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No sex please, we re escorts
Employees: 15 escorts across Canada
No sex please, we're escorts
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Company: Eva's Dream
Founded: 2007, Montreal
Employees: 15 escorts across Canada
Fees: From $250 for an evening up to $12,000 for a long weekend
Eva's Dream does not sell sex. We consider this our edge. We do receive requests from clients for 'full sexual services,' and we have to turn them down. That's the price of doing something different: We lose a market.
The agency has been in operation for a year and a half. I was a photographer, and one afternoon a male escort walked into my studio to be photographed. We became friends. He was a gay man but told me he'd occasionally go out with women. He explained that there were a lot of women out there who really didn't have time to be engaged in long-term relationships. Sex wasn't what they needed; what they needed was a date that could act normal and charming. They had demanding careers, and money, but their time was limited. Our idea was to provide these women with easy access to a list of great men who could be companions.
I did some research. I found male escort agencies in the U.K. and Australia, but not in this country. Actually, I couldn't find one in North America. There were individual escorts, for sex mostly, but there was no company that offered simple companionship. I was surprised. I guess it has to do with the puritanical nature of our society. So I thought it'd be interesting to challenge that idea.
I found a partner to invest. We received our first inquiries about two months after our website went active. What took a long time was recruiting. We used a rigorous screening process. Interested escorts had to give us detailed descriptions of their personalities and personal histories. Of course, we asked for their measurements, height and weight, and three photographs. Occasionally, we conducted phone interviews with them.
We don't expect our escorts to look like Brad Pitt. They must be in good physical shape and look their best on dates. When women pay for an escort, they expect him to be relatively good-looking but not amazingly handsome. More important is that the man is emotionally attractive. He must have an open mind, be a practised conversationalist and be able to interact well with a wide range of personalities. He must possess proper manners. Manners are extremely important to women. And he should be well travelled, familiar with different cultures. Being able to speak several languages is a plus. We like a man who can dance, but that's not a necessary requirement. Our most popular escort is a man who's definitely good-looking. He's well built, sporty and friendly. He speaks English and French fluently, so he's adaptable. And this gentleman possesses a very gentle demeanour. Most women seem to favour that. And he has an unusually high degree of education for an escort.
Our escorts range in age from 25 to 50 years old. By contrast, the women who use our agency range from 30 to 45. Women from Toronto seem to call us the most, and that's no surprise: Toronto is the business centre of Canada. They might need a date for a conference, a business meeting, or a cocktail or dinner party. What they're looking for is a man who's able to engage in a lively conversation and who is at their side. Some of them are married. Most are not. But both our escorts and our clients come from all walks of life.
New clients usually get in touch with us first by e-mail. We ask her to fill out a form. A good client is always respectful of the escort. In the past, we've had women with very strong personalities who acted abusive. It's always a risk. Once we decide to move forward, we provide the client with a user name and password, and that gets her access to the list of our escorts. If she wants more information than the online profile offers, we may give her his phone number. The escort will usually meet the client before they go to the event. After all, there may be specific issues that the client doesn't want to discuss in public. They can sort out those details and get to know each other a little.
There are a lot of misconceptions about the term 'male escort.' Some women still come to our site and think we provide male prostitutes. No. We have a list of gentlemen who have social skills, who are educated. Escort services in Canada may be mainly sexual now, but if you study history, you'll know there were male escorts dating back to the Roman times. Now, the model is slowly changing. It's not just about sex; it's about companionship and having a good time. It will take time to change those misconceptions. But we will try."