I am resistant to telling people about what I do for a living. I live in California so unlike the UK it's not something that's as widely accepted.
Last night was the turning point when for a good 20 minutes or so the man I've been seeing for going on 2 months now kept asking, prying into what I do. I was telling him what I always tell him but it wasn't enough and he kept just going on and on and saying, "are you a prostitute? You always have money but you don't work for days at a time." I just kept having to explain to him that I attend events and conferences and help set them up but he kept going deeper and deeper and telling me it didn't make sense (which after a bit it kind of didn't) and I'm always traveling and what was the last event that I went to and what was it exactly about.
Eventually things cooled down and he apologized for prying so much. Since then the subject has not come up again. But I am walking on thin ice utterly paranoid and considering moving my ads to another city. We go out to bars together and I have a feeling someone or some people may be spreading this rumor about me. It would just kill me for him to find out and things go south, I'd probably want to leave town.
Can anyone help me come up with a detailed job description that allows you to travel and not work for a few days? I know it sounds deciteful, but we haven't even had sex yet (which still doesn't excuse it) and only known each other for 2 months. A friend yesterday was pressuring me to tell him but I'm like you don't understand, they won't take me seriously when I do. Part of why I haven't had a real relationship in years because I used to always be so open about it.