And the brothel I worked in was pretty large - up to 40 or 50 women on per night with two bars, many rooms with Jacuzzis etc so yea pretty much mega, if not as big as some of the FKK places in Germany.
To Ophelia, I totally agree that you become disillusioned with prostitution as time goes on. I have a friend who - like me - is going through the process of trying to leave the industry, and it is something we talk about. How we thought it was amazing when we started because of the money, and the fact you could travel etc but hating it crept up on us. Its why I find it hard to talk to women who are brand new to the game who think its amazing and don't understand why I'm much more cynical.
They tell themselves they'll always love it; I told myself that too. I woke up this morning, and I dreamed that decriminalisation had been passed through parliament Ha! I have such boring dreams! Seriously, though, I woke up believing it had been, and with it I felt this huge sadness and almost despair.
I've always been on the fence. But really, hand on heart, prostitution should be stigmatized and it should be discouraged. Elements of it should be illegal and criminal. I used to be all "Oh but it's a choice, we should accept it, make it easy and safe" but honestly, all sex workers eventually start to understand and feel how it dehumanizes you. How it impacts on your life path in a negative way.
I find it hard to relate to people outside of the sex industry and there are people who I know would hate me if they knew the real me. Even with its perks, It's inevitably a hard path to "choose" it's a hard life to lead. Under Nordic model, I imagine it would send a message to men that treating females as sex objects is wrong and actually illegal, which is a powerful message and one that could filter through to protect girls in childhood.
