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To think I would rather pay for sex, if I could be assured of the quality

119 replies

GrandmaRosiesSecretDrawer · 15/04/2026 05:12

I’m a really busy woman. I don’t have the time to mess around on apps and the men all seem so desperate and seedy. It’s either ‘I want to meet my perfect match, my soul mate’ or a pic of a headless six pack and the depressingly inaccurate aubergine emojis.
I feel too old to deal with all this. I just want my needs met.
It feels so seedy but I would just rather be fully open about the transactional aspect of it, the fact it’s not going anywhere, the expectation I have, and maybe a small part of me is worried about rejection?
I don’t want a relationship but to get the sort of benefits I dream of appears so complicated.

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PermanentTemporary · 15/04/2026 06:56

I did a fair bit of casual sex dating for a while. It had its downsides but tbh I found it fun, energising and entertaining. Having never been a woman that other people appeared particularly attracted to (I’ve been asked out on an actual date twice in my life) I found being in demand quite nice. And by ‘demand’ I meant that I could be as picky as I liked and still have plenty to choose from. Most of all for me was the joy of meeting human beings in a pure space for something mutually pleasing. I learned a lot too.

Prostitution to me is not a positive force in society or an individual’s life. It may be inevitable in some form but I would always want people prostituting themselves to have other choices.

Why do you think that someone selling sex as their best option in life will not have strange off putting physical/behavioural characteristics, while someone like you who doesn’t want a relationship but still likes sex, will? They may do odd things, but casual sex mean you don’t have to put up with them in your life. Like I say, there are certainly downsides, but for me the upsides were worth it.

RoseField1 · 15/04/2026 06:59

GrandmaRosiesSecretDrawer · 15/04/2026 05:53

@JustAnotherWhingerthe thought of a swingers club makes me heave. I don’t want desperate men and their bored wives, I just want one person, for one lunch break twice a month.

Firstly, swingers clubs aren't like that, but if it's not for you then that's valid.
Secondly, what you need is to get on fabswingers and create a profile, set it to not allow single men to message you (or you'll be inundated with dross) and carefully read verifications of men you like the look of until you find a few options to message. Verifications will tell you a lot about whether a man is a) safe and b) actually any good.

Paying for sex wouldn't guarantee the guy was any good. If you want vetted, recommended casual sex you can get it for free with no ethical issues. Although you should probably offer to split the cost of the hotel if that's where you decide to meet :) good luck!

MoFadaCromulent · 15/04/2026 07:05

OP: the men all seem so desperate and seedy.

Also OP: their dicks aren't big enough and I want to pay to use another humans body for sex

Empis · 15/04/2026 07:08

Leaving aside the ethical implications, for a lot of women isn't being desired what makes sex sexy? If you have to pay someone to want you would you even enjoy it? Genuinely asking as I guess that is how I feel and thought most women did but maybe I am wrong about that.

VioletandMauve · 15/04/2026 07:09

GrandmaRosiesSecretDrawer · 15/04/2026 05:53

@JustAnotherWhingerthe thought of a swingers club makes me heave. I don’t want desperate men and their bored wives, I just want one person, for one lunch break twice a month.

You do sound pretty desperate yourself.

TulipsAndPancakes · 15/04/2026 07:12

BeagleSkunk · 15/04/2026 06:55

It worked for Emma Thomson in ‘Good luck to you Leo Grande’

I can see the appeal.

Was just about to quote this film 😁

DuellingBanjos · 15/04/2026 07:13

Go over to the sex board OP. There’s always recommendations for specialist ‘erotic massage’ or ‘yoni massage’ with the likes of Colin or Jerome. I strongly suspect that it’s not just hands that are used. 🤨

BlueBoyd · 15/04/2026 07:14

The men who pay for sex also convince themselves they are special and different. It’s wrong, whoever does it. You can’t buy consent.

Jus find yourself a FWB and stop daydreaming about paying to sexually assault someone.

localnotail · 15/04/2026 07:15

What is your problem OP - male escorts are a thing, they are not called "prostitutes" but basically this is what they are... I know through a gay friend ))

I disagree that female and male sex workers are the same. Males generally can shag pretty much anyone and I would think they generally enjoy it (at least the ones that sell sex). Maybe there is an element of people with issues but I doubt there are many that are being trafficked and forced to do it (except maybe if it involves underage people or some sort of grimy fetishes).

localnotail · 15/04/2026 07:16

I would also add that escorts, at least good ones, are not cheap.

