I saw the special and I honestly think that's a myth, at least most of the time.  It just seems like a rationalization,  the guys can tell themselves they can't find a suitable mate and have to pay these women, the women can say and think they're paid for more than just sex,  everyone wins,  it's not just high dollar prostitution.   The other thing that the kind of guys who pay for super-high-priced call girls want is silence, silence regardless of who asks and silence when a tabloid offers $10k for the story.  To me that's much more logical than a rich, educated guy not being able to find an educated female to converse with.<p>It might be true to some degree but the reason you pay a hooker isn't for the sex,  it's for the discretion.    Think about it for a second,  if she's hot and educated and can be with him in public, why doesn't he just marry her?  He's rich, she wants money,  it's almost perfect.  Why do they maintain the prostitute and john relationship?