Hi all,
Always wonder when people say "Professional busy couple/male/girl" in adverts/profile...what work do they do?
Would be really interesting to see the make up or the breakup of people by their profession...
To start off i am a Pharmacist by the way...
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Sex God
We don't describe ourselves as 'professionals' on our profile, but then again we don't mention our careers at all. This is because we feel that people can be judgmental, snobby even at times, and we don't decide whether or not to meet with someone because of their job.
There was some debate on the definition of professional a while ago with many people believing that a professional career was a lawyer, doctor or equivalent (i.e a career you spent a long time to qualify in) and others believed it referred to the way you conduct your self within your job (therefore enabling professional milkmen, professional shop assistants or professional pizza delivery drivers).
Personally we are not ashamed of our careers and will happily say what we do when asked, but we don't see that our careers should be used to decide whether to meet us or not.
There was some debate on the definition of professional a while ago with many people believing that a professional career was a lawyer, doctor or equivalent (i.e a career you spent a long time to qualify in) and others believed it referred to the way you conduct your self within your job (therefore enabling professional milkmen, professional shop assistants or professional pizza delivery drivers).
Personally we are not ashamed of our careers and will happily say what we do when asked, but we don't see that our careers should be used to decide whether to meet us or not.
Sex God
Can I share my absolute pet peeve?
When people use the term 'professional' on their profile or advert and yet spell it wrong.
To me, there's nothing professional about 'proffesional' or 'proffessional' 
I normally overlook spelling errors but that just makes me chuckle every time.
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When people use the term 'professional' on their profile or advert and yet spell it wrong.
To me, there's nothing professional about 'proffesional' or 'proffessional' I normally overlook spelling errors but that just makes me chuckle every time.
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:? We take professionals seriously, in our opinion those that put on thier profiles fall into just 2 categories, those that have attained great heights in achievements and abilities, ie Doctors, Dentists, Vets, Scientists who have earned Doctorates, Officers who have earned the Queens Commission, People with Batchelors degrees, Law Degrees etc who obviously put it in thier profile to show thier social standing which normally means they enjoy a more sophisticated lifestyle than we do, perhaps enjoy the theatre more than the cinema, fine dining restaurants rather than our local chinese buffet or takeaway, perhaps even a different taste in music. So we don't meet those Professionals because we may not have too much in common on a social basis, we accept that not all Professionals are that way but we think that those closer to our level would not
write "Professionals" on thier profile.
The second category is much simpler, people who think they are better than others, perhaps because though they don't have a business degree they own thier own business, they are a manager where they work, they are self employed or whatever, to us these people are just up thier own proverbials, I am not a professional but believe I have a professional approach to my work, so does my local cab driver, my window cleaner the guy who owns the corner shop and the checkout girl at Asda, so we don't meet them either, people who are up thier own wouldn't like us.
write "Professionals" on thier profile.
The second category is much simpler, people who think they are better than others, perhaps because though they don't have a business degree they own thier own business, they are a manager where they work, they are self employed or whatever, to us these people are just up thier own proverbials, I am not a professional but believe I have a professional approach to my work, so does my local cab driver, my window cleaner the guy who owns the corner shop and the checkout girl at Asda, so we don't meet them either, people who are up thier own wouldn't like us.
Sex God
To my mind (and not the dictionary definition) 'a professional' is someone who gets paid for what they do. Such as a professional footballer. In that case I (and any employed person on this site) is a professional. To describe oneself as simply 'professional' though is a bit different. It implies a professional attitude to others or to their own behaviour. While I would expect anyone I employ, from builders to doctors, to behave professionally during our dealings, professional behaviour on a swinger's site or during a meet is irrelavent.
When people put 'we are a prefessional couple' on their profiles I wonder at their motiviation. WOuld they refuse to meet someone who they felt was in a less 'professional' career? Why does someone's source of income make a difference to whom you will choose to have sex with? Why would you even enquire? Or is it more about putting on a front of being rather better than the typical member on here?
I'm completely uninterested in how much money a potential sex parter has or how they get it. I am totally interested in their attitude to me and to the time and activity we are planning to share.
