The Observer scores again with The Hipster Rent Boys of New York:
“The hipster rent boy would be someone who’s smart and has a lot of other things going on, lots of ambitions, but who realizes upon coming here that living the whole New York lifestyle is going to be hugely expensive,” said Sean Van Sant, U.S. CEO of RentBoy.com, a Manhattan-based Web site that connects male escorts worldwide with those seeking their services.
"He’s relatively new to New York and has a taste for clothing; wants a better apartment, maybe even a car,” Mr. Van Sant continued. “He realizes it’s gonna take awhile to get ahead in whatever career he wants to get ahead in, especially if it’s acting or fashion or art. And he figures out that he can supplement his lifestyle based on his looks alone.”
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
I Love You (You Pay My Rent)
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Let me be the first to say that being a rent boy IS NOT necessarily a bad thing. All relationships are based on symbiosis, each party supplements the wants and needs of the other. In many ways this type of relationship is far more honest than those base on some romantic notion of love.
I made my way through college this way back in the day and I still am great friends with my "benefactors" today. I learned a lot from them and I believe I benefitted their lives too. So long as it's clear to both parties that this is what the relationship is then I see no problem with it.
If he wants a car, he still has a lot to learn about New York.
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