#12:
Exit Strategy
What if Maria falls in love with her mark, what if she finds a trick that proves to be her equal or falls for a sponsor that has just gotten divorced and is ready to have more than just a trophy boo he spoils? You can't predict which way the heart will lead you, but you have to keep this strictly business. The moment you allow your mind to race to that fairytale land where Edward the emotionally detached millionaire drives up in the limo, faces his fear of heights, and sweeps Vivian the whore off her feet, you will start to focus on that more than your come up. If you want love, then you don't need Ho Tactics, you need to Spartan Up and find a real man who you build and prosper with. You want money, you want to be pampered, you want to become successful using the finances or fame of someone else; therefore, you must always put money over dick, play your position, and commit to that way of thinking. This man isn't a potential boyfriend or husband, he's a trick, and even if he settles down with you, he'll always have trick blood in his veins, and that means you become a woman that can be replaced by a younger, prettier, and smarter Ho.
With that being said, I'm sure the biggest followup question will still be, "People change, and I know I could keep him from wondering if we were to be in a real relationship," That's admirable and there has to be countless cases of tricks who settled for a woman that started off as a Ho working him. Hos do evolve into housewives like those I wrote about in Solving Single, because they are real people that have skillsets that will always make them fun to be around regardless if they are on the clock or retired. You will find a husband, you will find a boyfriend, and you will find love, but I ask that you wait until you retire from Hoing or pick someone you didn't start out hustling. If NBA players can fall in love with groupies, then Hos, who are much smarter than those star fuckers, have the ability to capture a baller's heart for the long run as well. However, it should be a real love not a long-term hustle because you got comfortable and didn't want to let go of your mark. Chapter 18: How To Go from Ho to Housewife covers this best case scenario retirement, but let's focus on the normal Ho exits. Continue to be smart and have an exit strategy worked out for two scenarios...
Exit #1: You got everything you need and want to move on.
Exit #2: You hit a wall and he got cheap on you suddenly.
Your Ho hustle should last until you get those things you wrote down at the beginning of this journey, but in case of emergency, you have to be ready to walk away with nothing. When you have milked this man for everything you wanted, begin to lay the seeds of discontent. Fake arguments where you make him out to have offended you or pressured you will put the "break up" on him and give you an out without having to be the bad guy. There are all kinds of mindfucks you can pull off that make him seem as if he's not being loyal or that you two are no good for each other, but remember that your Ho power can boomerang. This man is most likely so smitten that he will try to make it up to you no matter if your excuse is real or fantasy. A mark knows what you react to-gifts. Be prepared to walk away without being overly greedy. You got what you came for; just because he's dangling a matching Rolex if you stay doesn't mean you circle back. If you circle back once, you will do it twice, and at that point that man knows he has power over your exit.
The best way to end a relationship with a mark is to borrow a page out of a man's book and slow fade out of existence. You've gotten busy with work; you're going through family troubles, or the classic excuse that you need space. Excuses once again become your friend and doing things slowly will help you milk car payments or things he's already promised to give you. Eventually he'll stop helping you out altogether, but sometimes it's better to let a relationship like this decay than to decapitate it. From an emotional standpoint the more you distance yourself the less in love he will be with that fun Ho side because he's not seeing it anymore. This frees this trick up to go find someone to replace you, and like all men, once he has a new hobby, you will be forgotten and free to go on to your next hustle or retire without him annoying you.
