IF you learn to cook well, smoke good weed, and give a decent handjob then there's no reason to pay. Many a male would gladly spend his time with you because in the end that's all they are looking for.

Interesting...I'm not sure I would but not totally out of the question. Just be careful....

I had a conversation with a guy you are describing. He would make you feel great, but the idea that it was all fake would destroy you emotionally and financially.

Yeah I get the easy factor here but I think it would be a let down in the end

Although I am guy, my practice is not to pay (money) for a pleasant "night on the town" experience. The reason I specified (money) is when spending time with a person, there is always a cost: time, transit (gas), food etc. . . depending on the desired outcome. I'm not saying renting a boyfriend would be a bad practice. For me I'm just too fiscally cheap to consider the renting friends option as I would rather spend money on improving my home theater or strengthen savings for tomorrow.

Side note:
Based on your profile, words and photo: I would argue you present as an attractive, witty, articulate and desirable woman. In this part of the country (ND) you do not meet the rubric for "fat or bitch face". Although potentially implied, I would say "dark skinned" is not an undesirable attribute.

• • don't worry I'm not hitting on you as I am not "age appropriate." - -

Hope you find a desirable outcome.

I don't think so.

Seeing as I pay for the dates I go on I guess I do.
I don't have a problem with paid companionship whether it is sexual/romantic/friendship or otherwise. I mean I have never actually paid directly for sex (prostitution/escort) but I really don't understand why it isn't legal. I mean think of how many less mass shootings there may be.
However we all pay indirectly in some way....

Nope. I'm good.

I think it would be cheaper, longer lasting, and way more enjoyable to work on the things that's holding you back from a loving relationship. Big one I always recommend is embrace your hobbies and learn to love yourself,
It's weird but I think true.. the more you learn to be yourself and love yourself and the world the more likely you are to find someone..

Never been michael jackson. I can get "stuff" on my own since childhood, when I traded comix for kisses. And when out of comix... got to work on charm skills. So never acquired another comix in my life by the time I was 12. Lessons in life. So No... never been user or believer of prostitution.

I would not. I don't believe the guy should cover all the expense, though.
So, either I pay for my own meal or we start swapping turns picking up the entire check.
One pays the movie tickets another buys the popcorn/drinks.
(This also saves time getting into he theater.)

My biggest hang up about dating is the Atheist aspect of it since nearly all candidates would be religious to a varying degree and all the mess that generally leads to.
The last guy I was casually hanging with and we both got along and enjoyed the same type of activities betrayed me by telling several people I was an Atheist before I even met them. This included his parents.

This, I found out when I went to funeral, in solidarity, for a friend of his who had been killed in a bike/car hit and run.
I was getting stink eye you would not believe, and his mother and father refused to shake my hand or even acknowledge me.

Also he turned out to be a raging racist. And cruel to his dog when he was drunk. (the guy-not the dog)

So mourning the loss of that relationship was very short.

Well...there at the end, you brought the wrath of ugly, down upon you! I am floored! If all else fails...go mingle among the ugly people! Lol!!! In all seriousness, your kind of mental illness for starters is treatable! Unless you are just pulling our leg? And on the ugly part...over my life time, I have seen some pretty ugly people who were seemingly happy and even married for long years! So that should not be the gauge that you use, to find your happiness! And, you can learn to make your ‘particular look,’ exotic! I love exotic looks and they are not the classic kind of beauty! And, lastly but most important... find out what nurtures you and allows you to feel joy! And, spend a fair amount of time on them, so that you develop a life that works for you! You will be forced to spend time on hard ‘life issues,’ like everyone else! ‘Change your mind (thinking) and change your life!’ Over my lifetime..,I see that this works and there is no reason that it can’t work for you! Best of luck!

Maybe I'm being obtuse, but what would you be getting that you couldn't get from spending time with a friend, either male or female? I have found it possible to be friends with all manner of people -- male or female, straight or gay or trans. In some ways I find spending time with friends even more fulfilling than dating. Dating at this point is my life is like an extended job interview. No thanks. And, hey, you're young!!! You probably have half your life yet to go. Lots of people ind friendship and love in their 40's, 50's ....... Be kind to yourself. You can rent a date if you wish, but often all a friendship costs is a smile.

I don't have any idea if there's a marketplace for this service. Where would you even look? Hey, if you are out of ideas, give this a shot. You can always never do it again if it turns bad on you, and you can bail on any given engagement. Someone told me this once, and I just pass it along: However you think something is gonna be, it ain't gonna be like that. Good luck, hon.

Absolutely not!