are gals I've seen.  Both of the latter two are very well known providers in my area.  For whatever it's worth, to my knowledge all four are happy.  Now, would I do it?  Well, I'm in the process of ending my second civvie marriage, so how much worse could I do by marrying a provider?  Having said that, my closest friends are under strict orders that if I ever tell them I'm marrying again they are to shoot me immediately.
Last, I'd add a third rule:
3) If in doubt, refer to rules 1 and 2.

For 1, you're full of shit...

WTF difference does it make if she strips or fucks for money? It's a fucking job. Does that mean she's any less respectable? What do you think about the Wall Street brokers, CEOs, and politicians that fucked everything up for everybody else?

At least you know you're gonna get fucked by a provider. 9 times out of 10 in the best way.

Sure, some are certifiably looney tunes. But so are half the civvie ladies I know and the only reason I say that is because my belief is men and women are wired differently, meaning we'll perpetually be foreign to each other. That's the mystery.

So. Originally you asked about providers marrying their clients. I can think of 2 couples off the top of my head. They wouldn't have it any other way. I know the guys very well, and when their ladies come to me to help bury a foot in their ol' man's asses, I know they fucking care cuz I'm basically the last resort which most can attest to here.

You. Get over yourself. You've 'heard some stories' and 'been involved with strippers'. So fucking what?

Oh. And as far as rule 2? Been there also, except it was with a provider.

Got paid back. With interest!... lmao!!!!

As with all marriages, some work out and some do not.

One marriage lasted two years and they filed for divorce this week.  He said he was OK with her working but she wanted to transition out of escorting.  When she did and the $ stopped flowing he started acting more and more like a pure pimp and kept pushing her to work more.  That is the big reason it fell apart.  He had been a client.

One lasted about 5 years and is going through some rough times--she is trying to keep it togtether after she found him cheating, he seems to be willing to try but I do not have great hopes for it.  She stopped working before they got married.  He had been her client.

One lasted almost 10 years until the husband died.  No visible cracks and I suspect it would have lasted indefinately.  She worked a little UTR and he knew.  He did not encourage it but he accepted it (he also had been her client).

One lasted until she died.  She stopped working after they got married.

Two are still happily married after a number of years, including one lovely lady I gave away at the wedding because she and her father are estranged.  Neither had been a client.  Neither knew her previous work, and both stopped before getting married.

I also have met three ladies who were married and working when I met them, husbands fully aware.  All three marriages seem to be working out, and in one case the husband is a male escort.

I would do it in a heart(:()beat------but its not to be sadly

a good friend of mine first married
a stripper. she turned out to be the
biggest cunt*shyly*one can ever imagine.
he was then roped into marrying a provider.
they both would take a bullet for each other now.
i understand the existing reservations each
side of this endeavor experience but why
would anyone forego the opportunity to gain
happiness, compared to the temporary contentment
that is acheived here?

Get clue dude. These are people, what an indpendent minded person does will not ever ever suit person with a herd mentality. Before you ask what do mean, let me answer:

Independent Minded - A person does what s/he feels is right for them and doesn't give a shit baout what anyones else think. In other words, indpendent person lives and enjoys life. (someone like MP67)

Herd Mentality - A person who seeks approval from the masses and is always fucking miserable. (like most who come on here and as what they should do or should have done)

One's you figure out which camp you fall, you will havwe your answer.

As for me, I don't think I will marry again and if I decide to do marry again, the person being a provider/stripper would not be an issue whatsoever!

Leave the fuck alone, been asked too many times, if you can't give it rest for at least 12 moths and put the question on the subject line.