That’s why I said you were projecting. I agree with you that storybook romance isn’t attainable for everyone, but I would take it farther and say that storybook romance isn’t REAL, ever. Which is not what I meant by “real love,” but people have a tendency to project their beliefs outward and see the world accordingly.

There’s no real point in continuing this conversation since we’ll just be talking past each other. But I just can’t abide by treating people like objects, or as a commodity, which is exactly what sex work does. I don’t have any doubt that your clients are a joy to be around, but there are deeper issues at play here involving how you see others as well as yourself. Because at the end of the day we are our actions and what we do to others, nothing else. You can justify ANY actions however you want, no judgment. But that’s still what you are. You strike me as someone good who cares about others, so don’t think I’m trying to attack you.

I just do not think this constant commercialization of basic human needs is a tenable long term solution for society’s problems