Lust is a purely physical attraction. I think for the clients who are seeking a provider to meet their strictly physical needs, than lusting after one another is great!
I view love as a great, beautiful thing, intensifying sexual experiences. The closer I get to the feeling of love, the better the sex feels. I don't consider falling in love an accident. I look at it as something I will enjoy the entire time, and if/when it ends, well every minute I felt great was worth it.
Why overpower emotions and withdraw any possibility at love? It's ok for people to love. Especially if both people know their place. I am not going to marry you. You are not going to marry me. We aren't going to end up together. But we are going to love every minute of our time together, may it be lusting after one another physically, challenging one another mentally, complimenting one another verbally, or demonstrating love through acts of kindness and sincerity regardless of differences. I think a true love is unconditional, a good rule of thumb is… would you still see each other after a falling out, and if the answer is yes, it might be love. Yes, it might be because of money. But yet, it also might be because of non-financial reasons. I wear my heart on my sleeve every day. I don't get hurt though, because when a person no longer wants to see me, I'm ok with that. I love every minute and when the time comes to close a chapter and open another, well that's life. Relationships, business or personal, don't have to end ugly. They end ugly because one or both parties involved aren't mature enough to accept a potential reality and plan ahead. Yes, our relationship may end one day, let's not trick ourselves into believing this will last forever. Reality has it that this will most likely come to an end, and let's discuss the best way to end it when that time does come.
I think if the relationship begins as a fairy tale, then it won't work because it was a fake. The more you can be true to yourself from the very beginning, and just be who you are without putting on any fronts, the easier and longer lasting I think a relationship would be. May it be in a business, or personal, relationship.
Pfmtony said it best, if you can't fall for me during our time together, I don't want to see you.
Expectations are what cause relationships to fail. By only expressing love, the rest should be easy. If we worried more about ourselves and less about others, being the best person we can be instead of telling others how we think they should be, the world would be a happier place. I don't think a relationship requires one on one commitment to be happy. I don't think both people should sleep around either. I think each partner should respect the choice the other person makes. And if they don't like the choice, they can go away. Kind of like… you either like me or you don't, and this is who I am. I hope to have you in my life, but if you think it's a bad idea, well that's your choice to make. I won't beg you to stay.
So to answer the question asked by the OP, yes I've fallen for a client before, I'm okay with love, I'm not afraid of it, I don't run from it, I don't try to dodge it, I grasp it because I love how it makes me feel.
I agree with TinMan, If you truly care for the other party, you will respect that boundaries must exist, and do your best not to take advantage of the situation. The same can be said for relationships outside the hobby, for that matter.
To me, love does not give ultimatums. Saying, "If this, then you'll do that..." that isn't love. Love is something you do. Love is something you give. You cannot demand love of a person. You can love them enough to motivate them to love you back. I believe giving someone an ultimatum is the best way to lose a great thing. Originally Posted by PleasantSurprise
THIS...
