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Yes, I Became a Sex Worker By Choice
My story isn’t unique, but it’s mine to tell.
I don’t know that my story is much different than most who get into sex work in the United States. One set of events happened, which led to another, and another, where I eventually found myself in a position needing money, quickly.
Isn’t that how it always happens?
A few months prior, I was finally able to get out of an abusive marriage and was free for the first time in over 10 years. I had some experience of a sexual nature before my marriage, but not much. Having been controlled down to the point of who I could spend time with (friends and family), I was ready to spread my wings and fly.
For the first year, I was maintaining the bills on my former home plus where I moved during the separation. Paying everything for two households is taxing on a good day. Coupled with taking care of my children completely on my own, I was seriously strapped.
During a foray into the world of Craigslist, I happened upon an ad for a gentleman looking for a lady to visit on a weekly basis. In return, he wanted to help pay her bills.
I was naive, but not so much I couldn’t read between the lines of the advertisement. On a whim, I replied.