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> except that the payment goes to the recipient I believe you just described escorting/prostitution. Not that I am against sex work, but that app would be DOA.

greggman2 7y ago
Have you seen https://www.whatsyourprice.com/ https://www.whatsyourprice.com/ ? Most amazing spin ever. Here's the ad targeted at women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK2MrUOfAPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK2MrUOfAPE and the one targeted at men https://vimeo.com/21179683 https://vimeo.com/21179683 Also https://misstravel.com https://misstravel.com and their pitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLSiy4nUvnc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLSiy4nUvnc
- user5994461 7y ago
  Wow, this is as close to escorting as it gets. I could think of a gentle spin where the money would go to pay the date (restaurant/drinks/activity), which is expensive anyway, but the way it's framed I am speechless.
  - imtringued 7y ago
    Yeah, attractive people should be able to build a wish list of dates (restaurant, cafe, movie) with a price tag and less attractive people could then choose whether they want an expensive, medium or cheap date with that person. It would still have an element of escorting because there is an incentive to go on as many dates as possible but there would be no reward beyond the date itself.
- ipython 7y ago
  Ha. Fascinating. What's even better is the bracketing in the two videos - the guy offered $20 and went on a date with "an attractive female" yet the female only accepted the $100 offer. So as a man you're primed thinking your date will cost you on the order of $20, but the woman is expecting offers in the order of $100. Expectations are already mismatched before you've even signed up!
pm90 7y ago
Nope. Meeting in person ain’t prostitution. This is how a bunch of Americans meet their partners (in bars, coffee shops etc.).
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- Voloskaya 7y ago
  The issue is the payment part, not the meeting in person part.
- anon73044 7y ago
  Yes, but sending compensation to a person in order to meet (unless they're a confidential informant) is usually seen by law enforcement as suspicious.
iosjunkie 7y ago
Perhaps just donate the money to the recipient's favorite charity.

greggman2 7y ago

Have you seen https://www.whatsyourprice.com/ https://www.whatsyourprice.com/ ? Most amazing spin ever. Here's the ad targeted at women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK2MrUOfAPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK2MrUOfAPE and the one targeted at men https://vimeo.com/21179683 https://vimeo.com/21179683 Also https://misstravel.com https://misstravel.com and their pitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLSiy4nUvnc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLSiy4nUvnc

user5994461 7y ago
Wow, this is as close to escorting as it gets. I could think of a gentle spin where the money would go to pay the date (restaurant/drinks/activity), which is expensive anyway, but the way it's framed I am speechless.
- imtringued 7y ago
  Yeah, attractive people should be able to build a wish list of dates (restaurant, cafe, movie) with a price tag and less attractive people could then choose whether they want an expensive, medium or cheap date with that person. It would still have an element of escorting because there is an incentive to go on as many dates as possible but there would be no reward beyond the date itself.
ipython 7y ago
Ha. Fascinating. What's even better is the bracketing in the two videos - the guy offered $20 and went on a date with "an attractive female" yet the female only accepted the $100 offer. So as a man you're primed thinking your date will cost you on the order of $20, but the woman is expecting offers in the order of $100. Expectations are already mismatched before you've even signed up!

pm90 7y ago

Nope. Meeting in person ain’t prostitution. This is how a bunch of Americans meet their partners (in bars, coffee shops etc.).

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Voloskaya 7y ago
The issue is the payment part, not the meeting in person part.
anon73044 7y ago
Yes, but sending compensation to a person in order to meet (unless they're a confidential informant) is usually seen by law enforcement as suspicious.

iosjunkie 7y ago

Perhaps just donate the money to the recipient's favorite charity.