KimberleyClark · 15/04/2026 07:18

TulipsAndPancakes · 15/04/2026 07:12

Was just about to quote this film 😁

I’ve googled this film, never having watched it,it was about a middle aged widow who’s never had an orgasm and apparently the male escort never managed to make her come either but she made herself come and ended up being happy with that? Not what the OP is after.

Dancingspleen1 · 15/04/2026 07:20

45% agree with you OP but the other bunch are shouting louder about how you should feel and what you should want sexually.
I can totally understand where you come from. I know someone that has a regular 'massage' from a guy. She's single, shes happy and it works for her.

2ndcarowner · 15/04/2026 07:24

I would only want to have sex with someone who wanted to have sex with me, I wouldn’t want someone touching my body only because he’d been paid to.

PermanentTemporary · 15/04/2026 07:31

Men also like to convince themselves that women enjoy sex they have sold. I used to think that women would t deceive themselves in the same way.

FlyingApple · 15/04/2026 07:32

I would not do this to another person, I'd rather just be celibate.

ThatCyanCat · 15/04/2026 07:34

GrandmaRosiesSecretDrawer · 15/04/2026 05:53

@JustAnotherWhingerthe thought of a swingers club makes me heave. I don’t want desperate men and their bored wives, I just want one person, for one lunch break twice a month.

I don't understand how paying for sex appeals to you, but a community of like minded people who are open and non judgemental about the exact arrangement you want, and among whom you stand a good chance of finding an actual consenting casual lover who is not for sale, is so disgusting and pathetic.

DancingWithHim · 15/04/2026 07:39

PermanentTemporary · 15/04/2026 07:31

Men also like to convince themselves that women enjoy sex they have sold. I used to think that women would t deceive themselves in the same way.

Remember that plenty of men post here pretending to be women, often to push agendas.

AlwaysLookOnTheBrightSideOfLife · 15/04/2026 07:41

GrandmaRosiesSecretDrawer · 15/04/2026 05:47

I meant a vibrator isn’t the same as a human. Obviously.
Aren’t there more likely to be ethical male sex workers?

No. HTH.

GrianGealach · 15/04/2026 07:44

OfcourseitsaNC · 15/04/2026 06:52

In YOUR reality.

Please stop thinking you speak for all of society.

In the heads of anyone with a basic ethical framework, buying consent is repugnant.

RedToothBrush · 15/04/2026 07:48

If genuine the OP is looking for moral permission to do this without guilt and shame.

I doubt that's what posters will say for good reason.

catipuss · 15/04/2026 07:51

Male escort agency? With extras available and book a hotel.

Imisscoffee2021 · 15/04/2026 07:52

GrandmaRosiesSecretDrawer · 15/04/2026 05:12

I’m a really busy woman. I don’t have the time to mess around on apps and the men all seem so desperate and seedy. It’s either ‘I want to meet my perfect match, my soul mate’ or a pic of a headless six pack and the depressingly inaccurate aubergine emojis.
I feel too old to deal with all this. I just want my needs met.
It feels so seedy but I would just rather be fully open about the transactional aspect of it, the fact it’s not going anywhere, the expectation I have, and maybe a small part of me is worried about rejection?
I don’t want a relationship but to get the sort of benefits I dream of appears so complicated.

Any transaction that involves a human being, can't be guaranteed that they aren't there due to various reasons from financial needs to coercion. Friends with benefits is one thing, but if money is switching hands, let it be to LoveHoney or Anne Summers and make it battery operated.

user2848502016 · 15/04/2026 07:55

Paying for sex is gross, full stop

TulipsAndPancakes · 15/04/2026 08:00

KimberleyClark · 15/04/2026 07:18

I’ve googled this film, never having watched it,it was about a middle aged widow who’s never had an orgasm and apparently the male escort never managed to make her come either but she made herself come and ended up being happy with that? Not what the OP is after.

Slightly more to the film than that

catipuss · 15/04/2026 08:02

user2848502016 · 15/04/2026 07:55

Paying for sex is gross, full stop

I guess that is easy to say if you are in a relationship and get regular sex that way. If you are alone, not very attractive, etc, etc it may be the only option. I don't have a problem with men or women selling sexual services if they are doing it purely to make good money for themselves, not walking the streets, working for pimps and living in squalor. And some do have regular clients.

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