A client-escort relationship is one with benefits for both parties and like any other relationship it has to have boundaries. Sometimes you might meet a client that makes you feel like he is a long-lost friend. You’d share interests, watch romantic movies and talk about ‘normal’ things. It can get very intimate with talks about fears and plans for the future. Not just related to emotions, seemingly unrelated acts can cause a relationship to become needlessly complicated or just ruin a contact. To avoid hiccups, here are some things to do.
Keep a professional exterior
Irrespective of the specific type of service you provide, professionalism is key. Whether you are meeting the client in public or at home, secure your transport arrangement ahead of time to avoid being late. When it comes to appearance, you should agree with your client on dress code if you guys are attending an event together. Maintain a polite, courteous and warm conduct at all times. This doesn’t mean you should let go of the reins and put yourself at the mercy of your client. Often times all you need to do would be to listen to them and appear engaged.
Pay before service
The only thing that may be done before payment is showing up. Once you arrive request for your fee right after introducing yourself, if he makes excuses or tries any shady business you leave immediately.
Be in charge
Honesty about your boundaries is important and allows you to have control over what goes. Explain the services you do and don’t offer and the cost of each service, even specifying the time for each one. Always stick to your rules so that the client will learn to stick to them.
Expect your clients to fall for you
Clients are aware of the fact that you wouldn’t have a romantic relationship with them outside of working hours and that the relationship with you is meant to be temporary. Yet it’s actually very common for them to believe that they can ‘save’ you. Create an environment where they will feel compelled to share verbally any budding feelings with you so that you can nip it or if need be, terminate your business relationship for the sake of every one’s safety and long-term happiness.
Don’t kid yourself
This is a job and you can’t afford to lose yourself in character. As soon as you begin to develop unprofessional feelings for a client, that is your cue to make a regular one become irregular or cut-off completely. Feelings of attachment cause hurt feelings, misunderstandings and much serious consequences if left unchecked. Don’t make the mistake of thinking they are benihn.
Regulate frequency of encounters
Even the best clients can become difficult to deal with if you see him too often. Promise him that good things come to those who wait. Increased contact is also fertile ground for attachments to sprout from. They can also make you share more than you should regarding your life and put you in reckless situations.