What makes a man a gigolo?

[daligirrl]

Is that different from a woman being a whore?

[Liberal Veteran]

1. The exchange of money or goods in return for sexual favors.

Otherwise they are just a normal guy.

[arwalden]

32. ROFLMAO!

You crack me up, stud.

-- Allen

[CharlesGroce]

2. no

not really.

[Wcross]

3. I believe it means..

A male prostitute? Who knows?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. Step into my office and I'll show you.

:evilgrin:

[CharlesGroce]

11. well I'll speak for myself here but...

nothing turns me on more than cliches and emoticons, the combination is just overwhelming!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. Yessssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CharlesGroce]

17. too clever...

you'll have to loan me your cool guy manual someday.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

30. Can't do. I don't think you're ready yet young player. n/t

[Magrittes Pipe]

5. I prefer the term "Midnight Cowboy," thank you very much.

;)

[CharlesGroce]

6. A gigolo

whores himself out in many respects. First they know they don't actually care for the people they use, they do it for ego, they do it for social power, it's a nasty trap, one that ends with an old man and a bunch of memories and feelings of uselessness and suicide.

At least that's what Herman Hesse says in "Steppenwolf", I'm too young to be old.

[daligirrl]

13. I like that analogy. . .

I myself think there's a subtle difference, but we had discussion about this at work today. Some people would disagree with you.

[CharlesGroce]

15. in what

way? Hopefully not with the old argument that it's different because we're men...

[daligirrl]

21. Well. . .

"Gigolo" can be a compliment. "Whore" is definitely not.

[CharlesGroce]

26. Gigolo is no complement...

American society is just sick right now. For example, Omaha, Nebraska has outlawed burkas at public facilities YET allows and probably encourages women to wear bikinis at public pool facilities, apparently because of something related to bigotry: sign of a sick society!

My wife and I have been arguing this very issue since you posted, and I'm standing by my assertion that gigolos are as damned as whores, they don't compassionately value and respect women as counterparts rather than valuing them as utilities.

[daligirrl]

31. Playing Devil's Advocate. . .

My co-worker (female) argued that gigolos prey on lonely, vulnerable women, whereas a prostitute (whore) knows her agenda. My argument is that women with the means to afford it often will pay a man for sex, although they tend to want more than a quick roll in the hay. Our conclusion today was that it was all about stereotypes.

[pinto]

7. may be his bank account-o.

[mr_hat]

8. IINM, a gigolo gets paid by women exclusively. A male prostitute >

is paid by men exclusively(?)

[havocmom]

9. Happens when they don't wear proper protective undergarments for sports.

What? Different spelling? OK. Never mind.

[HEyHEY]

10. The balls to sleep with another man's wife behind his back!

[daligirrl]

16. I agree. . . but many guys do that for free. ..

What about when there's money involved. How much?

[HEyHEY]

20. Wait a second - women PAY men for sex?

Ha, maybe in some strange world....but not here on earth ;-)

[daligirrl]

23. I keep forgetting

How innocent you are about the world. Mea culpa.

[HEyHEY]

25. "Mea Culpa"

That has something to do with Ice Cream right?

[daligirrl]

27. LOL. . .

What's an innocent babe like you doing on the internet? Yes, brightly colored and highly sugared ice cream treats! In case you were worried, no, you're not a gigolo.

[HEyHEY]

29. But I'm a david lee roth fan! Doesn't that make me one?

[daligirrl]

34. Snatch the pebble from my hand. . .

Grasshopper. . .

[Darth_Kitten]

12. My money.......

:evilgrin: ;)

[daligirrl]

18. I should be more clear. . .

Think about the portrayal of gigolos in movies and other media. . . the gigolos always seem to be having so much more fun. We never see how they end up late in life. But the ladies. . . al a
"Camille". . . remember consumption was the AIDS of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

[pagerbear]

19. Well, since people more often pay me to keep my favors to myself

...I don't think I'm qualified to answer

[daligirrl]

24. If that's true

We could market it! Call me. . .

[paranoid floyd]

22. Interesting Article

I read this awhile back and found it quite a read. Kinda cool - kinda creepy.

http://www.maximonline.com/world_o_sex/articles/article_5037.html

[Lefty48197]

28. When he's too old to be a playa

.

[HEyHEY]

33. Ah just before he becomes "A dirty old man"

[daligirrl]

35. Speaking of dirty old men. . .

Just how old are you, HEyHEY?