Is it possible to consider escort service as the oldest profession in the world? From the point of view of selling, people and services have been sold since time immemorial. Remember slaves being sold at public auctions? Can this be considered then as the earliest form of escort directory service? How about concubines? Can they be considered as one of the earliest form of escort service providers? Although their services are limited mostly to the king, they do offer mostly the same thing, sex and companionship. If that is the case, can you consider those bringing women to kings and royalties as some form of human escort directory?

It can be said that the escort industry emerged from some ancient form of delivery of entertainment to people. It can even be argued that it is the next generation of the prostitution trade, an improvement of it so to speak. For one, it has been established that some practices that have been identified with this service since the ancient times when ladies escorted men of power and influence to various gatherings and events. During ancient times, women were not accorded the right to speak their minds. Most of the time, nobilities or any man for that matter who took advantage of a woman’s services spoke to her only privately. It was considered unforgivable then for men to be talked down to by women more so for women to express an opinion regarding any matter.

Taking this point, patrons of the escort industry somewhat enjoy the same measure of control. Since they pay for the model’s time, they can practically dictate what type of service they want at any particular time. Some customers may opt for a bit of intellectual conversation before retiring to a night of wild unforgettable sexual experience. Others simply go after the sexual experience, period. Models can be contracted to speak only when spoken to, if preferred by the client. Regardless of the preference, people who avail of this type of service can be assured that they will never be talked down in public nor will they suffer some form of humiliation outside of the confines of the bedroom. Much like in older days, models in this industry are more for the eyes rather for the heart and mind. A status symbol if you may.

Whether or not the escort service is indeed the oldest profession is open to an unending debate. It however exhibits some characteristics which have been present all throughout history. Marketing and advertising, this is primarily why escort service providers utilize escort directory listing. The escort directory listing itself can be compared to the entertainment provided by jesters and performers in royal banquets.