Some time back I posted about my belief that dancers could be happier both 1) earning less and 2) working more.
That is almost exactly like saying a gambler such as a lottery player would be happier NOT winning the lottery in that for most people it goes against logical expectations. Agreed?
I don't know if you've read about the study that purports to show that a good number of big money lottery winners experience extreme unhappiness after winning big money equal to the unhappiness of suffering a major injury or losing a loved one. The study could be an outright fraud or just poorly designed, but the findings didn't surprise me even a little. I mean a person wins 10 million dollars and that should make them as unhappy as being in a catostrophic (sp?) accident or losing a loved one. Right?
The point I'm trying to make is that appearances and certainties can be decieving. You might make a dancer happier buying 3 dances instead 2, but the reverse may be equally true even if she likes you and needs the money.
One of my father's favorite sayings was that "I know that I do NOT know." (IMPORTANT: He said that even the answer might appear obvious to even a dullard.) Well, I've done the old boy one better "I know that you do NOT know." ;) Ok, maybe the original is better.
If I meet 10 straight dancers who are drug addicts, then what does that teach me???


It probably sounds stupid, but even a small tattoo is a negative. That is not to say that I haven't overlooked big tattoos, but any type "imperfection" is deflating. It is not a choice. It is the difference between being extremely satisfied and needing viagra. A friend laughed and told me that I didn't need viagra. Well with the women he has sex with yes I would and I say that seriously. It is a problem that I don't think I'd want to solve, but who knows I'd probably be a lot more satisfied if merely very attractive women were acceptable. BTW, I'm short and old and overweight . . .