Anyone else had any similar experiences?
Pretty much.
I was seeing someone for nearly 6 years. At least 3 times a month, sometimes every week. We would talk mid week together on the phone for over an hour. She would either call me, or vice versa. We knew each other inside out, family, friends, etc. Met her parents once as well. I was introduced to them as a "friend" although her mother silently knew what she did but played it down by convincing herself that her precious daughter was only carrying out massages. Although I only paid for an hour, I often saw her for a minimum of 3 to 4 hours. No rushing at all. On a few occasions she let me stay the night with her. I lent her money, and she would either pay me back or I'd have a free jump.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, unbeknown to me at the time, she'd met this rich client. She started becoming unreliable, not being able to see me at the weekend, etc. She eventually told me why and that she was "quitting" but if she could get away then we could still meet up together. More messing about ensued, and I worked out the only time she wanted to meet up was for money and for a shoulder to cry on. I got fed up with her pouring her heart out to me about the boyfriend, what a bully he was, a control freak, and an absolute dickhead. Despite me telling her to leave him then, she couldn't because she'd fallen in love with his lifestyle and more importantly his money. Basically I got fed up paying her for sex to then just become her agony uncle and listen to her harping on all night about him. I realised them what a shallow bitch she actually was.
She then started making accusations about me, saying I'd done this or that. I found out later the control freak was poisoning her mind with loads of shit. Somehow it was my fault she couldn't keep her knickers on. I wasn't the only previous client she was still seeing btw.
Do I miss her - I'll be honest, yes.
Do I miss all the aggro and grief she caused me. Not one bit.