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In my much younger days I had a platonic friendship with an older gentleman (ok when you are 19, then 46 is OLDER), he was well known, monied, married (he and his wife both had the same taste in men), and one of the nicest guys I have ever known. When he traveled, he used high end male escort services. His tastes were very specific and money was not an object. Additionally, he was a smokin hot man. We were talking about it one time because I was really fascinated by the whole concept. And while I know the quote wasn't original, I never forgot when he looked at me and said, "I don't pay them to come. I pay them to leave".
Things are not always as they appear.