Sorry Misty and Dr. Watchsum, I have to respectfully disagree. Attempting a relationship with a SP/MPA/Dancer is usually more difficult than a relationship with someone outside of those professions. In almost all relationships, there are insecurities and jealousies about previous boyfriend and girlfriends, that is amplified even more when the woman in the relationship participates in intimate acts as a profession. Yes, we men know that it's a job, and that there usually lacks the emotional connection to make an appointment even come close to what love is like between two people who have fallen for each other, but it is still a difficult pill to swallow.
How did I try and handle it? Well, very early on we agreed that we would have to either carry this through a personal or business avenue. You can't mix work and play. So we decided that money would never be an issue, and we tried to date like normal people do. Meaning that we stole time together whenever possible (she's one of those SPs that are booked for the whole shift every week, which explains her prolonged vacation), and I certainly didn't expect to hop in the sack with her every time we met up. We just enjoyed having dinner, watching a movie, clubbing, and doing other silly things like renting hotel rooms for the hell of it, or going shopping together before her shift. Normal relationship things.
In the end, if you care about her and not just having sex with her, it will show, and it will be reciprocated if she feels the same way. At that point, it really is up to both of you to decide how to handle the fact that she is in such a profession. You simply cannot ignore the issue, and believe me, it *will* cause bumps in the relationship, no matter how open-minded or secure either of you two are.