Good rule! Of course, I meet a lot of gentlemen on a regular basis that could have easily picked me up in a public place before I started doing this in March 2013...but none of them ever did! Furthermore, I'd like to think that a whole BUNCH of what I do best isn't 'available for free'...it's just a much simpler transaction and trial period than dating for six months before I let you do that thing you're always hinting about.
There is this really interesting thing that happens with women in the Lower Mainland BC, they all think they have gained 4 points on the 10 point scale - just because of their sexual equipment.
If you do the smile "hi, how are you", you either find that it's suddenly time for the next ice age or she puts her rape whistle into action. I routinely cross the street so the woman has the sidewalk to herself if it's the time of day when there just a woman and myself out for a walk.
However, if you are invited to a dinner party and the hostess is balancing the sexes at the table - - - suddenly the very same woman who was blowing on her rape whistle until she was red in the face, is willing to accept a ride home - with a stop to "see your etchings" at your place.
I've stopped trying to figure it out, because I'm only in Vancouver for another month or two and then I'm in China for a couple of years.
What I do know is that Vancouver and the Lower Mainland is abnormal in the way women treat men that are attractive any where else. The reason the guy doesn't ask here is that he did once - - - served the time, doesn't plan to do it again.
That's also why I keep my occasional "rentals" firmly in the "she wouldn't let me buy her a drink" area. It is well to ensure that both parties know that it is a business arrangement.
When a dinner partner comes to "view my etchings", it's amazing what she is willing to do. It's the subsequent visits where the menu starts to get very short.