Girlfriend vs. Prostitute

Once, I had a conversation with someone about relationships and no-strings-attached encounters. It is widely believed that in the case of longevity and future prospects, one would be happier and more emotionally and mentally satisfied with a healthy, loving relationship.

Of course, who am I to say that intimacy is necessarily enjoyment? In retrospect, I look at my past relationships and everything in between and I dare say I am not filled with pride. But in any case, no one should ever have to carry guilt or shame, those heavy bricks, on one's back.

When someone soughts a prostitute (sounds abrasive, but I think this is the politically correct term), it is expected that after completing those actions, a payment is due and nothing more can be considered of it. What would it cost? If you have 'refined' tastes, maybe a few hundred dollars and the possibility of getting a venereal disease. Frequency of this hobby positively relates to how much one earns or accumulates.

Consider this. Having a partner may bring much joy and delightment in one's life, not forgetting an intangible benefit to something called companionship. Perhaps, to anyone's consolation being in a monogomous relationship decreases the chance of STDs. Realistically however, the success of a relationship cannot be dissociated with the monetary value both would invest in each other. You do not believe that love would feed itself, do you? Every occasion that society has taught us to be important is celebrated with gifts and affection. Birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, and how can I fail to mention the insidious Valentine's Day. Even days without an occasion calls for little 'gifts of thought'. A husband and wife depend on money to build a family, without it would arguably lead to the demise of 'togetherness'. In fact, the basic instinct to survive is so fervent in our being that all else fails to trump it when there is a deprivation in this category.

Don't misunderstand me, to a certain extent I am a forlorn romantic and I thoroughly enjoy large eminent occations and those little moments I can spend with my partner. All I am bringing up is a perspective that most have probably not considered. It is something to ponder on, about the reality of life.
Love needs money.

Makes one contemplate. Perhaps both terms are not as contrasted as we believed them to be.