What it's like? It's a lot of thinking back. When you've worked in this business long enough it never leaves you, though I speak for myself. There are always parts of it you wish you could play back; there are always clients you wish you could email back; there are always those rituals you wish you could replay. There is something about being an escort that is very empowering in the sense that it makes you feel the best of yourself. I have been raised in a culture (the North American culture) where the best of a woman is how beautiful she is. Being an escort has allowed me to confirm I could somehow fit into this world by being beautiful enough to be paid.
I've been in this business a long time so please don't take my word as some general rule. I recently met up with a girl I escorted with years ago. She didn't have the same perspective. She didn't have a deep-seated desire to be back in it, as I do. She had a disgust for it. I do not. I have to stop myself from going back into it. She told me she said what they needed to hear. I didn't. I probably said what I needed to hear.
We are all different. We all have different experiences. For me, I was young enough when I started the business that it had a strong impact on how I would understand social relations after that. I think I grew up into a person that just fits better in limited contact settings rather than longer term, dealing with the same person settings.
The money - all of you think it's about the money. All the debates you have about girls only wanting the money, about acting, about not actually enjoying this job. Yeah, when I wish I was still in this business I think about the money, but I especially think about how I earned that money and it was by being great at what I do. When I think about how great I was at what I do I am automatically transported back into the bedroom. I am turned on by the time we spent in it. When I fantasize, I think about that.
I feel far more confortable being with a client than with any date I've met in a long, long time. It feels normal to me. Being with a regular date is work! I know how to behave in a client setting. I am not censored. I am just me. I'm actually "too much me" as an escort, which is why I had to quit because too much of me was out there to eventually come back and bite me.
I miss the "game". I miss it as much as people who date a lot and aren't able to maintain strong relationships probably enjoy meeting girls five times a week. For sure, on Tinder, there are guys that meet five girls a week. I never met five guys a week except when I worked for an agency so many years ago. I miss those two guys a week I met as an indy. Man, you can't even understand how much I miss that. I don't just miss the bedroom. I miss the whole getting to the bedroom part. I miss you finding me so interesting over dinner that you can't wait to get me in your hotel room. I miss making myself interesting to you. I miss you finding yourself interesting in my eyes. I miss us being interesting to ourselves.
I miss being desired. I know men desire me in the outside world but I just don't know how to respond to that. I am actually quite bothered by men who overstate their desire for me in public. I find it offensive. I don't like it. I want to tell them off but I don't because I don't know how. I've never had to tell a guy off for finding me attractive in the escorting world.
How are my relationships with men after escorting? It's confusing. I feel like I'll end up single forever. That probably has more to do with me than with the men I meet, though I do find all the men I meet extremely boring as compared to client. I will say this: I don't think I've ever been more sexually gratified than with men who paid me - men who, generally, were a decade or more older than me. I remember enjoying escorting a lot because of this fact. Guys my age (even at the age I am now) just don't get it the same way a guy 20 years older than you gets how the female body works. Oh my God I miss having a guy who understands how my body works! And trust me, that guy misses me just as much ;-) Also, as an escort, I'm actually able to verbalize what I want. With regular guys, I'm not because I think they'll think I'm a whore :-D
So there you have it. I don't represent a minority or majority. I represent myself. I had a good and bad time escorting. I had an exhilarating time as an indy, not so much for an agency.
I miss being the center of attention. I miss you feeling like you were the center of my attention. It is a very soft, caring feeling, even if it only lasts a few hours.
I am good at the other work I do but I don't think it will ever be the same.