What I Think is Hot About Massage Therapists

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So my first erotic short story is called "Seducing the Masseur". Why massage therapy? Is it realistic to make such a story? Aren't there ethics to consider in a real-life context? Should I focus on it as a sexual fantasy element?

I daresay there are literally thousands of porn videos you could watch where a male masseur seduces a female client, and vice versa. Usually, these end up in cunnilingus, fellatio or full-blown intercourse on the massage table, and viewers need to suspend their disbelief quite a lot to be able to immerse themselves in this scenario. Porn producers never make too much effort to make it look realistic, plus pornstars can't act very well, anyway. In addition, viewers just want to get to the sex as quickly as possible, and don't want hours of plot.

Yet, for an erotica short story, the whole thing would be ruined if I rushed through it to get to the sex as fast as possible. Part of the appeal of the written word is in the anticipation that can be built up, and it can build up a lot better than in a porn video.

Now what about ethics? Basically, isn't this whole thing just a sexual fantasy? In real life, don't masseurs take out insurance just in case clients sue them? Wouldn't the woman call the police? What about fines and imprisonment, and being struck off some kind of official register of therapists, or losing membership of some august international organization that judges professional standards?

Well, in my view, women want a "massage experience", not just a massage, and here is where a rich seam of enticing exploration can take place - in a grey area where the woman leads. Typically, the therapist does nothing sexual at all; the massage proceeds as normal. Yet he creates a safe space for her, and lends her his masculine presence, and the combination of these two things allows her the chance to experiment with her own body and its sexuality. Many women just caress their breasts, or pull on their nipples briefly; others who are bolder might venture their fingertips down below. In all this, the male therapist should remain calm, unflustered and measured, and just keep providing that safe space and masculine presence. The more he does it, the more her confidence will grow, until her sexuality blossoms under his watchful gaze.

That is the process I have tried to capture in this book. I hope you like it!