Having quit the hobby many times over the years (for over a year and a half one time) and spending some good bread on therapy, I know a bit about addiction and compulsive behavior. I've been through the high end house routine (and there are some good ones in NYC), Tantra, porn stars, AMPs,TVs, S&M , taking girls on trips overseas and expensive indies. The Harmony was great for meeting new material (even the occasional takeout) and I really miss it. But I've put all that behind me.
As of the last couple of years, I only go to the occasional upscale massage joint (Candleight is very good) and spend most of my time in strip clubs during the afternoons drinking wine and chatting up the girls. It is amazing how many of them will see you outside the club (if that is what you want) after they get to know you. Generally, this is not true of the Russian chicks at high end clubs (as good looking as many Russian girls are, I think the language barrier is too difficult) but American Girls are another story. One thing is a universal for me: if the girl asks me for money in our personal relationship (outside the club), it is a deal ender. I'm happy to help girls move, play golf with them, enjoy good meals, even the occasional trip to the mall for shopping but no money grabs.
Another type of great fun for me is Meet & Greets. The more the better and they avoid the incredibly annoying "criminal investigations (aka screening)" that so many girls do. I understand why they screen but I just won't do it. I really got burned some years ago when a jealous woman who I had just ended an affair with outed me to my daughter and mom. Happily my Mom hung up on her and never mentioned it to me but my daughter still hasn't forgiven me. No one who I see now knows where I live or anything about my personal situation.
I do a lot of international travel in my business and find that it is a good time not to hobby and to reassess what I want to do.
My story,
Chels