your hobby experiences.  Fortunately, I have several hobby buddies that I can share my fun times with, and they with me.  I do have a few non hobby friends that know what I do, I just don't share all the juicy details with them.  You might try getting to know some of the hobbyists in your immediate area thru the regional board.  I have gotten to know some and met them for wings and beer at a local Wing House a couple times.  Most of the guys that hobby are pretty good guys.  Start chatting on your regional board and see what happens.

Swim

Or share here...   A secret is only a secret when one of them is dead!

This place and my favorite providers are the only ones I can talk about what I do. PM me any time you want to talk about our hobby. I had this convo with one of my favs. a while back and it was great to talk about the crazy things I have been doing with someone that understood.

If done right this can be fun

It's with the Provider I'm seeing.

I can relate with the not telling anybody part.  Most of my buddies are single, or not in a serious relationship.  three or four months ago, one my friends was talking about how none of us in the group has been laid this year yet.  It was very difficult to just nod and agree because I wanted to tell them about my experience.  Sadly, I think my friends would be planning an intervention if they knew.

one of my friends called me crazy

He tells me I have "lost my mind".. so that is what can  happen if you share.. All of a sudden everyone is a financial advisor..

At the moment I am taking a fiscally based break and I hate it !!  We all make choices.. but I know exactly who I will be in touch with when my finances get in order... I stopped just short of going into a deep hole.. so I would call that perfect.. now getting bills and Credit Cards paid off and then... heavan again..  

So many times I wish I could share with a friend a picture of my ATF, just to let him know how great my life is.. .. yes it's business.. but it is also more than that.. I have become special friends with so many wonderful women.. and life is all about experiences.. at the end of your life that's all you have..

but the need to shout it to the world will fade with time and maybe a few mediocre encounters. IMPORTANT: You'll be doing yourself the biggest favor by keeping your trap shut - there are plenty of guys on here with stories of the shit hitting the fan after a "trusted" friend let the cat out of the bag (either maliciously or accidentally).  

Maybe you should hit some meet-n-greets to trade hobby stories, or if you get friendly enough with a lady you'll both end up confiding in each other.

I am a brand-spanking-new young AA provider in the DC area and just joined TER to lurk, listen and learn, so you won't be hearing from me much.  No VIP, either.  Working my way through school, love sex, need the bucks so it seemed like a natural.  Sometimes I love it, sometimes not so much.  It'll probably get better when my screening improves and I can weed out the guys I won't enjoy seeing.
I'd rather bag groceries than get pawed by some old sweaty dude with bad breath and stank ass.  But when I open the door and see a nice young guy, well, I am one happy ho! LOL!
So for me, I guess you could say I love it and hate it.