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What I *love* about stripping!!!
So. There are always a ton of rants on here or advice on how to overcome the bad aspects of stripping, but I figured, let's start a thread that compiles all the things that we LOVE about stripping. Maybe it can be motivating, or at the very least, pretty fun to read. Obviously the money is the biggest thing, but are there other aspects you enjoy?
I'll start with a few:
-I love the fact that I have a lot of time to do other things I enjoy.
-I love sleeping in!
-I love that my haircuts, makeup, tanning, nails, etc are all tax deductible!
-I love wearing fake eyelashes... they make me feel super sexy.
-I love the feeling I get when I finish a good night's work and I'm walking out of the club with a huge wad of cash.
-I love SW!!!
Anyone else?
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I love the flexibility, the intresting people I meet and what its taught me about men and life.
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I love being able to spend a lot of time at home with my husband and baby...
I love my 06 Mustang (paid for in lap dances...)
I love making my own schedule
I love being able to save up money (maybe it's the smell of a bundled wad of cash)
I love meeting new people
I love feeling "pretty"
And of course, I love SW too....
Krystal
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In no particular order. Performing! Getting to run around naked. Getting to wear sexy shoes and play with make-up even though I have no desire to do in the rest of my life. Stripperweb. Cash money. Occasionally feeling like you've really helped somebody with a lapdance - like the guys who clearly don't get any affection elsewhere in their life and you've made them feel so much better about life. The pole! The fact that I get to dance for a living. The night-owl schedule. The feeling of accomplishment when you've made a lot of money because you hustled well and you walk out feeling like you did a really good job that night. How open most strippers are about stuff that lots of women don't seem to be able to talk about and the women-only-club atmosphere in the dressing room that makes it possible. Performing - I love it enough to mention it twice. The flexibility of scheduling when you work. The fact that I feel like I have this totally portable skill and could work on a moment's notice just about anywhere. That I've learned so much about make-up. That I can run in high heels. Nekkid girls! The muscles I get when I work regularly. Being part of a group of women who have the balls to make money stripping even though society tells us that we are bad for doing it. Three cheers for us.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes yes yes yes yes!!! I'm smiling already! Keep em comin' girls!
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I love the feeling of paying bills off in full, having more than "rainy day" money set aside, not living from paycheck to paycheck, and doing awesome pole work. My body has never looked better because of the consistent workout. And an added bonus of making men happy.
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Oh geez, how do I love stripping, let me count the ways... ;D
1. The money, of course
2. The flexibility and freedom to make my own schedule, go to work whenever I want, take as much time off as I want, and the fact that you can take a trip around the U.S. as a working vacation, go to any city and have a job that night! I love to travel, so this job is so ideal for me, moneywise and time-off wise
3. It's a fun job! I get to dance, be sexy, hang out and chat, have a few drinks and have a good time right along with my customers. How many jobs can you think of where you are not only allowed to drink at work, but it is frowned upon by management if someone offers to buy you a drink and you turn it down!
4. The hours. I'm I night owl-I always have been and always will be. It's so nice to ALWAYS get enough sleep and not be woken up by an alarm clock!
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I absolutely LOVE the shock or disbelief on people's faces when they find out I'm a stripper. LOVE it.
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Gee, I can't even think of everything yet so I might add more later:
(in no particular order)
1) I have to agree with Hearts, I love it how people are so surprised to find out that I'm a stripper. I live to defy stereotypes.
2) I love dancing, especially on a stage, and doing pole tricks for that matter.
3) I love getting paid to do what I love
4) SW is so wonderful. I can pretty much find info on virtually anything from you guys, and I wouldn't know about SW if I weren't a stripper.
5) Though I don't always feel sexy, I know how sexy I can be.
6) My confidence level and self-esteem in my everyday life has skyrocketed.
7) I'm 20yo and I've been supporting myself financially for almost 2 years, whilst going to school full time.
8) I can go anywhere and get a job.
9) the convenient hours. Though I'm not a night person, I have to say that working at night is wonderful b/c then I have time to do everything else during the day (i don't sleep much) and I don't have to work more than 4 days/week.
10) I've always dreamed of being a doctor and a stripper, and this is the first childhood dream that I've realized.
That's all for now. I LOVE STRIPPING!!!
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i have to agree with greggy i like that i can go anywhere and get a job and get hired on the spot with minmal effort that rocks.
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hehe i agree with Hearts..the look on peoples faces when i tell them in a stripper. ha!
i love
*working only threee days a week, but making what i made in 2-3 month of minium wage jobs in ONE week of stripping
*nobody bossing me around like in normal jobs (i hate people telling me what to do!)
