GFE stands for "Girlfriend Experience". It is a commercial sex service that blurs the boundaries between a financial transaction and a romantic relationship. The term is commonly used within the sex industry of the United States and Canada to describe a sexual encounter in which both the sex worker and the client provide each other with reciprocal sexual pleasure and some degree of emotional intimacy. The girlfriend experience, often provided through an escort agency, is a popular service that involves more personal interaction than a traditional call girl offers. Elements that make up a GFE such as conversation, affection, and mutual sexual pleasure can occur in street prostitution but are more commonly found in indoor prostitution. In sugar dating, GFE can mean different things to different people, ranging from an escort kissing the client to the simulation of a more emotional connection to unprotected sex.