It has been almost two years since I took the roll as Cupid.
I have enjoyed my time as an agency owner and have found out more about myself then I ever thought possible. I sit and wonder how this all came to be; here I am only 28 years old and I own a company with 20 employees.
I have some great memories and stories about Cupids and the people I have encountered. Some of my personal favourites are as follows...
On a day last spring that I received a telephone call from Samantha and we made our first contact. Our interview lasted for seven hours and began a friendship that will transcend past this industry. The night included a few drinks; some dancing and it began a friendship like no other I have encountered. What a woman, what a friend. Samantha is the type of person I aspire to be.
Last October I was sitting in a pub having a meeting with two drivers when the waitress started a conversation with me, inquiring what I did for a living as my many cell phones rang off the hook. Both drivers where smitten by her beauty and I shyly mentioned I owned an agency. She asked for my telephone number and a few days later she began working with me. She is now better known as Frankie/Francesca22.
A hot summer afternoon I had to drive a lady I represented to an appointment. She was rather unhappy when I requested her not to smoke in my vehicle and she had taken her sandwich and threw it at me. While my car was still moving she jumped out and took her coffee and poured it on the back of my car. Needless to say she is no longer on my website. I was upset when this happened but now I laugh at it although I don't like the tomato stain on my car interior.
Butter chicken with Philip from Toronto Passions in January 2005. I was going through a difficult time professionally and personally and I was considering giving up. Philip listened to me and gave me the best advice anyone could. I needed his words and thanks to him I kept going. I owe him a lot and will never forget that night.
There is the time that my driver, Tom, walked in on me during a very personal and private moment. It is now referred to as "the incident" at Cupids. And now everyone knows to knock before entering when they come into my home. Tom swears to this day that he thought the screaming and moaning was because I had hurt myself. He still blushes when this story is told.
I love that I have been included in the personal lives of some ladies. I have the maiden of honour at a wedding of one lady. I have met the husbands, mothers, fathers, children and lovers of the Cupids collective. I have shared many smiles, hugs and tears over the two years. I have seen ladies fall from grace and I have seen girls turn into women.
Clients have become friends. I have even shared lunch with my favourite client "Frenchy" and I have given other clients bottles of champagne for Christmas. I have been asked on countless dates and keep being pestered to do calls myself even after I tell you all that I have a peg leg and a wooden eye.
After two years I have learnt more then I ever thought I could doing this job. Some parts have been harder then others.
A dinner party I went to last year was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. I was friends with one person at the table of six. I had enjoyed the meal and was sipping on a martini and nibbling on some cheese when my date announced what I did for a living. Everyone had been told before I arrived and were just waiting to ask me questions. Turns out that I had been an urban legend with his friends and they all just wanted a chance to meet me and ask me questions about the industry. I left without finishing my drink and felt ashamed that I was the evening’s entertainment.
Female friends have a hard time with what I do, mainly because they are worried that everyone will assume they are an SP when they are with me. Many females don’t understand that I am feminist but also a madam. It is a hard thing to explain to them how empowering this industry is to women.
Dating has been an uphill battle. I would find no problem on the first date or two but then they would start to ask the questions and some of them are a little too much. Some men have said flat out that they could never pursue a relationship with me because how would they explain what I do for a living to friends and family. Luckily I did meet someone, someone who understands my life and lifestyle but at times it is hard for us. I tend to work 14 hours a day, six days a week so our love life sometimes includes me answering the phone during our most private of times which can be hard on a budding relationship. He is the most understanding and passionate man I have ever met and I feel guilty when I tell him that I am working when he comes over after his 9-5 job and I am still working and all he wants is some down time with his girl.
Being Miss Cupid has been an interesting journey and not one that I had ever thought it would be like. I love my job. I like the people I work with. I enjoy the conversations. I have a lifetime of memories. The first two years have shown me a lot about myself and about human nature. I have no idea what the future will hold but I think I am ready for it.
