I’m sat in my friends bedroom writing this – I should probably credit her as a co-writer! – and we’re having a discussion about our extra source of income. We’ve come to some conclusions.
We’re at different stages of this, I’m an old hand having worked in the business for so long, she’s new to the industry. I can see what she’s doing – becoming obsessed with the lifestyle, the kicks and the buzz. It’s like a the first flush of love: infatuation. You become besotted with the attention, and if you’re lucky (like us) you see great guys; meeting handsome, intelligent and wealthy men. It’s important to remember it’s all a lie. You’re the fantasy, they’re the client. It’s about giving yourself emotional boundaries.
It’s important to not let the fantasy overtake the real you. We come home, pull on comfortable PJs and curl up in bed with a cup of tea. No man paying for our time wants to know about that side of us. We’re a luxury for them, but at the end of the day we come home to our student lives and we’re a full person – not just a sexy evening’s entertainment.
It’s like having a split personality – what they experience is me, but a client is only ever privy to what I want them to see and know.
I have to admit though, I do get a kick out of playing the movie version of me. Immaculately dressed, always groomed and happy, me on a good day. No wonder they pay me so much!
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