Let’s say you have a young, single woman who does not make much money. Her car which she requires to get to work needs a few hundred dollars worth of parts and work to keep running. Her credit is not good and she cannot afford to pay this amount.
If she makes an arrangement to trade sexual favors for this needed work with a single male mechanic has she done anything wrong ethically if both parties are satisfied with the transaction? Both parties understand this is a transaction and there is no expectation of any personal type of relationship after mutual services have been delivered.
Please note I understand that this may be illegal in certain areas, but I am not asking for a legal judgment, I am asking as to your personal view of the ethical envelope of the situation.
I once asked a cop this question: If the woman asks for money before or after sex, or if the man offers money before sex, it’s illegal. However, if the man offers money after sex it is not illegal.
If both hold an equal amount of power before, during, and after the exchange and there is no coercion involved, I don’t see what’s unethical about it. Illegal, yes. Unethical, so long as no one is being harmed, it’s none of my business and my personal code of ethics does not apply.
Fine by me. I’d just be concerned about the situation being exploitative, so as always it depends on the context. But assuming both people are happy, then I don’t see anything wrong with it.
It would have been perfectly legal in Rhode Island for a while if the transactions were conducted indoors. In that case I see nothing unethical about it.
Here is the way it is done, girl comes by and has sex with you. After sex she casually mentions her car needs a repair, you kindly offer to fix it. Happens all the time, I don’t see any difference.
I think it’s ethical if she makes the offer freely, but if he makes the proposition I don’t think it’s as ethical. In either case it would be wrong logically to accept the offer for health reasons.