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css3456

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Re: I am finding regular dating depressing
« Reply #15 on: 21 February 2011, 04:10:36 pm »
That makes perfect sense, Emily. Really.  :)

I'm pretty monogamous in my normal life, but mostly because I want to be. I tend to focus on one person and love the bonding and intimacy. I don't really insist on the other person's monogamy, and don't really care that much as long as I feel like my emotional and physical needs are met). I think what I'd mostly miss about doing this is the excitement more than anything. It would be wonderful to find someone who's okay with that, but I understand that's quite difficult.

I'm thinking more about the long run. When I'm done with this, will I find one man who is as exciting and interesting as many men? How do relationships work, post-escorting?

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Re: I am finding regular dating depressing
« Reply #16 on: 21 February 2011, 05:40:46 pm »
I don't think that selling sex for a living means that any relationship I get into has to be polyamorous
Forgive if that's implied. I don't think I've ever said a relationship had to be polyamorous, only that it could NOT be monogamous. Exclusionary, not inclusionary statement.

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But please remember that for many of us, work sex is in a different category to personal life sex and so that might be why finding relationships that suit us is a complicated business.
It is for me too. But also consider that in the eyes of many guys, it's not.

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I'm in that oft-criticized group of people who aren't sure they'd enjoy having a boyfriend who enjoyed knowing all about them screwing other men for cash!
I'm not sure whether that means you'd rather be single, or rather lie to your partner. I really can't condone the latter, honesty has always been my policy in life.


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I know of plenty of escorts who plan to work happily for as long as they want, but who still have husbands or boyfriends who don't demand that he be allowed to shag all of Britain in exchange for her being such a big ol' slutty hobag, or whatever we're supposed to be that makes us not allowed to demand exactly what WE want in our own relationships!
Of course, I'm well aware that this is possible, and I personally can find such people relatively easily. As I said, BDSM sites are a good way of meeting openminded people who are generally more likely to be ok with this profession. I'd consider any specialist sexual interest such as that to be a better place for an escort to look for a partner, than in vanilla dating sites, or going out in clubs/bars etc, where you're exposed to the wide "normal" band of people who view sex work as icky/cheating/whatever and would be put off by it.

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I just don't think you lose the right to say, "I enjoy some form of monogamy in my personal relationships" just because you do sex work,
Here is where we disagree, miss. I think you do. I also think the phrase "some form of monogamy" is an invalid one that makes no sense. To my mind, there is only one form of monogamy - a relationship only involving intimacy between two people. And sex work makes that impossible. I do believe this definition fits most accurately with the "normal"  view of it. A relationship where you work, and otherwise you and your partner are only intimate with each other, is certainly possible, and seems like what you're looking for. But I wouldn't call that monogamy.

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Re: I am finding regular dating depressing
« Reply #17 on: 21 February 2011, 11:37:48 pm »
Slightly off topic...but just to add a note of caution...I met my ex through one of the BDSM sites (we were both into it)...and he suggested the pro-subbing some months into our relationship.  He was open minded and played with others..so polyamory all round. No problem.

Unfortunately relationship went sour over clients vs. relationship  and I've since had several months of emotional abuse, threats to out me and goodness knows what else.  I thought he'd finally given up hassling me (he having met someone else on there and both of them declaring their undying love for each other)...but no, he still tries to phone (auto-reject is so useful).  Coping with 37 missed calls at midnight to 1am isn't funny (when you go bed at 10.30pm and it wakes your child).

His reason for hassling me...jealousy of my profile, blog, clients meant more to me than him, etc.

So whilst a Dom might be more open, a control freak won't be! (I have good reason to believe he falls in that category).

Dating for me...given up! No surprises there!!