OK, lots of questions. I'll try to address them in order. I'm starting this right after MrsMattie's "Belle du Jour" 14:16 post, so if there are cross-posts I'll get to you next.
HolyGuacamole, there are young, gorgeous women flying round the Arab states and charging incredibly high fees - I'm not one of them. Rather than "high end" I'm kind of more middle-market, say a BMW 5 series rather than a Koenigsegg, but definitely not a Skoda.
warthog I started by looking around online, and set my fees the same way - what were other women, similar to me (in terms of age, looks etc) charging? I still only advertise online, and offer GFE (Girlfriend Experience). I don't offer very short sessions because I wouldn't feel comfortable but don't look down on those who do.
BBBee the worst thing about my job is that I can't talk about it openly and honestly. Apart from my WG friends and my husband, no-one knows what I do.
LucyEllensmummy Sadly, no, not all of my clients are gorgeous businessmen, very few in fact. But I meet my clients in their hotel rooms or at their homes, by prior appointment, so they're all clean and fresh, and that counts for a great deal. I also use very strong mouthwash immediately before, so if they do have bad breath I can't taste it.
I'm not sure I'm very successful at separating sex with clients from sex with DH, that's one of the reasons I had to start my other thread.
I don't really service clients with more extreme needs, I'm very, very vanilla (don't even have bumsex!) but I'm not sure what you mean by "proper perverts". To me, if two consenting adults choose to engage in a sexual activity, however bizarre it might seem to me, it's up to them. There are arguments amongst the industry that WGs who do schoolgirl role-play are somehow encouraging paedophiles, but again, to me, there's a huge difference between the body of a prepubescent and a grown woman, and no paedophile would be interested in the latter.
Sometimes I orgasm at work, sometimes I don't.
Prostitution is legal, and employing the services of a prostitute is also legal under current legislation. Soliciting - hanging round street corners - is not legal, and kerb crawling is also illegal. Running a brothel - which is any property used by more than one prostitute for the purposes of selling sex - is illegal.
Regular clients can sometimes become difficult emotionally, and the only way to handle that is to stop seeing them. It's only happened to me once, my other regulars are more like (paying) fuck-buddies iyswim. Friends, but not a threat to my relationship with DH.
HecatesTwopenceworth, like any other self-employed woman, I pay taxes on my earnings, less expenses (petrol, condoms and lubricants, mostly - I can't claim for nice lingerie because Mr Taxman says I can use them other than when I'm working.) "Living off immoral earnings" would have applied to my DH and adult DC but is no longer an offence - the relevant words now are "controlling for gain". I describe myself to HMCR as an "escort" because I don't like the word "prostitute".
FannyWaglour sometimes I orgasm, sometimes I don't, and sometimes I fake it. Just like RL, really. I don't see women because I don't fancy women and frankly wouldn't know what to do, and choose my clients through their polite emails. Anyone who is rude, disrespectful or uses txtspk I ignore.
vezzie I personally don't use pornography, but I have nothing against it. Some of my clients are in relationships, some are not, and I'm very average-looking. I enjoyed sex before I started and think I'm "good at it" - it's more to do with being comfortable, I think, than any technical ability. And yes, my clients treat me with respect or I get the hell out of there. (I recognise that there are many vile men out there, but I can honestly say that they couldn't even pay me to have sex with them.)
LindenAvery The only sexual abuse in my past was that I was raped by my boyfriend as a 14 year old virgin. I use additional contraception as well as condoms, and any sensible regular punter will get tested too - but I can't make them, and in any case an STD check is only "good" until you next have sex. Having said that, I've never contracted any STD and have never heard from any client that they have.
TBH, I don't think about my client's marital status most of the time - I'm not being unfaithful to their partners, they are, and that's their responsibilty. I don't approach them and offer myself, they have sought me out, and made an appointment in advance. And you're absolutely right that I'm being hypocritical when it comes to my DH having sex with someone else, and I can't help it.
beanieb I know what you mean about clothes - I have a whole separate wardrobe for work and for "me". I am sometimes asked to dress casually, in jeans for example, and feel very uncomfortable with the crossover.
dittany I can understand that a man might feel uncomfortable that his DW was having fun sex with other men, but I wouldn't want to be married to a man who'd prefer that I was having a really bad, abused time at work. You're right that it's "Mr Average Joe" - not all clients are the scum of the earth, and not one of mine is.
expatinscotland I don't intend to be "smug" and of course, I'm a whore just the same as a street worker. But I am not beaten, abused and pimped the way most streetworkers are, and I have much more choice whether to see someone or not. This doesn't make me any "better" than her, but surely you can see the difference?