It's not always unbelievable, it just depends on what bar he/she was at.
A similar thing happened to one of my husband's coworkers a couple weekends ago, they were all at a local government and tech professionals conference, after all the sessions of the day they were in a bar, the coworker isn't into women but was chatting just like they all were, not intentionally flirting with the woman, just killing time talking, a couple hours go by and she asked if he wanted to go and the "expectations", at which point he politely gave the valid "Thanks but I'm gay" sort of line and she was offended asking why he was wasting her time. The other coworkers ribbed him a bit. Escorts are not uncommon, and honestly they tend to hang out where people with disposable income and likely lack of partners are, especially conferences/convention centers or $$$ areas, and they look/dress/flirt/act like someone you'd be interested in.
You aren't paying for sex, you're paying for a date or companion. What happens after the date is completely up to those involved.
It's a legal loophole.
It's not necessarily a loop hole as it is just a different business. There a lot of escorts that make it clear there won't be any sex no matter how well the date goes. It's usually just a think of, if they genuinely wanna fuck you they'll say so. Those that are using it as a loop hole are just the same as any other business that's a loop hole. A legit business being used a shell.
A similar thing happened to one of my husband's coworkers a couple weekends ago, they were all at a local government and tech professionals conference, after all the sessions of the day they were in a bar, the coworker isn't into women but was chatting just like they all were, not intentionally flirting with the woman, just killing time talking, a couple hours go by and she asked if he wanted to go and the "expectations", at which point he politely gave the valid "Thanks but I'm gay" sort of line and she was offended asking why he was wasting her time. The other coworkers ribbed him a bit. Escorts are not uncommon, and honestly they tend to hang out where people with disposable income and likely lack of partners are, especially conferences/convention centers or $$$ areas, and they look/dress/flirt/act like someone you'd be interested in.
It's a legal loophole.
Wtf
"That sounds oddly like a date"
You know, as a joke.