Guys who have (one-sided) Open LTR's: why?

Because I far outclassed the ho in social standing so my side was open, not hers....long term she eventually cheats or goes bolistic.

why can't you satisfy that need through seeing the occasional prostitute?

The amount of effort I've put into developing myself to be a "catch" or at the very least, an unregrettable one night stand means I don't have to pay with my hard earned cash.

Do you need the psychological validation of plates to feel good about yourself and maintain abundance mentality?

No, I enjoy the chase. The romance. It's the same reason I don't pay to hunt on a game farm. I enjoy the hunt itself more than the kill.

Ofc, TRP would criticize this not only because it's a shitty thing to do and that this validation seeking behavior is weak,

It's human nature to want to feel wanted. If you're making good money and want to bust a nut with no effort outside of your wallet, than lead with that. Most men can't. Including myself in relation to how much I like to bust a nut.

but especially because those shortcuts would eventually end in shitstorms of catastrophical propotions long-term and I had to find that out the hard way multiple times.

What shortcuts? Fucking girls you'd never date? I have plates a decade old. I'm a safe fuck when she's between men. She knows and I know it'll never be nothing more but it doesn't end in a shit storm because those boundaries are set in stone, by me.

being upfront about casual intentions never made much sense to me either, as them also sleeping with other guys and putting in the same minimal effort as myself would make it feel almost as transactional as going to a prostitute.

YMMV but experience is these women will try extra hard, even more the second, third and so on times they come crawling back when they couldn't secure the ring somewhere else.

Plating that way, at least to me, and especially if you already have a main girl, only makes sense if you have a very organical pipeline to replace churn and rather limited amounts of $.

Again, I enjoy the hunt. The authentic desire. I know when I'm fucking, it's because of who I am, not how deep my pocket is. Maybe that's a fragile ego, maybe it's the fact I know I'm worth more than my check book.

Hos give it away to shitty men all the time, for free...why would you pay to dick a skank down?

Great you are hyper independent, so you need nothing from a man apart from someone to hang out with. That sounds attractive to me. No hypergamous leeching. I would be interested. So what is the problem? Men who don't wash and exercise seem to be the complaints. Ok well I do wash and exercise as do most of my friends. There seem to be lots of men who do this, so what is the problem?

Ah yes, they are not trying hard enough to give you more than you already give yourself and you do pamper yourself don't you. I see what you really wanted was more. That's just good old hypergamy except almost no one can give you that without being a wealthy successful full time mega simp and lets face it, why would a wealthy successful man be a full time mega simp to an entitled self obsessed female?

Feminism has created women who are unlovable and incapable of wanting men.