Dee said:
Wouldn't this suggest that you should cease hobbying and thereby obviate the chance of her discovering that you do and suffering the attendant angst that can be expected?
Dee,
I know I am taking a chance of getting caught but I am also not stupid about it. I have to say that the risk of her finding out weighs a lot more on my mind than contracting any STD in the hobby.
It is so easy to sit on the outside and say I would never cheat on my wife. Hell, I use to say it and look down on those that engaged in this activity. But when you are in a sexless marriage with no intimacy but lots of love, it is very painful to walk away. Very painful.
I know why I chose my wife to be my mate. She has all the attributes I love in a woman. She is beautiful, warm, caring, intelligent and she had been there for me when the chips were down.
No matter which SP I am with, there is nothing like snuggling up with my wife or waking up to see her every morning. When I kiss her, I feel love for her. She is an amazing woman. Are we meant for one another? Who knows? All I know is that we deeply care for each other.
In life, we should always aim for the moral high ground. But we all veer off because to sin is to be human, to accept that you have flaws. Nobody related to this hobby can claim the moral high ground. I believe there is shame in all of us, SPs, clients, agency owners, no matter what our marrital status.
We are all guilty of commoditizing a very beautiful, natural act between a man and a woman. We are putting a price on pleasure, intimacy, and companionship. It's absurd but that is exactly what we are doing.
In the end, everyone leaves the hobby for one reason or another. I firmly believe it gets to each and everyone of us but for different reasons. The SP gets sick of being reduced to an object for sexual gratification, the client realizes that he is not really fulfilled by transient pleasure because he yearns for something more meaningful in his life that is not based on exchanging money for sex.
But until you reach that tipping point, there is nothing wrong with partaking in this hobby as long as you accept the inherent limits of hobbying. You will not find true love here. You will find escapism, temporary relief and pleasure. And if you are very lucky, you will cross paths with some incredible ladies.
GG