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For Working Girls: How to Handle a Client Asking Your Real Name, Plus Tips on Using a Stage Name

A must-read for working girls: how to handle a client who asks for your real name and what to watch out for when using a stage name, broken down by Elon, who's been working this world for over 20 years, from real experience.

For Working Girls: How to Handle a Client Asking Your Real Name, Plus Tips on Using a Stage Name

"For working girls: how to handle a client asking your real name, plus tips on using a stage name" — some people hear that and know exactly what it means, and some don't.

I'm 42 and still out on the floor of this world, so I'll lay it out from a real, ground-level point of view.

Why this topic matters

Information about fuzoku (Japan's licensed adult-entertainment business) is surprisingly disorganized. Beginners especially tend to have no idea where to even start.

Elon
ElonWhen it comes to what the girls actually think, I've had the chance to hear it straight from a friend who used to work as a cast member. "The client who looks like he's genuinely enjoying himself is the most welcome one." "Haggling over price is the worst." Obvious stuff, but it hits differently once someone puts it into words.

What this actually means

In one line: whether you know it or not changes the quality of the experience.

Elon
Elon42, single, living alone. When nearly your whole paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for it. That's not a brag and it's not regret — I'm just putting it down as a fact.

I'm distilling 20 years of hard-won knowledge into what's written here.

Last word

Elon
ElonAfter phimosis surgery and a pearl implant, I've got the confidence these days that I'm "fully prepped." It widened my range in play, sure, but the psychological breathing room is on another level. To anyone agonizing over getting work done: I can say "no regrets."

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