There is a famous story about sex and money that I have heard in myriad variations. A man asks a woman if she would be willing to sleep with him if he pays her an exorbitant sum. She replies affirmatively. He then names a paltry amount and asks if she would still be willing to sleep with him for the revised fee. The woman is greatly offended and replies as follows:
She: What kind of woman do you think I am?
He: We’ve already established that. Now we’re just haggling over the price.
The SB vs Hooker debate seem to be one of those "beaten to death" topics on this board. Some people need to put labels on their preferred ways of PLAY FOR PAY in order to make themselves feel better about their personal choices. Its called self delusion.
What does it matter if someone charging/paying another person a house (marriage), salary (monthly retainer) or fee (hourly compensation)? As long as underlying basis for the relationship is MONEY, it is P4P.
As for pros on dating sites. Being a companion is PROFESSION not personality attribute. Plenty of women who work as escorts actually have interests outside of P4P. They want friendship, companionship, love, relationships. They have goals and aspirations. They have "pro" persona and "civvie" persona, just like our clients who have "hobby" accounts on ECCIE and "civvie" accounts on Match.com
I am not on vanilla dating sites because between being Ms. Lina and running real life business I have no time for traditional dating. I do however have a profile on swing site. Swing lifestyle is part of my personal life and has absolutely nothing to do with my professional life. If John Doe contacts me via my swing lifestyle I could not care less about how much money he has, what he does for living. I do however want to see pics and certificates.