*you can be rude to the customer. the customer isnt right, WE are. haha.
*i love not waking up early to go to work
*its instant money in your hand, no need cash a check
*easy to take days off, vacation, and to travel. can get a job anywhere. (i love traveling)
*i can take a break ANYTIME i want ;)
*great ego booster, guys complimenting u all night (but annoying when u have to turn everyone of em down haha)
*how much other people can admitt that taking their clothes off is their job?
*being SEXY is your job.
*no stupid mcdonald uniforms and visor...high heels and revealing clothes intead :)
*fun enviroment, people go there for FUN
*great advantage to save $$, go to college
but the most for me would be the MONEY, and no bosses telling me what to do, and the right to NOT listen and kiss ass to every customer. THEY kiss ours! im so glad i switched to dancing from normal resturant jobs.
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• I love that i haven't used an atm to withdraw cash since 2004!
• Man, i love that whenever i have a girly problem, money problem, work problem, wtf-ever-problem, i can come to STRIPPERWEB and post it and get straight-up, good advice almost instantly (thanks).
• I LOVE that if my plans fall through, date cancels, friends bail, i automatically have a backup plan where i can dress up, have some drinks, listen to music, and make the money i would have been spending x 5
• I love how lucky i feel when i hear a friend freak out about a bummer like a speeding ticket, trip to the vet, unexpected expense, i can think to myself "I can just go to work an extra night this week and deal with it, if that happens to me"
• i feel ahead of the game sometimes, as if i've had a couple years of lessons on how to be sexy from watching other girls, hearing customers advice, and i love that.
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I love doing things like calling any place for an appointment (hairdresser, dentist, doctor, etc) and being able to take any time (3 pm tomorrow? Sure!) when people who have a 9-5 have to plan such things weeks in advance.
I love seeing movie matinees by myself.
I love doing things like suddenly showering service workers with lots of singles if they're working and it's their birthday or something like that.
I love discovering to lots and lots of different music.
I love the fact that I volunteer 6 hrs/wk in a nonpaying job that I love just because I CAN!
I love surprising my friends with dates out to restaurants or treating them to drinks whenever I want to.
I love that my roommate/best friend works a 9-5 so it's basically like I live by myself, but for half the cost!
Since I live in the pac. nw, there are only about 6 hours of sunlight a day. I LOVE that I get to enjoy all of it and STILL put in an 8 hour workday!!!
Oh man... I LOVE that (rare) moment when I say something to blow a guy's mind, since my persona is baseline bubbly ditzy... the looks on their faces when I'm giggling, twirling my hair and bouncing my tits and start discussing how totally awesome I thought that recent book about globalization, intellectual outsourcing and its impact on the U.S. is, omg -- that look is priceless! :D
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Originally Posted by anomar
I love doing things like calling any place for an appointment (hairdresser, dentist, doctor, etc) and being able to take any time (3 pm tomorrow? Sure!) when people who have a 9-5 have to plan such things weeks in advance.
Yessss! I can always get an appointment ANYWHERE because of my flexibility.
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***I love watching the $ I made ITC grow in my investments OTC!!!!
*I love buying my mom a brand new car in cash.....
*I love not having to rely on anyone else for $
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I hate to take issue, but this was cool until somebady brought up money.
If you are interested in dancing, check out a search of cities and money and you may find some good info.
It might not all be applicable to your situation, but check out some of your local clubs or talk to somme guy dancers about it there.
I love hearing what y'all love about dancing!
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I LOVED about dancing:
1.***the exhibitionism*** ohhh how I miss the gettin nekkid..
2.*Every night was never the same
3.*The cameraderie with the other dancers, the feeling that only we knew and shared the mysteries of this "world"
4.*My FAVORITE: The feeling of being onstage to "your song," a nice warm buzz in your body, warm lights on your skin, and everything is flowing..your moves, the money, that feeling of being SO alive..teasing and tantalizing, the endorphin release. The power of being a woman and naked, controlling attention, taking and giving back energy to the crowd, that raw uninhibited sensuality..
Ah, at the risk of making myself too nostalgic, I'll stop there.
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Originally Posted by Kaiyla
3.*The cameraderie with the other dancers, the feeling that only we knew and shared the mysteries of this "world"
4.*My FAVORITE: The feeling of being onstage to "your song," a nice warm buzz in your body, warm lights on your skin, and everything is flowing..your moves, the money, that feeling of being SO alive..teasing and tantalizing, the endorphin release. The power of being a woman and naked, controlling attention, taking and giving back energy to the crowd, that raw uninhibited sensuality..
