You're making a false delineation. There is no financial or any other type of scam that does not emotionally manipulate in some fashion.

It's odd to me that you turn your nose up at sex workers to lose your virginity to because it's transactional but you'd settle for allowing yourself to be scammed by someone who is clearly manipulating you and playing off your emotional vulnerability just for the chance to "punch your V-card".

Is that not also a transaction. You're still paying for it, it's just has a different veneer to it.

If you want fantasy, a good sex worker will give you all the fantasy you want, whatever fantasy you want. The illusion is a major part of their job. No manipulation required.

Truly, Gareth, your thinking is quite bizarre to me sometimes. I can't make sense of it.