From Courtesans to Cyber Dates – A Weird History of Paid Companionship
People can now pay virtual boyfriends or girlfriends to text, flirt, listen, provide comfort, or act like romantic partners. What are customers buying in these exchanges? Sex may be part of paid intimacy, but attention, affection, fantasy, validation, and companionship can also carry monetary value. Paid companionship has changed with society and technology, yet money … Read more