'When I was growing up in Europe, every married man had a mistress,''

"Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" Is a letter by Benjamin Franklin dated June 25, 1745, in which Franklin counsels a young man about “channeling sexual urges.” “At a time when America was scant one hundred years old, Benjamin Franklin was an important part of its founding mythology. Some Americans felt it their patriotic duty to hide the fact that the conqueror of electricity and continental congressman was also a raunchy (and probably unfaithful) lout.” ~ Amy Beth Werbel ~ DOB April 1964 ~ Professor at SUNY-FIT ~ Graduated of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and Yale University, ~ Two-time Fulbright Scholar (to China and the U.K.)

“Benjamin Franklin had mistresses throughout his life (including one still-unknown mistress who bore his only son William Franklin), such circumstances were incompatible with “patriotic sensibilities” a century afterward…”

You might believe/think that sex is “free” to give and receive. Sex is not free. There's a price to be paid emotionally, socially, physically, in time and effort, even legally etc etc etc Sex isn't a casual thing. It's a huge thing. Sex is and has never been “free” in our country/society. There has always been a “price” to pay; economically, legally, physically, emotionally etc etc etc. “The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.” ~ Brendan Behan ~ Irish poet ~ 9 February 1923 – 20 March 1964) The sex industry is the “oldest profession”, every country has it in one form or another, in the Fatherland 🇩🇪 is legal for a reason. The same industry exists in the USA 🇺🇸 and England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and the “laws” handle it differently. The paid for sex “industry” is as they said the “oldest profession” and “voluntary sex” for “love” ends up being more expensive. It has remain essentially the same since the time of the Greek Empire. I would refer you to Demosthenes (384 – 12 October 322 BC) ~ Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. 1. We have courtesans for the sake of pleasure. 2. Concubines for the daily health of our bodies, and 3. Wives to bear us lawful offspring and be the faithful guardians of our homes In this list is the Greek view of woman in the classic age. In today’s world Demosthenes would say: We have: 1. High end escorts, centerfolds, actresses, models, Strippers (ITC OTC) etc that provide PSE/GFE for the sake of pleasure. 2. Mistresses/Sugar Babies/Concubines; etc, for the daily health of our bodies. 3. Trophy Girlfriends/Wives to bear us lawful offspring, and be the faithful guardians of our homes. 4. Realistic Sex Dolls/Gynoids/Fembots, and Internet Porn and Instagram/Onlyfans “Models”, for kicks-and-giggles”. 5. Street walkers and crack whores for when you are horny, drunk, high, depressed, bipolar or just plain stupid and crazy, poor and miserable and can’t afford anything else. Historically It is the same all over the world… Remember “In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.” ~ Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in the movie Scarface (1983)