I don't understand. Why is it that some guys chose to seek a relationship on camsites instead of on a dating site or at a bar?
On dating websites, bars and other places that one might go to pick up a stranger, many men tend to get ignored or rejected a LOT. In real life scenarios (even in bars), just getting a woman you don't know to make eye contact with you can be a challenge. It's acceptable to reject someone for any reason, or no reason at all, and in many cases there's nothing the rejectee could have reasonably done to change the outcome. I'm sure it gets very frustrating and demoralizing.
On a cam site, part of the models' job is to make you feel welcomed and wanted. They are always horny and happy to see you. You probably won't get completely rejected (i.e. banned from the room) unless you really cross the line, are terribly unpleasant, make it clear that you're philosophically opposed to spending money on cam models, or indicate that you are permanently broke. Follow some pretty basic rules, and the cam model will be nice to you by default.
So I assume that some guys would rather take a shot at a welcoming, horny cam model (even if he knows in his brain that it's a very long shot and this isn't who she is 100% of the time) than slog through real life dating, because even if a positive outcome is much less likely, the process seems a lot more enjoyable.
Are there some single models that claim they're in a relationship in order to discourage members from asking them out?
I don't think it helps at all with not getting asked out - guys will just suggest that you should leave your partner. However, having a partner can be pretty handy when guys are pestering you about why you don't do certain things. Tell a very persistent member that you don't do X because you don't like it, and he'll argue that you just haven't done it right and you'll love it with him. Tell him that you love X, but your bf/husband wants you to keep that just for himself, and it's basically impossible to make a counter argument.
Personally, I get the feeling that customers liked me better when I was married than they do now that I'm single-ish. A lot of guys LOVE playing with married women. I'm seriously considering "enhancing" the level of one of my current relationships just because I think customers will be happier if I say that I'm seeing someone more seriously than I actually am.
That's interesting and informative. From just admittedly casual observation, I assumed model/member dating was a decidedly rare one in a zillion occurrence. I considered any member who even entertained the notion as being deluded on a grand scale. I know you're not instancing it as in any way commonplace but the "many" surprises me a little.
I believe it happens on rare occasions, but it's hard to know how common it is because it's something that we'd barely admit to each other, much less the members. Everyone in the cam universe is much healthier and better off if we all assume that it's never going to happen, so if/when anomalies do happen, it's kind of better to keep them quiet.