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Re:Should Prostitution Be a Crime? by Mz on Thursday May 05, 2016 @07:28PM (#11640500)
That is how I generally view dating. I think, on some level, most people view it that way. It offends a lot of people to point it out, but the general expectation is that the man pays for dates and he hopes that it results in sex at some point.

Edit: people seem to be missing my point. I am female and I don't date. (http://micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com/2014/01/no-dating-re...) Stating that this is a logical interpretation of dating does not mean I condone it. (Yup, as stated elsewhere, I am for decriminalization of sex work.)

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Re:Should Prostitution Be a Crime? by burfog on Friday May 06, 2016 @03:33AM (#11642335)
The time scale matters.

My expectation was sex, yes, but with marriage. I had no real desire to be a manslut, or whatever you'd call it. The risks and costs would not be worthwhile.

BTW, I mostly avoided paying. I didn't want to feel used.

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Re:Should Prostitution Be a Crime? by Mz on Friday May 06, 2016 @12:37PM (#11645063)
FWIW, I would call that courtship, not dating.
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Re:Should Prostitution Be a Crime? by yarou on Thursday May 05, 2016 @09:48PM (#11641133)
I think a lot of people conflate intimacy and sex.

For me, paying for sex is not a big deal. Paying for intimacy is way more ickier to me than the former.

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