Basic Trope: A character consorts with a sex worker for non-sex related purposes. * Straight: Bob hires Alice, a prostitute, but much to her surprise he just wants to talk to her rather than have sex with her. * Exaggerated: Bob hires prostitutes on a regular basis just to chat with them. * Justified: Bob hires prostitutes to try and persuade them to quit being prostitutes. * Bob is a lonely man who is discomforted by sex but still yearns to make a connection with someone. * Alice is the key to unlocking a mystery that Bob is pursuing, but the only way he can make contact with her to find out what she knows is to hire her services. * Inverted: Bob hires Alice to have sex with her, but all Alice wants to do is talk. * Bob hires a therapist to have sex with him.