I’ll chime in with my two cents worth of experience since going on SA approximately a year ago but with a lot of early tutelage from fellow mongers here:
Yes, it can be extremely time consuming and can seem fruitless At times. Lots of combing through profiles to try and find “the one” that hits all the boxes. Thought I had had it twice, but they either started upping their price or they extremely inflexible with their schedule, rules, etc. I am in a committed relationship and have responsibilities (take that as you will) so they have to follow my rules not the other way around.
There was one that wound up being a MAJOR waste of my time - she was all gung ho to try what I like and then started walking it back a few days before our date. Luckily I wound up sick and had to cancel, but I will not be rescheduling. I found another girl who’s definitely into what I like but she’s getting a bit too clingy for me especially for the amount of her PPM. Luckily she heads back to school out of state soon and that will cool things down. I did find the holy grail - single mom, approximately the same age as me that I’ve been talking with for ages and FINALLY met. Did not ask for a dime. Just wanted to fuck and be slutted out. No, I will not be sharing her information. I will not go higher than 500 with any of them - particularly if I am arranging our space together - and it must include MULTIPLE hours in private.
I have a WiFi number registered under an alias. I tell them my first name but nothing else. I try more for LI based girls as I am more of a workday playtime guy.
I am looking forward to the college semester starting up again soon. Fresh crop at a lower rate and experience allows you to work through the BS much faster.
As always gents, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to message me!