| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 3:12:52 PM | How would relationships be different if prostitution was legal? This is not meant to be a debate about whether or not it should be legal (please don't talk about that here). I just want to get everyone's opinion on how the male/female dynamic would change.
Personally, I think that if prostitution were legal we might see women rely a lot less on withholding the promise of sex for their men in order to get what they want, since an unmarried man could easily get laid no matter what his condition.
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 3:20:04 PM | In the Netherlands prostitution is defined as a legal profession; prostitutes have access to the social security system, may join unions, have to pay income tax and are treated like any other self-employed trades person. Health and social services are readily available, but the women are not required to register or undergo regular health checks.
Prostitutes must be at least 18 years old, while for non-commercial sex the age of consent is 16. Clients must be at least 16. Violation of either age limit is a crime for the other party, and possibly for a pimp.
Brothels are licensed legal businesses which are allowed to advertise. Pimping and trafficking human beings is illegal.
Personally, I think that if prostitution were legal we might see women rely a lot less on withholding the promise of sex for their men in order to get what they want, since an unmarried man could easily get laid no matter what his condition.
^^ What a strange assumption to make. Btw....you don't need to be unmarried 'to easily get laid'. Statistics shows that the majority of 'prostitute visitors' are married men. | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 3:23:00 PM | | Very interesting! How has the availability of legal prostitution affected the dating and social environment there? | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 3:23:35 PM | well if you can pick up ladies as easy as me who needs em? thats what I say
But I thimk more people would charge for sex if it was legallised I reckon it would leave us blokes skint.. whats a few drinks cost not £100 a ttime??
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 3:34:32 PM |
Very interesting! How has the availability of legal prostitution affected the dating and social environment there?
As far as I know...not.
By legalizing prostitution, some regard them as ‘sex workers’ with rights.
Some more examples:
In Brazil, prostitution is not illegal but it is illegal to operate a brothel, to rent premises to prostitutes, exploit children or live off the earnings of a prostitute. In Canada, the law does not prohibit the act of prostitution but criminalizes a wide range of related activities like soliciting, living off the earnings of prostitution, operating premises, etc. In Denmark, it is not illegal to provide sexual services so long as prostitution is not the main source of income (in which case the charge is vagrancy). Recruiting is illegal. Greece and Turkey have both legalized prostitution. Women must register and attend clinics for regular examinations, in some cases as frequently as twice weekly. In India, despite the many laws against the sex industry and traditional caste-bound prostitution, prostitution and trafficking is still common. Conditions are very bad for those involved. In Senegal, it is illegal to aid, abet, procure or live off prostitution earnings or run a brothel. Female prostitutes must register, carry cards and have regular medical exams. Most women take part in the informal sector. Enforcement is weak. In Thailand, it is illegal to be a prostitute or to live off a prostitute’s earnings. However, the laws are not consistently enforced. | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 3:38:20 PM | | I really do not understand why prostitution isnt legal now, except for christian morals in our legislature. With that said I dont thin anything would change. Whats the difference between buying a prostitute for the night or spending $50 on drinks for the easy chic at the bar? | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 3:56:35 PM |
How would relationships be different if prostitution was legal?
more females would be prostitutes... and more males would be johns.
both percentages would rise but end up being 'even' in the scales.. so nothing would really change. | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 4:07:59 PM | First there would be a huge demand for a small supply. One of the things that drive the prices up for a guy like Guv Spitzer is the illegality of it... so there's a scarcity driven issue right there.
Imagine $5500 for four hours *LOL*
Now, any figure approaching that would, I'm sure, attract alot of women into the biz... But then, after more women got into the biz and grabbed the quick bux, probably the price would go down because the supply would satisfy the demand for awhile....
Actually, I don't think more men would be johns.
I have a feeling I'll never patronize a prostitute. I'm just not that attracted to the idea of paying someone to have sex with me. I'm such a tight wad, I wouldn't be able to handle it. It would be like trying to shoot pool with a rope.  | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 4:20:45 PM | Legal prostitution would not change the dynamics of relationships. What you and the men you talk to perceive of women as withholding sex to get what they want may be women who do not want to have sex on demand because their SO believes it is his right no matter how he acts.
The main difference if prostitution were legalized is that there would be less spread of STDs, fewer prostitutes beat up by johns and pimps, fewer johns that are robbed, more people choosing it as a profession rather than seeking it as a last resort, and more tax dollars available for whatever the government would deem appropriate use of the funds.