It is one of those phrases that rings alarm bells sadly. That the people who use it may be looking down on others based on income/employment or that they may have some kind of self-esteem problem that their status in employment bolsters. Neither of whom would attract me.
When people put 'we are a prefessional couple' on their profiles I wonder at their motiviation. WOuld they refuse to meet someone who they felt was in a less 'professional' career? Why does someone's source of income make a difference to whom you will choose to have sex with? Why would you even enquire? Or is it more about putting on a front of being rather better than the typical member on here?
I'm completely uninterested in how much money a potential sex parter has or how they get it. I am totally interested in their attitude to me and to the time and activity we are planning to share.
It is one of those phrases that rings alarm bells sadly. That the people who use it may be looking down on others based on income/employment or that they may have some kind of self-esteem problem that their status in employment bolsters. Neither of whom would attract me.
Master of Sex
Quote by foxylady2209
To my mind (and not the dictionary definition) 'a professional' is someone who gets paid for what they do. Such as a professional footballer. In that case I (and any employed person on this site) is a professional. To describe oneself as simply 'professional' though is a bit different. It implies a professional attitude to others or to their own behaviour. While I would expect anyone I employ, from builders to doctors, to behave professionally during our dealings, professional behaviour on a swinger's site or during a meet is irrelavent.
When people put 'we are a prefessional couple' on their profiles I wonder at their motiviation. WOuld they refuse to meet someone who they felt was in a less 'professional' career? Why does someone's source of income make a difference to whom you will choose to have sex with? Why would you even enquire? Or is it more about putting on a front of being rather better than the typical member on here?
I'm completely uninterested in how much money a potential sex parter has or how they get it. I am totally interested in their attitude to me and to the time and activity we are planning to share.
It is one of those phrases that rings alarm bells sadly. That the people who use it may be looking down on others based on income/employment or that they may have some kind of self-esteem problem that their status in employment bolsters. Neither of whom would attract me.
Interesting..I never question it that deeply or think that people are referring to their status or level of income when they mention "professional". I take it as you said at the start- that it's about their attitude and how they conduct themselves. Just another one of those generic terms you use to sell yourself: trustworthy, reliable, polite, non-pushy, professional etc etc.. To put it bluntly, I assume they're just trying to say they are not riff raff..
Sex God
Quote by M1ssVery
To my mind (and not the dictionary definition) 'a professional' is someone who gets paid for what they do. Such as a professional footballer. In that case I (and any employed person on this site) is a professional. To describe oneself as simply 'professional' though is a bit different. It implies a professional attitude to others or to their own behaviour. While I would expect anyone I employ, from builders to doctors, to behave professionally during our dealings, professional behaviour on a swinger's site or during a meet is irrelavent.
When people put 'we are a prefessional couple' on their profiles I wonder at their motiviation. WOuld they refuse to meet someone who they felt was in a less 'professional' career? Why does someone's source of income make a difference to whom you will choose to have sex with? Why would you even enquire? Or is it more about putting on a front of being rather better than the typical member on here?
I'm completely uninterested in how much money a potential sex parter has or how they get it. I am totally interested in their attitude to me and to the time and activity we are planning to share.
It is one of those phrases that rings alarm bells sadly. That the people who use it may be looking down on others based on income/employment or that they may have some kind of self-esteem problem that their status in employment bolsters. Neither of whom would attract me.
Interesting..I never question it that deeply or think that people are referring to their status or level of income when they mention "professional". I take it as you said at the start- that it's about their attitude and how they conduct themselves. Just another one of those generic terms you use to sell yourself: trustworthy, reliable, polite, non-pushy, professional etc etc.. To put it bluntly, I assume they're just trying to say they are not riff raff..
I have a scary image of a professionally conducted meet. Would it be by the numbers? :giggle: If I want to describe myself as non-riff-raff for a social situation I would use a word like reliable, trustworthy. For me (it's all me, me, me I'm afraid LOL) sex and fun have no relationship to 'professional'. It's just a semantics thing of course.
