I was telling another message board about this story I once saw on America's Dumbest Criminals. A man was walking around the streets downtown carrying a sign that said he had a foot fetish. Would any young lady be interested, he asked. And then, the host said, he was promptly arrested. And the studio audience roared with laughter. Why was he arrested? I asked. I know foot fetishes, etc. are not illegal in anywhere in the US. It's just things like prostitution and sex in public that are illegal here. Is it because he was advertising? No, the other message board said. Just advertising you're offering sex is never illegal either. Unless you tell people you want them to pay you for it. That got me to thinking. Since I now see sex thru prostitution as wonderful way, not just for pleasure, but to improve the quality of some people's lives. Old people, people with physical and mental handicaps, maybe just people who are unpopular for some reason. Maybe they have chronic foot odor that won't go away. But in most places in the United States it's still illegal. What if someone just offered it to people that way for free? As a kind of charity, if I could use that word? I remember in the 70s and 80s, female therapists offered sex as part of their therapy for some men as their treatment. When the authorities said they were just using their services as a front for prostitution, the courts said, not really. Not if it served a legitimate purpose. So is this a good idea? And am I the first person to think of it?
I'm thinking that because his sign was asking "Would any young lady be interested..." it could be construed that he was soliciting and perhaps it was/is illegal to advertise for sex and that got him arrested as well even though it's not illegal to have a foot fetish - but saying that you do on a sign could be seen as solicitation, too. On the whole, anything that resembles prostitution is illegal everywhere except Reno, Nevada (last I heard). Some locals say that if no money is asked for or exchange hands, eh, it's not really prostitution but just consenting adults consenting to have sex but that might not be the case "everywhere." Providing sex as a service, even if free of charge, could still be seen as prostitution since it's still illegal to be a sex worker except in Reno and sex for medicinal purposes can only be offered/provided by licensed medical professionals and I don't think a court would say otherwise. Is it a good idea? Sure, it is! Is it legal? Probably not.
I'm not sure if I understand this. If there is no exchange of anything with monetary value, how is it prostitution?
That's ridiculous. If it were true, it would make virtually every married woman on the planet a prostitute!
You might not believe that what you said is more truthful than it seems to be. One of the things I learned is that when you marry a woman, you're always paying for the pussy and not necessarily with money. Before I got married, I thought this was just some sour grapes coming from disgruntled husbands... until I got married. If that wasn't enough, I remember reading a book on human sexuality and it said, at one point, that women - basically - whore themselves to get a suitable mate and, well, I was shocked to realize that what the authors said was true - and especially those women on the hunt for guys with big bank accounts. From our early history as a species, if a male didn't have the good traits and qualities that could provide for her and whatever offspring they had, his advances toward her were rejected and in favor of the male who did have the desired traits. Most men, in fact, have do something in order for her to want to have sex and, yeah, I know, this is different and in a lot of ways but, yep, when you're married, you're paying for the pussy and with the soon to be realized understanding that she can withdraw it from you for any reason and you're still paying for something that you're not going to get now. This is a seriously fucked up way to look at this but, you see, the fairy tale we all were made to believe says that (1) you should meet a girl, (2) marry her, (3) make babies with her (4) and until death do you part and (5) that any time you want her pussy, she is obligated to give it up to you and (6) if you think this is bullshit, that's because it is because (7) real-life shit debunks the fairy tale. You can ask her for it - and it sounds fucked up to have to ask the woman you married if you can have sex with her but that's the reality - and she has the right to refuse... unless the price is right. How many wives have asked their horny husbands, "What's in it for me?" and he's either got to do something or get her something for her to agree to spread those legs - and the "price" could be anything. But, you see, because of the adherence to the fairy tale, unless your wife was really out on the block and selling it for cold, hard cash, a wife would not be seen as a prostitute or whore but, yeah, when you take off the rose-colored glasses, um, how much did the house you bought for her cost you? What does it cost you to keep her in the style she's accustomed to or, yikes, the style she wants to be accustomed to? How many husbands have been told that if they do more chores around the home, it'll improve his chance of getting lucky... and the guy complies and he's not getting all that lucky because the price hikes can happen at any time. Then there's this: Unless your wife (not yours) has a side hustle you know nothing about, she's not a sex worker so her "selling" you her pussy for 'favors' is perfectly legal and she's expected to give it up to you and on demand and, yeah, I got jokes, huh? If you wanna see this in action, let your wife ask you to do something - anything - then ask her, "What's in it for me?" and watch how she reacts. The rule in life is that there is no such thing as a free lunch and that means and includes pussy not being free - period. I know a guy who took a woman on a date, spent $400 wining and dining her and... he still didn't get the pussy because he didn't buy her something she wanted. And if you think it's ridiculous, well, it isn't. We're talking legalities here and with an exception, it is illegal in every state to be a sex worker, prostitute or whore - but your wife can and will make you pay for it and not run afoul of decency laws...
That's horseshit. If I have a one-night stand with a different woman every night for a month, or bed the same woman all month, and I don't exchange money for their services, none of it is illegal at all. If you truly believe what you say, then you've never been in a positive relationship with a woman and I feel sorry for you.
Oh, but I have; do not presume to know me, buzz. You clearly don't know a lot about women and why they behave the way they do - and that's okay because your disbelief doesn't invalidate the facts. Enjoy your life.
By the same token, do not presume to know me either. Unlike you, I believe that many woman enjoy sex without feeling the need to charge for it in some way. I have plenty of life experiences to back up that statement. If you chose to approach every interaction with a woman from this misogynistic point of view, it's no wonder that you get the sort of responses that mold your opinions of universal prostitution.
I think that we can all agree that we have to pay SOME price for sex. But that is different from the legal term of solicitation. Sure, a lot of sex can be transactional, but not illegal. I can go around town all day long asking for sex. That is not legally considered solicitation (or prostitution).