I've never thought much about it, what I do with my body is my own choice. But I've recently just watched some videos where some women (off-topically) mention they would see a guy who's slept with prostitutes as a red flag. Now, I've never had sex that I didn't have to pay for. I've been going to prostitutes since I was 19 and I'm 24 now, and I've probably spent tens of thousands of dollars on them and I don't even know what my body count is at this point because I stopped counting a long time ago. I've got a decent job and a fair amount of money saved up, so getting hookers isn't a financial burden on me.

I've never been interested in dating because I've been trying to work on myself for a long time now. It hasn't been a linear progression and there's been a lot of set backs and starting over. I'm a human and I have the primal urge to have sex, so I'm not going to remain chaste just because I'm not dating or hooking up. I think by the time I'm 27 - 30 I might be ready to start dating, but now I'm worried that my sexual history will cut out a huge portion of my dating pool. Not disclosing this kind of information is the most obvious way to get around this, but I think some might find that suspicious.

Also, I've never had STI's, and sex work where I live is legal and safe. In fact, you're more likely to catch an STI from a stranger than a sex worker.

Any advice welcome.