S;“ Yes, it has, even though I make sure not to put everything in the same package. Love is love, and the profession is a profession. I make sure to separate those two. Those are two entirely different things, even though I cannot afford to have love. This job does not require love, it requires professional behavior. It is some sort of mechanic relationship between the client and yourself. Of course, we all need love, we are all humans, but I do my best not to mix these two up. Love is love and money is money. I try to separate them.” I:“ Does that mean that you don’ t like to involve emotions in your professional life?” S:“ Sure, when you work you lock your emotions up and that’ s it.” Male sex worker
L:“ Of course there is. For example, I have a partner who doesn’ t understand my job and doesn’ t support me entirely in what I do. It would take 50,000 years to explain it to him that this is a job just like any other.” Transgender sex worker
Lj:“ Yes.” I:“ What kind of an impact does it have, can you explain?” Lj:“ Well it does, for example when you are young you don’ t have enough time for love which you need simply because you work too much all the time, you make sure to earn money. It has a huge impact.” Female sex worker
The majority of this research’ s respondents stated that they openly discuss matters related to their job only with their friends, and only two of them stated that apart from their friends, they also openly discuss it with their family and their partners.
S:“ Yes, and I have absolutely no problems, and I am happy that they support me, because I really like what I do. They sometimes advise me to take care of myself, that there are dangerous people out there that can harm you badly and you can end up in a hospital, you can get arrested, and other things as well. But, you know, I am really professional, I know how to deal with stuff. Thank goodness I haven’ t had any troubles so far or suffered any bad consequences”. I:“ Do you have a regular sexual partner; when I say sexual partner I mean a partner with whom you have established an emotional as well as a sexual relationship?” S:“ Well yes, I have, it is normal for everyone alive to have a permanent partner who fulfills you and with whom you can completely relax, especially after a hard day’ s work. But, I’ ll say it again, in such cases I make sure to dedicate a day or two completely to my partner, I turn my phone off and that’ s it. When I don’ t do this, I do the other thing.” Male sex worker
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