And as usual, she hit the nail on the head. I liked transactional dynamics because it kept the power in my hands, both physically and emotionally. I didn’t sleep with clients, and I most certainly didn’t fall in love with them.
My other partners, though, that was a different story.
That was the unspoken truth about power exchanges versus relationships. Power exchanges I could handle. Relationships, those were a lot harder. A much bigger risk, and lower payoff, and a more dangerous game. There was power in an emotional connection.
And I was very choosy who I gave my power to.
“Okay, I’ll stop lecturing you,” Jez said, pulling me back to our table once we had our drinks. “Let’s make Annie’s pay pig cry.”
