Why I ended a multi-year relationship over $120
I don't typically see professional escorts anymore, but that wasn't always the case. Back in the late 90s, I found an independent incall escort that I really enjoyed seeing. She was inexpensive (120 for the half and 200 for the hour), provided good service and reliable. She also had a very clean apartment in a safe building so it was a home run in many ways.
She wasn't quite the GFE that I prefer which is why she wasn't an ATF per se but she did give a good BBBJ with multiples and I couldn't argue with the price factor.
I saw her sporadically, and then in 2000 I switched jobs and literally ended up working less than one block away from her apt. Once I got over the fear of getting caught entering her building by coworkers, I got into a routine where I saw her at least 2-3x a month. She was available during the days when she wasn't in school so I spent many a "lunch hour" at her place.
Somewhere around 2002 or 3, I went over for an appointment as usual, and afterwards, we were chatting it up and I forgot to pay her and she didn't notice. I realized when I got back to my office and I called her to apologize and asked her if she wanted to run the money over right away. She told me to wait until next time and square it up then. I agreed.
So I went on vacation the next week, and when I got back I was thinking of going to see her and all of the sudden it occurred to me that I didn't want to pay double for the session. Needless to say I wasn't paying double, but I found it is very hard to pay for past orgasms.
So I delayed seeing her, instead spending more money elsewhere with some good and bad times, and then got to the point where I was so embarrassed that I couldn't go back.
Keep in mind it wasn't "about" the money as $120 is fairly meaningless to me, but it was about the perceived value of giving up that money for something intangible that had occurred in the past.
To this day I'm still embarrassed but the girl is out of the business and I have no way to make it up to her.