[SWAF-Potluck] Advice for a Partner of SW

[Margaret Haugen]

Feel free to send him my contact info. I am a sex worker, not a partner of
one, but I am happily partnered and I would be happy to offer some moral
support and perhaps resources.

On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Esther Shannon <emls at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Such an interesting situation and seems like a good guy. Sadly,  Ihave no
> suggestions for resources other then Dan Savage  - he always has good links
> and books to suggest. However, I would expect this fellow already knows
> about him?
>
> Esther
> On Aug 19, 2015, at 8:17 AM, Trina Ricketts <trina at nakedtruth.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi friends,
>
> I got this email yesterday from the partner of a sex worker and he is
> asking for resources. I will, of course, invite him to join The Naked Truth
> group on Facebook, but wondering if any of you have other suggestions I can
> pass on?
>
> Any help is much appreciated and I thank you for being a community I can
> tap into when someone asks me a hard question. ;)
>
> Trina
>
> His email:
>
> "I was just reading info on TheNakedTruth (found via a link at the PEERS
> Victoria site), and though I'd ask a couple of questions.
>
> I am a male partner of a female sex worker (incall-only,
> agency-represented full-service). I am absolutely supportive of her choice
> to work in the industry. We each have certain boundaries, of course, like
> anyone in any kind of relationship may have, but the nature of sex work can
> sometimes blur the lines and lead to conflict.
>
> My partner is and always has been very respectful of our "rules". I, too,
> consider and respect them at all times. They have evolved out of
> practicality through trial and error, since she began work.
>
> My partner has been working for just four months, on average three days
> per week. She generally enjoys the work, but the sheen is definitely
> wearing off, and she is looking to write a viable exit plan that will leave
> her with enough money to finish her degree debt-free.  She hopes to shortly
> reduce her involvement to just occasional in-calls with a few of her
> established regulars, no more scheduled shifts and and no more new
> clients.  Her long-term plan is to walk-away from the industry completely
> before graduation. I am doing whatever I can to help her meet her goals.
>
> I am looking to chat, blog, or otherwise interact with other
> partners/boyfriends/husbands/wives of sex workers, in the interest of
> better navigating the sometimes complicated aspects of maintaining a n
> emotionally/intellectually monogamous relationship wherein one partner has
> sex with others on a regular basis.
>
> Do you know of any resources or individuals who might be open to dialogue?"
>
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Trina Ricketts (Annie)
> Founder, The Naked Truth
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