I met this girl, Laura, 8 months ago at a party. She's that great kind of crazy, a whir of energy and fun and always happy and smiling. I asked her out and she turned me down but offered friendship. I accepted. She's a magnetic force. You know one of those people that might be kind of magic? Two months of friendship later, we hook up after $2 drink night.
She wakes up, kicks me out, says she's sorry, we made a mistake. Sex with her made me like her more (right?) but I was a little hurt by her abrupt change in feelings. I text her later that night, asking to meet up. A long conversation later, we agree to date romantically, but she was pretty insistent it not be sexually exclusive. I guessed that meant she doesn't like monogamy and I was hesitant but also intrigued.
I've been stupid happy for the last six months. She's the BEST girlfriend I have ever had. She might be the best person I have ever met. She's an occupational therapist that works with special needs kids and in her free time she volunteers and advocates for people with special needs. I've learned so much from her.
I've brought up the non-monogamy a couple times. I'm really curious if she's sleeping with someone else or if maybe I'm the other guy. She just smiled and told me that we didn't need to exchange the details. We use protection.
The thing is I don't want anyone else. Laura is everything I want and need in a partner. I know it's early but this is the kind of girl I could see myself marrying. I'm 29, it's time to think about these things.
I knew she gave massages on the side. Being an LMT is part of her job and private massage pays pretty well (where her job does not). I teased her about it when we first met, oooooh, free massages! and she shut it down, fast. I get that. It was stupid of me to say. She was weird about talking about her massage job. She'd change the subject fast.
I found out that she gives release massages in the most humiliating way possible. This asshole I barely know at the gym came up to me and said, "Are you dating Laura? I saw you two at the concert." I told him we were. He WINKS at me and says, "That girl is GREAT with her hands. Mouth too." I figured they had dated or something but another guy at the gym that I am kinda friends with told me the asshole guy was telling everyone that would listen that my girlfriend jacks off and sucks off guys for money.
Of course I had a long conversation about this with Laura. I wish she had told me herself. I actually totally get why she does it, 3 massages a week allows her to pay bills and not stress over money. She goes to their houses and it's arranged through some agency. She didn't want to talk about it initially, but she finally told me. She swears she doesn't have p-in-v/a sex, she doesn't use her mouth, only her hands. She wears gloves when she does it too.
She was really upset and it killed me to see her like that. I was pretty harsh when I confronted her. She told me that's why she's so hesitant to get into relationships, because she actually is monogamous by nature and doesn't want to feel bad about this other 'job'. She also said she would not quit for a relationship or a guy. She'll quit when she wants to quit.
It's been a couple days and I've gotten over the shock of it all. I guess it wasn't cheating but I feel cheated. I feel cheated out of the greatest relationship I've ever known. Laura wakes me up with head and makes me breakfast in bed. She treats me like a king. She's rational and not like any other girl I've ever dated. She's fucking gorgeous. She's so understanding and kind.
I'm rambling. But Im a mess. I'm pretty sure I love this girl and she's basically a prostitute.
TL;DR:
Girlfriend is a 'release' masseuse and didn't tell me. I'm not sure what to do. Anyone have experience with this? Should I try to live with this knowing it bothers me?