Originally Posted By: VW/Velvet
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In your opinion, and based on your experience in the industry, when porn stars "retire" upon announcing their engagements, do you find that the reason for them putting the brakes on fucking on camera to usually be:

a) the guy makes it a requirement for the engagement
b) the star wants a clean start in life and it's her idea to stop
c) the man assumes or is expected to assume all financial demands in the relationship and the star no longer needs to bring home money?
d) a combination of the above
e) something not listed here


Oh boy. That's not easy to answer. I think this is gonna be a little long.

Well, I can't speak on my behalf because I wasn't engaged when I was still doing movies and it wasn't a result as to why I stopped working for other companies but my own website. But from what I have heard and have seen over the years, (while I can be completely wrong) it SEEMS as though the main motivation for the girl to quit porn is more for the other half and not herself.

I'm not sure if a ultimatum is given but perhaps the girl automatically sees what is right in the situation and voluntarily chooses to stop performing. Thinking it's the right thing to do.

When you stop or start doing something for someone else other than yourself, it leads you in a direction of all sorts but happiness.

I'd have to say a combination of D and E. I'm a firm believer that every persons situation is unique to the other but with how many relationships fail regularly especially in our country and society, it seems that it fails right when you give up what you want or do for another. It's not a healthy start.

I think that if a girl would easily say that she would still be doing porno if she wasn't engaged, then quitting for the relationship isn't really going to fulfill the hole of what you gave up on for someone else. You should quit when you want to and are ready to; for whatever your reasons they may be.

You will get and gain more respect from others making independent decisions in life rather than making sacrifices for another. You will also find someone and attract someone who loves and connects with you regardless of your past more successfully if you show the confidence in the choices you made in life and show you're always learning; not stuck in a valley that can't get past her lessons.

A sacrifice upon sacrifice shows hardly much of oneself. I see it as lack of self confidence, lack of self respect and lack of big adult capabilities in general. (In my opinion there's a difference between being selfless and making sacrifices for another)

But it's still not a retirement. It's just leaving or quitting. I see retirement as something more set in stone even permanent because you can financially do so. Which is not the case for anyone who leaves the industry as a performer.