The potential to go to jail I don't believe is a huge deterrent to the crime. In most jurisdictions it is a misdemeanor and it is usually the prostitutes rather than the johns that must deal with the system so its legality would do little to change the status quo. It revolves around who is willing to part with money to have REAL no strings sex, which is difficult to find from non-pros. Formalizing the system could even result in higher fees and fewer johns once medical care, licensing, taxes, etc. are factored in. Some people may also be motivated by the illicit nature of the encounter and legalizing it would deflate the whole experience. | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 4:52:24 PM | | I think that any moral person - who is commited and dedicated to their SO - would never consider a prostitute - whether it was leagal or not! A monogomus lover would not stray! | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 4:59:21 PM |
Very interesting! How has the availability of legal prostitution affected the dating and social environment there?
It hasn't. The Dutch don't have the same kind of insane religious intolerance & hang ups you find in the US. | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 5:05:44 PM | MrBigg....
Prostitution is legal in many countries and in some states in the USA. I do not think the male/female dynamic would change. Prostitution is everywhere on this earth and in every major city in the US (whether legal or not) and it hasn't changed whether women have sex or hold out. Finding someone to have sex is the easy part for anyone,and most any male as well. Finding someone for a wonderful relationship is difficult and always has and always will be, because personalities and those dynamics are at play. What does everybody else think? | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 5:13:18 PM | In terms of relationships, legalized prostitution is not going to stop couples from withholding sex. Because significant others are not commodities. Your lover withholding sex is going to emotionally effect you more than just local prostitute. Because if you get rejected by a prostitute, you simply go on to the next one. No one wants to be rejected by their lover.
It might seem like Couples withholding sex have advantages and disadvantages, and depending on the people involved in the relationship, But any advantage is clouded by the delusion that sex is ultimate nullifier of the relationship. Its merely a perceived advantage, because any person that desperate for sex can find it, legally or not. | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 5:23:05 PM | Mostly guys that can't get any "no matter what they do" or don't have a woman in his life, will be prostitutes' clients, so I dont think it would effect people in relationships. Now would it stop women from holding out to get something in exchange for sex, well they already acting like a prostitute, so what will change? He will just be paying a different prostitute. Since he still will be paying one way or another, then why not just give the one thats holding out, what she wants and get your sex..lol
more females would be prostitutes... and more males would be johns.
both percentages would rise but end up being 'even' in the scales.. so nothing would really change.
Oh...somethings will definately change!
Even with mandatory health checks on these legal prostitutes, I would bet the cases of STDs will rise. What about that time between the check ups?
Don't know if any case studies have been done in that one state that it is already legal and if it was done would it be exposed and ruin the business?
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 5:34:32 PM | Sigi...
I agree with your points...just look at the former governor of New York here in the USA... | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 6:18:21 PM | I would never pay, but imagine this..
You go to a bar pick up a chick do the dead and then she gives you an invoice stating you owe her £100.00 all chicks are prostitutes coz its legal. Does she have another job he11 yeah, but her sideline is picking up innocent guys. who we gonna tell noone.
anywhere plenty of free easy gals in my neck of the woods don,t need legalising
YOU DIG???
THE ZIPP   
O N to the guy
prostitution=happiness
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 7:24:44 PM | from what i've seen lately, if it were legal, the new and "booming" market would be young men lined up for old women to chose from. legal or not, to me the whole thing is sad. but, that's another thread. good luck on "getting laid" OP. that has been the least of most of our problems.  | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 8:13:40 PM | I don't know, maybe I missed the point of this, but if you legalized prostitution as we have in certain counties here in Nevada, I don't think much would change on the culture or socitial end of things, because by nature you have not changed or in my mind really influenced behavior. By changing the legal mechanisms you don't change how people feel or look towards that type of behavior, just allowed government regulation and taxation.
Really, people whore mongering is big. Much bigger than most people realize. In Las Vegas alone I'd say that on any given night or day you have more than 300 girls turning tricks. On big weekends it will be 1000's of girls. Like it or not we do not see sex today the way I see the US being portrayed. We are not as naive as some would paint us as. Porn in American is $2 Billion annually, so we are not a bunch of chastity belt wearing people afraid of their own sexuality. | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 11:01:36 PM | there would be less desperation to get laid or find love.
we'd all save some to get laid once a mo w a total hottie that would do whatever we want.
hell, i know i would do it! | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 11:05:43 PM | | Dude here in Canada prostitution is legal, its just the soliciting that is illegal. If you call an escort service and make arrangements no problem. If your roll up on a lady on the curb and ask how much, well your off to John school... | |
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| What if Prostitution was Legal?
Posted: 3/12/2008 11:08:00 PM |
Personally, I think that if prostitution were legal we might see women rely a lot less on withholding the promise of sex for their men in order to get what they want, since an unmarried man could easily get laid no matter what his condition.
Thoughts?
this line of thinking is just so pathetic.
There are such things as male Prostitutes also. | |
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