While the traditional way was female prostitution, now men are willing to pay for other men. A simple body rub starts at about $100 in New York City, but this is on the lower end of the scale. An hour of a young man's time could be worth $200. Sometimes, fees are negotiable and the price goes up depending on the amount of time as well as the activity to be performed.

For example, FG, 23 years old, lives in an apartment on the top floor of a rather nice building in NYC. He is able to maintain his lifestyle and survive from the money he makes doing massages and sometimes more. He uses a cellphone for his trade and it seems to be constantly ringing. Out-calls, when the guy goes to the client, are more expensive and if the guy has to travel far it's even more expensive. In-calls are slightly less expensive and are for those on a budget or who are very discrete.

For many young males, escorting was never intended to be a career. It’s meant to be a means to an end. So who are these escorts? They are students, youngsters without jobs or education, straight guys who need the cash, well just about anyone. And who are the takers? Well not just rich older men, but busy young professional as well. This group also includes the curious, the lazy and the closet cases. And, despite that there are so many men willing to give it away for free, there are still so many men who will pay.

TS became fascinated with the idea of paying for sex after he tumbled into a M4Mescort chat room on one of the nation’s largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs). He is a handsome professional, in his early thirties with a lover of 5 years. He was not exactly looking for a hustler but he was intrigued by the number of male escorts who advertised in cyberland.

It took TS sometime before finding someone who decided to answer some questions before getting naked. TS and the escort chatted for a while and then he took the escort’s address. He found directions online and two hours later he was ringing the doorbell. “He was not what I had imagined him to be,” laughs TS.

TS entered the apartment and took off his jacket. The two men seemed speechless and it was the escort who broke the ice. In less than ten minutes they were at it (time is money). Before long an hour had passed and TS was paying $200. Just like that it was over.

The big question is, does the reality measure up to the hype? Maybe not! One writer on this same subject says he was far more accustomed to paying for sex in terms of losing his possessions in a breakup, but paying for sex was not a bad experience.