My (21M) girlfriend (20F) wants to be a stripper. I am against it. We don’t know what to do
Kind of a long one, just wanted to get as much information in here as I could.
TLDR; my girlfriend wants to be a stripper. I don’t want her to be. We need advice on how to compromise or other solutions
I (21M) and my girlfriend (20F) have been dating for 2 years. Recently we went to a strip club together for her birthday. For a while before that she has been wanting to get into the industry as a performer and has been talking about auditioning soon but i have conflicting feelings about it.
My main argument against it is that it makes me uncomfortable, having people staring at her and her exposing herself to a bunch of strangers every weekend. I’m sure this is a very common view but I don’t want to be the kind of person that says she can’t do something just because it makes me unhappy. I have been adamant in saying that it’s her life and she can do whatever she wants, but I do believe that there are more ethical ways to make money.
Also I personally am not a fan of the environment that a strip club has, and I don’t feel comfortable with her contributing to the exploitation of desperate people while exposing herself to them.
Her main argument for why she should do it is that she would make a bunch of money really fast. She has also said that she would give me control of all her finances as I seem to be the more rational and financially responsible one in a relationship (her words).
She said she doesn’t want to do anything that would make me uncomfortable, but she also keeps saying she’s wanting to audition. she even bought new shoes that were in my opinion not cheap considering she doesn’t have a job aside from a part-time job on weekends where she makes a minimum wage, however she did buy these shoes for upcoming pole fitness classes
I want her to do whatever she wants and I have no right to tell her no, and she can do whatever she wants with her body but she knows i don’t like this line of work.
Shes never given me a reason to doubt her loyalty, however, shes always been loving, committed and obsessed with me so if she did get into that line of work thats not something i would be worried about. She also has stated many times over the time we’ve been together how much she dislikes other men and that she’d only be nice in that setting to hustle for money. She’s had previous experiences in acting and show business so putting up a front and creating a persona for herself isn’t difficult for her, though she is truly a genuine and caring girlfriend.
I haven’t given her a solid answer on whether I’m OK with it or not, but I’m leaning towards no.
What do you think is the right thing to do? Can we come to the compromise somehow?
For Reference we wrote this post together and we both proofread it before posting.
Posted Apr 1, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC