• 1. Ask for a special rate.At restaurants, do you haggle the menu prices when ordering? Valley guys in particular seem to feel that if they don't wrangle down the price of a date, they're not big men. Yeah, and how about you give your boss a discount on your salary? After all, his company isn't like the other companies — it's special.
• 2. Speak in acronyms.Talking in code won't fool the law enforcement officers you imagine are spying on you. It's just tacky. Rather than mumble that you're "very oral and looking for a BBBJ and some XPT without the GFE," read her reviews to see if it's what she's good at. That seems easier.
• 3. Expect to buy 3, get 1 free. The surest way to never get back in my appointment book is to try to get together "for fun" — i.e., for free. Like I told Married Apple Guy this week: Once a client, always a client. If you want to "hang out," try OkCupid .

(Photo from Mistress Ai-Li)

Anna Marie writes:

Today I received an email from a gentlemen who addressed me as "Lara" asking me about my availability next month. For those of you who don't know I retired yeeeaars ago! I took the time to kindly write him back and say I'm not Lara, I'm retired and have a great day. He wrote back with a link to this article...

Anne Marie and Jet Set Lara were both featured in my post. My reader confused Anna Marie, who's no longer for hire, with Lara, whom you still can contact for a date. Glad to hear a connection's been made. Maybe read Valleywag with both hands next time?