Dear Beautiful Machine Readers,

I have been dating my girlfriend for almost a year, and I honestly thought she was someone I could marry. She is beautiful, intelligent, independent, and successful. Then I discovered something about her that has me questioning our entire relationship.

Part of her income comes from creating adult foot fetish content online. She sells pictures and videos of her feet to men, including custom content for paying customers. I had absolutely no idea she was doing this.

When I confronted her, she told me it isn’t cheating because there is no physical contact. To her, it’s simply content and a way to make good money. She has also made it clear that she doesn’t plan to stop.

The problem is that I’m extremely uncomfortable with it. It’s not just the pictures. It’s knowing that men are paying my girlfriend for something they find sexually exciting and that she sometimes communicates with them about special requests. Even worse, she never told me any of this.

I care about her deeply, but I’m seriously considering ending the relationship. She says asking her to stop would be controlling. I don’t want to control her, but I also don’t think I should have to accept something that crosses a serious boundary for me.

So I need your help, Beautiful Machine readers.

Am I being jealous and insecure, or am I justified in walking away from a woman I love because this isn’t the kind of relationship I want?

JEALOUS OR JUSTIFIED? You decide.