Establishing regular customers is an integral aspect of any service industry since they can increase profits and referrals. Most research on regulars within sex work focuses on indoor, high-end workers, who cultivate them through relational work practices. Yet very little is known about whether street-based sex workers employ these same tactics or even seek out regulars. This article draws upon interviews with 36 street-based sex workers in Washington, DC, USA. Sex workers dedicate considerable time and effort in order to retain regulars via relational work, noting such customers offer greater economic stability and fewer risks. Relational work also has disadvantages, exacerbated by the illicit and illegal nature of this work. Street-based sex workers navigate boundary setting and slippage as a part of retaining or rejecting regular clients. These findings have implications for policies that can reduce harms for sex workers and enhance their protections.

建立常客是任何服务行业不可或缺的一部分，因为他们可以增加利润和推荐。大多数关于性工作常客的研究都集中在室内的高端工人身上，他们通过相关的工作实践来培养他们。然而，对于街头性工作者是否采用这些相同的策略，甚至寻找常客，人们知之甚少。本文取材于对美国华盛顿特区 36 名街头性工作者的采访。性工作者投入大量时间和精力通过关系工作留住常客，并指出此类客户提供更大的经济稳定性和更低的风险。关系工作也有缺点，这项工作的非法和非法性质加剧了这种情况。作为留住或拒绝常客的一部分，街头性工作者在边界设置和滑点中导航。