Miranda;
Do you find it difficult to live with the fact that he knows what you do? Is the guilt hard to deal with?
I know that when I am envolved with someone, even when we are just starting out, I feel super guilty about working and being with him sexually. I have a lot of concerns like, what if i get a disease and pass it to him, what if he feels he could cheat without consequence because I am "cheating" (in his eyes)
I too have fallen in love with clients...emphasis on clients (as I hang my head in embarassment) and found the obsticles way to hard to over come. In one instance he never truely got over what I did, and because I stayed in the job too long after we met, he developed issues around my sincerity about my feelings. Not to mention some of his friends were aware of my old profession for they had seen me around. We stayed together for 3 years, but there was more heartache than good times.
Another example is one that I am truely embarassed about...I fell for him, but he did not. I tried to evolve form his client to his girl, but he put up stops all along the way. Our time together was amazing, and his behavior towards me when we were together always made me feel, maybe there was a chance. I even refused money from him. But because I never truley evolved form being his client I never knew had to act around him....thoughts like "Do I have sex with him everytime I see him, or do I offer my company and hope that would be enough..." It was a whole uncomfortable mess, that caused me alot of emotional distress, and I would like to say that I would never allow myself to fall in love again (with a client), but I always seem to prove myself wrong in that area...
With all that being said, I hope you are able to find a happy medium with this guy and have a huge amount more luck in your relationship...
You're welcome to PM me if you'd like to talk more, and/or exchange experiences...
Catherine