-The cameraderie (sp?) is amazing. For once in my life, I feel normal. There are other women on the planet who enjoy getting naked and getting paid, who deal with the same man issues, and who are as sexually open, experienced, and willing to talk about it as I am.
-And that feeling onstage... Even reading Kaiyla's description gave me that fuzzy feeling... beautiful description.
And to add on, a lot of people mentioned buying things for friends or family and I have to agree with that. I love giving my mother money. I love turning to her before I leave her office or her house and saying, "You want some money?" I love taking friday night money and just sticking it in her wallet, or depositing it in her checking acct. without her knowing. My mom deserves it... she worked hard to raise this stripper, so she should benefit from it
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Making my own schedule
Feeling pretty
Getting dressed up
I'm my own boss
Meeting new people
The exercise I get from being on stage
The confidence it has given me to be comfortable with my body...that is the best. :)
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Originally Posted by Kaiyla
3.*The cameraderie with the other dancers, the feeling that only we knew and shared the mysteries of this "world"
My boyfriend makes fun of me, but I call that "girl world" cos it's like a little secret world that only we understand, and my heart just swells whenever I think about it, so I had to make up a cheesy name. All these feminine and lovely and naked women who all know collectively what we're going through...
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it's going to be sooo hard to get a "real" job after all this.. making my own schedule, coming in when i want... and plus i love that my club is so small, about 15-18 girls, and mostly everyone is really helpful and cool. they take care of each other and arent competitive or bitchy. today i heard that people were spreading rumors about me doing coke (our dressing room doesnt have cameras) but that was WEEKS ago and i am far from being the only girl who does things back there.. along with bouncers, managment, etc. but when the other girls saw i was upset, they all tried to make me feel better and i knew it was genuine. i love my job :)
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i love pole dancing
i love meeting interesting people and having intelligent conversations with them
i love making money
i love joking around in the club
i love not having to worry so much about money
i love being able to attend school full-time
i love that i have more confidence and self-esttem
i love that i have better selling skills
i love the body dancing has given me
i love being able to dress up all the time
i love sw.
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-The Money... of course, no more debt....
-Paying cash for my Camaro...
-Playing dress up 4 nights a week.. having men admire you
-The shopping sprees :o)
-I am 19 years old... and Im getting ready to move into my own HOUSE.....
-I can also afford school... which was NEVER a possibility before
-I can eat out whenever I want at ANY restaraunt I feel like.. haha no more Dennys for me! lol
-The amazing feeling I get when I realize Im supporting myself, and never again will I have to depend on anybody financially...
-Much more free time to spend with my boyfriend
-Make my own schedule.. EXTREMELEY flexible...
-Stripperweb of course :o)
Im so thankful for my job.... I was so broke before I stripped, my boyfriend and I were so behind in bills and racking up debt... and fighting and never got to go have fun... this job was the BEST thing to ever happen to us...
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*ditto what Lizzybethers said about being able to go to school! If nothing catastrophic happens to me or my club in the next two years, I'll be finished college with no debt, AND i'll have enough to afford grad school...if i decide to do that in the future. That, to me, is the best thing ever--even when I stop stripping (which won't be for awhile! :) ), the knowledge that I won't have to go back to a shitty underpaying dead-end job b/c i'll have a useful degree and options for the future...priceless. It's the gift that keeps on giving. Definitely one of the best things about stripping for me.
*the thrill of performing--dancing to music that I love, in outrageous costumes...i sing opera and do acrobatics "in real life", and stripping keeps me sane during those excruciating intervals when I have no legit shows going on. Life without a steady stream of rehearsals, auditions and performances REALLY SUCKS. Stripping fills the hole somewhat, though :) Even if i'm not currently in a show, at least I'm never completely without a steady stream of stage time, costumes, theatrical makeup and adoration. What can I say, I'm a diva/attention whore and performing onstage is an addiction.
*meeting all the interesting people that work in my club. i've made some pretty useful connections there, as well as a few amusing friends!
*getting exercise while I earn money? now that's the most brilliant form of multi-tasking ever!
*knowing that i'm not limited by a set salary. if something happens and i need hundreds of dollars quickly, I can re-arrange my schedule, work all week and have what I need.
*Not failing out of school because I'm stuck working 50+ hours a week in a dead-end minimum-wage joke of a job. Not having a nervous breakdown from never getting any sleep as I run myself ragged trying not to fail out of school or get evicted and go into debt.
*making my own schedule. PRICELESS.
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I love that there's such a variety of girls here that I could simply cut and paste everyone's answers, and use that as my answer!
I won't make you all read through the entire thread quoted though... :)