Yes, but when you, oh, have sex for money, you usually aren't doing it for your pleasure but for theirs. And most hookers don't enjoy it, not at all, and are frequently not in it by choice. There are some that do enjoy it and are there by choice, but they are the exception, not the norm.
Sorry, I'm really not trying to be argumentative. I think I'm trying to agree with you and doing it badly. :-/
So what you're saying is when you start doing it as a job, it takes the fun away?
Wait, were you trying to make an observation unique to prostitution? I'm pretty sure that applies to any job ;)
I assume you meant that tongue in cheek, but for the record anyway:
A) The thing "unique" to prostitution is the high degree (in terms of both frequency and severity) of force used to make people prostitutes against their will.
B) Not everyone stops liking something once they get paid for it.
C) I have read a biography of a prostitute who did get into The Life by choice, did enjoy it and all that. One thing she indicated was that clients often had trouble accepting it that she genuinely enjoyed it and were often kind of embarrassed that she achieved orgasm with them.
D) I think the difference is that sex is "supposed to be" enjoyable -- evolution designed it that way so we would be lured into reproducing in spite of the hardships and such that genuinely entails -- and work isn't usually something people assume you "should" simply enjoy. That's part of why people have to actually give advice that "you should do what you love" or "follow your bliss": Because "work" is more synonymous for most people with "drudgery" than with "pleasure".
I'm pretty sure it applies more to some jobs then others. I know you're being facetious but the main difference between prostitution and sex is that sex is generally with people you want to have sex with and prostitution is not. The difference isn't just that you're doing it for money so it suddenly becomes boring, although that can probably happen with some jobs.
Actually, I was thinking 'porn star' rather than prostitute, which makes the replies go on a different track than intended. While I'm sure the whole 'not as much fun when done for a job' thing still applies, it does so for different reasons.
I have actually had the opposite experience in my job as a software developer, though. I wanted to keep programming as a hobby, but eventually needed a career. I've found that I enjoy it even more than when it was just a hobby. There's more to it, I get to do it for longer, other people bring me ideas that I get to figure out how to implement... It's very rewarding.
I'm also odd in that I've enjoyed every job I've ever had, and miss some aspect of it, if not the whole job. I wouldn't give up my current job to go back, but they will always have a fond place in my memories. My experience is that most people can't say that about a single job, let alone all of them.
He basically says kicking back & relaxing and having lots of sex was his lifestyle for a couple of years.
There's really nothing wrong with that, as such. You (we) are just envious of him if it's actually true. Unless the girls weren't hot, of course. Then we're OK.
I'm not real big on envy. I'm pretty good at getting my own needs met. I've met Players.* I think it's overrated as a lifestyle. They typically don't know how to love, they just know how to get laid, and meeting someone who treats them like a human being (instead of a piece of meat) seems to frequently change their priorities. So, really, I'm okay with who I am and where I'm at in life. And I have no idea what would cause you to infer I'm jealous/envious.
Considering where we are, that's quite unlikely. It's possible, of course.
> I've met Players.* I think it's overrated as a lifestyle. They typically don't know how to love, they just know how to get laid, and meeting someone who treats them like a human being (instead of a piece of meat) seems to frequently change their priorities.
You can't claim you wouldn't want to be able to have sex with lots and lots of hot girls whenever you want to, and it's logical that a player would (eventually?) find someone to really be with.
> And I have no idea what would cause you to infer I'm jealous/envious.
Human nature? (and the recurring patterns in my own behaviour and feelings as another human)
Actually you should have other (evolutionary) problems: such as finding the right man, who will have the long relationship with you (for evolutionary purposes: long enough to help you support rise your kids)
Sorry, I'm really not trying to be argumentative. I think I'm trying to agree with you and doing it badly. :-/