So how does getting sexual experience with prostitutes translate over to getting into sexual relationships with regular women through dating, any way?
It doesn't, in no way. The top positive effect you could get from sex workers is the relief of pressure and anxiety, but if you're not getting even that then I guess you could stop wasting your money.
should I have asked this woman how much money she wanted
99.9% it would have had a bad outcome. Why didn't you just simply invited her to discuss the things further in front of a drink in a more intimate space?
Why didn't you just simply invited her to discuss the things further in front of a drink in a more intimate space?
I'd rather people actually said "Do you want to come back to my room for sex?" rather than "Do you want to come back to my room for coffee?" where coffee is a euphemism for sex, because some people will take coffee at face value, which can lead to either uncomfortable situations, including fear of assault, or lead to people missing opportunities because they are bad at reading between the lines.
Or if you do want to invite...
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