While visiting a friend’s blog, I noticed she had an entry titled; dating vs sexual services. I’ve known her to churn out great entries with constructive feedback but this one was just hilarious.
As humorous as it was, I then began to wander how a scenario such this could be linked to our available social networks to date. To bring you guys up to speed, recently when she logged into one of her social networks (most today have more than one) she got a message from some guy. The guy started a conversation with her but soon nightmare soon came. The guy was saying how he was coming to visit Malaysia and he asked how much will it cost for her to escort him.
If you’ve still not caught it yet, western counterparts define escorting as a somewhat personal service involving or not involving sex. There are a ton of escort services but some have guidelines of no touching and the sort.
Coming back to her story. The guy was confused by the status she had on her profile. Her profile said she was dating. Which in layman would mean she is seeing someone or is currently going out with someone. Social networks have another confusing status I know was misinterpreted half the time. When you identify yourself as an activity partner, some actually think you’d like a one night stand or are willing to do it.
Anwyay, the ‘genius’ as she refers to him misunderstood her dating status as she is so totally available in a different manner. Though she’s shrugged it off and taken it as a humorous event in her life, I’m pondering over one thing.
Are social networks the future of escort services?
Seeing how situations like this are becoming even more common today. Strangers contacting other strangers either to be friends or become ‘activity partners’ could be a turning point of social networks in time to come.
So my question of the day, could social networks turn into escort services in future?
[tags]social networks, escort services, dating services, activity partners[/tags]
I think peolple should do what they like, even got a job as escort service, some people say demands generate market, I believe so. Some people need the service, some people serve, that’s fair enough, no doubt
Of course they it’s a no holds barred on the Internet. However, it’s disrespectful being approached the wrong way. It’s like if your status is Married then it’s not right to go and ask, how much. Given it’s a total stranger you’re asking.
But yes, if you’d like to do it then it’s your own decision made. So business is one thing and respect is another.
we’ve been so open in discussing sexuality so far..and the media have the great responsibility for this
Good for Canada. Over here, it’s hush-hush business though most of them haven’t discovered Facebook yet – I think. LOL!
i’ve seen a lot of escorts spamming on social networking sites..although internet is for public usage, we should also refrain fromposting lwed pictures and repsect other users..if u have escort egency, maintain a website but dont use the social networking sites
well, sometimes some people have either no professionalism or respect for the trade – even if it’s escort services.