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I was almost an economics major. My favorite definition for Economics is “the study of scarcity.” If something is scarce, there is a limited amount of it. Scarcity doesn’t mean “valuable.” Scarcity isn’t reserved for essential goods like food, water, or housing. There is simply not enough for everyone to have for free all the time into perpetuity…so how do we allocate it? How much should it cost? Who gets it? Who doesn’t get it? Who else is offering it, etc. etc.
Opportunity cost is what happens when we make a choice. We are faced with two options, so we do a little mental math regarding our values, our needs, our budget, and our impulses. When we pick Choice 1, we are forgoing the benefit of Choice 2, and vice versa. Even if Choice 1 costs a lot, like way more than Choice 2, we decided “the benefits of Choice 1 are more valuable (either long term or right fucking now) than any benefit Choice 2 could hold at any point in time.” It’s analyzing the cost verses the benefit aka Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Should I take the job that pays more, or should I take the job that has more room for upward mobility. Should I wear the comfortable dress that is kind of frumpy or the less comfortable pair of jeans that make my butt look good? We also must consider: Is this lunch with friends or a date? Do I have a reason to believe that someone will take my picture (the friend that’s always taking pictures without warning, a lover who thinks you’re beautiful from every angle even that one) and I will be haunted by not only that dress but also that hairstyle and my posture and that restaurant? We’re weighing all these costs/benefits subconsciously.
I am scarce. My time is limited (supply), and people would like to spend time with me (demand). I decide on a price (my rate) based on costs of production (ads, makeup, bills, software subscriptions, photo shoots, short-term savings goals, long-term savings goals, taxes, regular salon visits, cat food, spontaneous antique store trips, laundry detergent, gym membership, etc.) and waking hours and the quantity of inquiries I receive.
More importantly: I am a monopoly.
I am not the only blonde or funny or curvaceous or tall escort. But I am the only Anna Carter. In this regard, the only competition would be like…if a hotter, funnier future-me came to the present. And while I do keep getting hotter and funnier with every passing moment, I regret to inform you that you’re stuck with my current, present form.
And Dates with Anna™ is a small portion of my life. I get benefit from plenty of other things besides Anna: personal writing, getting manicure/pedicure, lifting weights, going to Target 3x’s a week, petting my cats, watching TikToks, etc.
More importantly, I run a very corrupt monopoly. If you want to spend time with Anna, you have to talk to Anna.
Every time I get an inquiry, I am calculating the opportunity cost of seeing you. Scheduling two hours with you brings me the benefit of receiving my donation, but there is a cost. I could be having lunch with a friend or doing my laundry or going to the gym or reading or writing or I could simply spend two hours lying motionless on my hardwood floor staring at my ceiling in debilitating silence. Sometimes I get a text or email so asinine or entitled or annoying that I know without a shadow of a doubt that it would be a better, more enjoyable use of my time to stare at the ceiling than to accept that date.
If I have decided that the cost (emotional, mental, spiritual) of spending time with you is too steep, then you will never see me again. No amount of money or gifts can rectify your situation. There is no one to plead your case to. There is no customer service or complaint department or Better Business Bureau or Federal Trade Commission or civil litigations. You get nothing. You lose.
But not everyone is like that.
There are times where the initial email presents most of the information I need and they screen without hesitation and they are sweet and agreeable and I begin to adjust plans around that date: make sure to go to the gym early so I have ample time to get ready, maybe I’ll work on that piece of writing early or I’ll push it to the next day, what am I going to wear??
I love generous people. Generous doesn’t mean spending a lot of money, generous doesn’t mean expensive. It’s caring about the other person. It’s giving without constantly considering what you will get in return. As a Leo, I am very easily swayed by genuine flattery because I can tell when someone is blowing smoke up my ass. I will clear my calendar for genuine.
When you’re generous and open, I open as well.
Send me a small gift as an icebreaker. Suggest lunch or dinner at a restaurant I’ve been wanting to try. Fly me to you or even travel to NYC to meet me! Woo me with a perfectly filled out booking form. Take care of all of the details of our time together. Send me an Uber gift card to cover my transportation. Buy me flowers.
So…am I available?
Make me an offer I can’t refuse.
Hi! I’m Anna Carter, a GFE escort in Manhattan, NYC. I’m originally from Atlanta, GA.