So I have a customer who I love! He's really nice, funny, genuine, and generous. This week he worked up the courage to see if we can hang out elsewhere (dinner, drinks), which I'm totally down for. I hinted that, as fun as that would be, I might want some compensation. I'm worried that if I switch to "talking business" he's going to think I'm *only* interested in his cash, which would be a big turn off. In reality, I'm interested in his company and want to be paid for the time I spend with him so we maintain a dancer-customer relationship instead of starting another kind of relationship. (In other words, I wouldn't do a paid date with anyone - I have to actually enjoy the guy's company! There are some irritating a-holes who couldn't pay me enough to meet them for a drink...) How to navigate this subject with him without a) not making clear that I expect payment b) not offending him or making him feel like this is strictly business and c) not alienating him as a customer?



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