Totally respect that.
The biggest thing about pretty woman is the guy was trying to get her out of that life. There's plenty of space in between there, and being a customer, a sugar daddy, a FWB, etc. As long as both of you are on the same page, to each his own IMO. In my case, we both knew were just enjoyed hanging out intimately together, but we both knew we were never going to be in a serious relationship with each other. I didn't want her to stop being a sex worker, she never wanted a real relationship, etc. It doesn't sound like jin17 is looking for any kinda Pretty Woman scenario either. We also don't really know the background of the girl in question either. Did she move here from the big city with big dreams, and has an employment gap where she's being a SW to pay rent while she wants for her IT career to take off, or something like that? That's different from someone like my ex that is a career SW, does professional AV, and is still in Yoshiwara at almost 40 years old. Again, a lot of space there that I don't even really want to group SW into a broad category by saying they're some of the most sexually confident people out there.
As far as the whole paying thing. I think about it like this, if I meet a girl at a club where I bought a table for the night, and she bounces when she finds out I'm not gonna buy her a Birkin, that's one thing (and probably more common). On the other hand, I'm paying for access to women I wouldn't normally meet and can still form a real relationship, like I met a celebrity that way and we ended up dating for a few months. In that frame, I'm not paying for her to fake like me, or that she's attracted to me for money. Both can happen and I wouldn't assume it's either one, assuming you're open and available to what the other wants. Like if you're married, and your favorite soapland girl caught real feelings for you, and you want to maintain that customer/provider dynamic to make sure intentions are clear, I think that's perfectly fine (in fact I think that's how most couple's here view cheating. It's not cheating if you paid =P). 🤷♂️