I'll listen if they want to talk to me about their personal life. But I don't get invested in whether or not I'm hearing anything that's true. More an attitude towards people, not strippers in particular.
I've never had an OTC-related problem with boyfriends. One stripper I vibed well with was the ex of the VIP minder. He made such a point of trying to shit on my time at the club, I eventually switched to a different club.
I did OTC with the ex of another VIP minder, while also getting dances with his current squeeze. The two strippers were catty with each other, but didn't care I was customer to both. That VIP minder was cool with me. I as also the regular of stripper #3, who always tipped him well. She was the widow of a biker gang leader, and learned a lot from him about taking good care of friends so they take good care of you.