Subscriber Account active since. There was so much interest in Allie after the book came out that she agreed to field reader questions on the blog. Can you tell us how you became an escort, and what your family thinks β or knows β about your occupation? My parents don't know about my work, or anything else about my sex life.
I was a programmer when I decided to quit my job and become an escort. I had grown up in a repressive small town and I was, at that time, looking to understand my own sexuality. I have never attached my self-worth to some idea of virginity or monogamy, but I still had not really explored many of my desires.
I was meeting people living alternative lifestyles, and, as I got to know them, the stereotypes that I had built up started to come apart. During this time I was in my mid-twenties, and I had an active sex life.
One day I decided to enter the occupation of "escort" on an online instant messaging profile. Within seconds I had many responses, and after about a week of talking to a few people, I decided to meet a dentist at a hotel. The experience wasn't glamorous or nearly as sexy as I thought it might be. However, I came away from the experience thinking, "It wasn't bad.
Eventually, I chose to work as an escort exclusively. At that time, the reason I gave up my programming job was the free time.
