It is a hard business to get out of. I started out in this business 5 yrs ago, just as a way to pay my way through college. I went to college and just worked as a massage girl on the weekends.
I did graduate, but after graduation I told myself I wanted to massage for about 6 months to pay off the student loans and have some more money, maybe travel before I started off in the real world. (The money I made during college was used to buy a 30,000 car, buy clothes, travel, entertainment etc) That was a couple years ago. The lure of easy money is really strong. It's like an addiction. You get used to getting what you want, when you want it, and it's hard to go back to $10/hr living.
My resume is basically blank, even if I did want a real job. I did work for a few months this past year at a corporate job but only got in because it was entry level at a company where my sister is in HR. So now at 28 years old, I feel the only way I can get back into regular life is by going back to school, and getting into my field immediately upon graduation. No waiting around to pay off some bills.
For me, my views on men have been changed; it's a difficult thing. For the past five years I've seen the worst of men. But I do believe once Im out of this job completely, am working in a professional environment, I will be able to open myself up to trusting and finding a good man.
I've lost many friends because of them knowing where I work, and it's hard for me to lie about it because eventually they will find out. It's hard at family funtions when everyone asks what I do for work. You can lie to a point but eventually people end up knowing something is going on when you have nice things, and cant prove where you work with a telephone number or a business card. It's also very hard to find a man that truly loves me and accepts what I do for a living. Anyway, I would suggest you don't let her get into the business.