I was curious, as I so often am, how many people have found themselves changed?
When I first discovered the hobby, I was no more than a giddy 19 year old girl thrilled with the prospect of intimacy without commitment, strings or marriage. I was shy and reserved. My skills in the bedroom could have been compared to a pillow. My general perception of men was that they were normally idiotic sex addicts (it is hard to know otherwise when you are only around your own age group)
I have discovered over time the variety of gentlemen. From the distinguished to the womanizer, from the obsessive to the one night tryst. The range was/is astounding. Generous, kind, shy, aggressive, manipulative, cold, possessive, romanticist. I have discovered there is more to the hobby than the bedroom. That, in fact, one can have a whole different sort of relationship completely. The sort of relationships that do not fit into any of societies boundaries and perceptions.
In myself I found the confident, elegant woman who delved into intimate exploration and discovered desire and eventually skill.
I started out thinking I needed to be a porn actress to acquire interest and desire, yet I found that just being myself brought the sorts that I desired to see over and over again.
I am curious about my fellow providers and perhaps the opposing view of the hobbiest? What were your original perceptions? Did they change?
I am aware there is a foundation of psychology behind this hobby. After all, how can one not acquire confidence when there is a barrage of gentlemen offering compliments and gifts? Yet I can never experience the other side. Do you gentlemen find confidence? skill? or perceptions destroyed over the years?