For all intent and purposes, a female escort is basically the modern version of a courtesan. Historically, courtesans were trained to entertain men. In fact, the definition of a courtesan accurately explains some aspects of the role of a female escort:
"A courtesan is a person paid and/or supported for the giving of social companionship and intimate liaisons to one or more partners. The term is generally reserved for those who enjoyed the most social status for such services. Although it has been applied to people from several cultures and historical periods, it is most applicable for those to whom it was first given: the women of Renaissance Europe who held a socially recognized, if not quite socially accepted, position as well-compensated companions."
"A skilled and socially adept provider of sexual intimacy, erotic companionship and sacred healing, particularly when the highly compensated and respected, for example in a court of high society."
Female Escort vs. Prostitute: The Difference
The common perception of a courtesan, like today's female escorts, was that they were generally better educated, polite, stylish, compassionate, extremely beautiful and possessed an almost uncanny ability to not only provide pleasure but also make the gentleman feel he is in the company of a girlfriend or intimate lover. A courtesan brought "sexual healing", as opposed to a meaningless sexual encounter.
Without getting into the legal definitions and distinctions, if we were to construct a "prostitution hierarchy", female escorts would be at the top of this hierarchy, above streetwalkers, prostitutes and madams. Escorts act like mistresses, supported by an upper-class clientele who provides them with almost anything and everything. They're exclusivity comes from simply spending more time with less men for a higher price.
What is Escorting?
A female escort is a paid companion, literally. Therefore, escorting can be defined as "compensated dating". Dating is normally a matchmaking process intended for establishing a long and meaningful relationship, whereas compensated dating is platonic and short-lived. The female escort is "compensated" for her time during this brief relationship.
Matchmaking dating doesn't guarantee interest from either person. But escort services are aimed specifically at pleasing and satisfying the paying customer.
Many escorts make the distinction between escorting and prostitution by explaining that escorting just encompasses companionship, and that the client pays for the time spent. If there is sex involved, it is strictly a separate thing decided between two consenting adults.
Despite its legal status in some countries and the perceived moral issues, many gentlemen from all over the world use escort services. Whether it is because they do not have time to date or because they are simply tired of incurring the long-term costs of a relationship (financial or otherwise), they rely on the modern-day courtesans, female escorts, to fulfill they're needs.
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