Maddi Miller is a self-made millionaire who created the life of her dreams at the age of 20.
She owns multiple properties and earns up to $70,000 a month, thanks to her thriving career as an adult content creator.
Despite her apparent success, the Australian woman says her controversial career has taken a toll on her dating life and she has yet to find a lasting romantic relationship.
It all started going downhill when Miller started selling explicit content on a popular subscription website when she was 18 years old.
Soon after, she noticed her boyfriend started treating her differently.
She noted that at the beginning of their relationship, he made more money than she did and often took her out on dates. But when her career took off, the roles were quickly reversed, eventually leading to the breakdown of their relationship.
“He started to see me as a competitor,” Miller told news.com.au.
However, the star of niche, X-rated content featuring her beloved Ford Falcon says she’s proud of the financial stability she’s been able to create for herself and won’t make herself smaller for a man’s comfort.
From the age of 14 she worked in a variety of jobs, including as a tattoo artist, golf club steward and apprentice.
“I always knew I wanted to make more money than my parents did and have the luxuries that some of my friends had grown up with, so I worked hard from the beginning,” she said.
“This career gives me the opportunity to take my finances to another level and secure my future.”
Since breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, Miller has noticed that other men have similar insecurities and have a hard time accepting the fact that she makes more than they do.
“I feel like it hurts their self-esteem. They still have this expectation that as men they should have the financial power in a relationship. I was clearly threatening their masculinity in that way,” she said.
These negative dating experiences, combined with the fact that Miller lived in a small town in Western Australia and had a limited pool of dating partners, left her feeling disillusioned with her romantic prospects.
“The irony for me is that I’ve never met more men than I do on the internet, but I have less activity than ever in real life,” said Miller, who is single for about a year. Years, said.
“But I would rather be single than be with a man who doesn’t support my career,” she added.
Amid her “non-existent” dating life, she remains determined to continue building her career and hopes that one day she will find a man who won’t be intimidated by her success and might even be a match for her.
“My dream is to meet someone who is also successful in their career and with whom I can build an empire,” she said.
“People tend to focus on me, my style, my tattoos and my work and make assumptions about my values. They’re almost never right, I’m a total romantic.”