Women, attention: boyfriend for an hour

"I'm looking for a nice man to go to a wedding together." It sounds strange, doesn't it? But this is a quote from the thoughts of every second modern young lady.

Of course, you can always rely on a friend or quickly find a suitable match, but this method does not always work. And when there is less than a day left before the appointed event, and you don't want to appear accompanied by "no one", the Rent A Gent startup comes to the rescue ("Rent a gentleman"). For a "symbolic" $ 200 per hour, you will be provided with a professional companion for joint trips to events of all levels of complexity.

"We offer a service that is not on the market," says the creative director of the startup, "it's not an escort, rather something more presentable and classic."

The service is really far from an escort. The founders talk about it as a way to empower women who are not interested in any "porn", but a charming and pleasant interlocutor.

We will tell you about the company and what kind of overseas quirk it is — platonic escort.

The company was founded three years ago by entrepreneur Sarah Shikhman. Everything is based on a kind of list of gentlemen who are ready to accompany ladies to events without any hint of intimacy. They are all educated, well-read and, of course, look great.

Now the service has 150 young people at its disposal. Each was selected from hundreds of applicants from all over the country. First, the gentleman is chosen by public vote, and then passes a thorough check.

On the website there is a description of the appearance of each prospective satellite. For example, "tall, dark-haired, brutal." As statistics show, descriptions never lie. If you chose "tall", then be sure — at the meeting place you will recognize your gentleman by the way his shoulders will rise above the crowd of scurrying people.

The correspondent of Business Insider, who personally conducted the check of the service, says that, despite his height, the interlocutor perfectly maintained eye contact throughout the entire dialogue.

The gentlemen from Rent A Gent are not some idlers, everyone has a main job, or even a few. The person who came to your meeting may be a writer, doctor, actor, producer or director.

Candidates do not always come to the company themselves. Sometimes Rent A Gent recruiters find the right guys on the Internet and negotiate with them directly.

One of the undeniable advantages of the service is that a lady will never have to worry about the behavior of her "+1" at a family event, wedding or cocktail party. You can just relax and enjoy the holiday and pleasant company.

The abilities that your ideal companion should have, you can also choose: dancing, music, vocals or other talents that the young lady wants to impress her friends with.

We can only say for sure that all potential companions have a good acting talent. On a date, you will never understand which of his smiles was fake and which was real.

The pleasure costs $200 per hour. The company gives the gentleman half of the amount earned. By the way, no one forbids tipping.

The maximum that a gentleman can afford is to give you a hand or a friendly hug goodbye. The rest is prohibited according to the terms of the company Rent A Gent.