Difference between a prostitute and an adult escort

The sex industry is not just one thing; it is made up of different professional roles that people can play, although we are all one community.

The difference is that prostitution is a general label that society assigns to virtually everyone in the one-on-one sex industry, and escorting is a particular area. They are not really comparable. You can find a simple flowchart that breaks down the sections here.

Victims of sex trafficking are also called prostitutes but are not classified as consensual sex local escort workers. This is the consensus part that I will cover here.

If you want to know the difference between an escort and a prostitute, you have to break your assumptions. Plus, you're still paying for her time, not for sexual acts. More information has been given here.

Having worked as an escort and in a brothel, I will use those two to explain. Society would call me a prostitute if I did either job. However, as you can see, brothel work and escort work are not the same things.

Work in the brothel - increased focus on sex in private

Men usually come to have sex or relax and then go somewhere.

Time has a standard expectation of sex when you want it.

Less commitment is exempt unless requested

One could say that street work puts a similar or stronger emphasis on expectations and time constraints.

Escort work: more attention to companionship and outings

Men come often and want company on an outing. Dinner, event or party, a weekend somewhere.

As freelancers, they can tailor the business to the client. I know a lady who makes her customers' favorite wine, so have a drink before you go.

Time has a difference in society's expectations whether sex takes place or not.

If you want to go deeper we can quickly look at the other sections, although I don't have that much experience in those areas, that's my general understanding of the industry.

Working Like a Sugar Baby: Friends, Dating Through Funding

This is not a fixed-term, sex-inclusive situation. Someone who financially helps someone who is not. In return, the financier could just have company, could be platonic for a real relationship, or anything in between.

Work as a porn star - Actor/actress in adult films

The easiest way to explain. Julia Roberts played a sex worker, which made her not an actress, but an actress. Pornstars play the role of someone in a sexual situation. It's not always for fun, but to make a film about fun.

Stripper work - sexual/sensual exotic dance

It's about the dance. The teasing, the temptation, the look but not the touch. There can be routines to learn, work with the song; it can be thematic, especially working on stage.

Some are more alike than others, but they are all equally relevant to the sex industry.