# Have you ever received a massage from a pro? (i.e., a back rub from your SO as a prelude to rumpy-pumpy does not count)

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**Created:** [May 1, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-a-massage-from-a-pro-i-e-a-back-rub-from-your-so-as-a-prelude-to-rumpy-pumpy-does-not-count/963757 "2022-05-01T14:07:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-a-massage-from-a-pro-i-e-a-back-rub-from-your-so-as-a-prelude-to-rumpy-pumpy-does-not-count/963757/14 "2022-05-01T15:53:45Z")

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[I go to a barbershop where the all-female staff give massages – shoulders & up – as a routine part of their service.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barber-cuts-hair-much-shorter-than-directed/803107/25) I wasn’t aware of this the first time I went and it surprised the hell out of me! Yeah, I have been there once when I didn’t really need a haircut but my shoulders were really tense. My SO doesn’t like giving or getting massages.

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