# Would you have sex with a total stranger for money? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 29, 2000, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811 "2000-10-29T13:50:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/41 "2017-08-09T16:56:15Z")
This whole thread is basically the plot of “Indecent Proposal” starring Robert Redford and Demi Moore. Her character and her husband are staying at a casino, but they’re having fairly serious financial difficulty. A billionaire sees her, and offers the couple a million dollars if he can have her for one night. ---
**Author:** ![Crazy\_Canuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazy_canuck/32/5282_2.png) [@Crazy\_Canuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazy_Canuck)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/42 "2017-08-09T21:40:19Z")
I did once. I got $500 for the deal, since my ass was cherry. I was doing a lot of heroin at the time, and it seemed like an easy way to make some cash. It was, but even in my junkie haze it left me feeling dirty in a way that I never had before. I have no desire to repeat the experience. ---
**Author:** ![eyeamnicegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/aca169/32.png) [@eyeamnicegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eyeamnicegirl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/43 "2023-09-20T22:55:21Z")
Total stranger? Only time I had sex with a total stranger was a spring break trip, and no money exchanged. The only time I got paid it was a single dad who I had done babysitting for a few times before “it” happened (in exchange for a tip), so not a total stranger. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/44 "2023-09-21T00:16:01Z")
I grew up being taught that it’s a sin to have sex outside of marriage. Now, both of my parents have since violated that, as has my sister. I might not wait that long, either. But I _certainly_ would never consider having sex with someone I wasn’t in love with. My current philosophy is, don’t do anything that can result in pregnancy if you’re not prepared to have children. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/45 "2023-09-21T01:03:37Z")
Define sex. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/46 "2023-09-21T01:39:48Z")
> [@eyeamnicegirl](#): > > Yes, I would do it if I knew he was disease free and he was paying big money. I know, that makes me a whole I guess, but if he’s got $10,000 and wants to buy a evening of fun, I will be a whore for a night and leave with $10,000 in my overnight bag. > [@eyeamnicegirl](#): > > Total stranger? Only time I had sex with a total stranger was a spring break trip, and no money exchanged. The only time I got paid it was a single dad who I had done babysitting for a few times before “it” happened (in exchange for a tip), so not a total stranger. I can forgive the initial 17-year-delay because you were probably a minor when this thread started. But now that you’ve got us hooked on the stories of your sexcapades, don’t leave us hanging for another 6 years! Did you get your $10,000 asking price at the babysitting gig? Did you adjust for inflation? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/47 "2023-09-21T02:03:53Z")
Odd thread. I will say no, because when I have sex with someone, we are bonding and I imagine we’re in love. Also, I felt it would bring shame on my son( yer moms a whore) and no money is worth that. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/48 "2023-09-21T02:05:54Z")
OLD thread. And no. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/49 "2023-09-21T02:18:36Z")
Zombies tend to fall apart if too much vigorous activity is added. And they don’t really need money. They like to steal brains. ---
**Author:** ![Digger11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/50 "2023-09-22T00:19:08Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Odd thread. > I will say no, because when I have sex with someone, we are bonding and I imagine we’re in love. > Also, I felt it would bring shame on my son( yer moms a whore) and no money is worth that. I read something quite a while back–I don’t remember where I read it. But it was to the effect that when people first start a sexual relationship, they imagine that they’re in love, when often they’re simply in lust and nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/51 "2023-09-22T12:15:34Z")
For enough money, it’s a no-brainer affirmative, even with few qualifiers. But no for realistic money. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/52 "2023-09-22T16:04:05Z")
Old thread, but yes, I would - with the proper caveats (the stranger needs to be disease-free, there cannot be some sort of scam/trap involved, it can’t lead to pregnancy, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/53 "2023-09-22T16:12:13Z")
This has parallels in a Reddit thread I saw a few weeks ago.The question was asked, “Would you have 20 minutes of heavy, make-out kissing with your cousin for $20,000?” My favorite reply (and my own thoughts as well) was, “_My_ cousin? Hell, I’d _pay_ 200 bucks to do it!” ---
**Author:** ![Ziberian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/919ad9/32.png) [@Ziberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ziberian)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/54 "2023-09-22T18:48:02Z")
I’d like sex work to be decriminalized, but I’m not sure about legalized (which would mean government regulation, I think). It would go a long way toward making sex work safer. A step toward conquering this final frontier of women’s rights. A woman who has sex with multiple partners is a whore, a man who does this is a stud. Sad that we, and especially women, still tolerate this ugly characterization. Would I have sex for money? Sure, as a job – I think romanticizing sex work, a la Pretty Woman, is a mistake. But using your body, and your people skills, to earn money shouldn’t be a moral issue. Athletes make money with their bodies, why is it wrong for other people? And I’ve known lots of women who use sex to manipulate their husbands (usually the kind of women who like to call other women “whores”), & that seems to be socially acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![eyeamnicegirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/aca169/32.png) [@eyeamnicegirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eyeamnicegirl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/55 "2023-12-30T05:15:58Z")
The babysitting situation wasn’t a total stranger. It was well under $10,000. I was 19, and in that wild phase of life, you know, when you try stuff you know you shouldn’t, but still do it anyway? He had flirted with me some already, and he wasn’t bad looking for an “old” guy – he was 42 I think; who knows, I might have one day done it without an expected payment, but the offer made it (in my 19-year old mind) a “why the hell not” sort of thing. No specific $$ amount was discussed, I just knew it would be much more than a evening of babysitting paid. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/57 "2024-02-27T12:59:45Z")
That link doesn’t work ! ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811/58 "2024-02-27T16:39:00Z")
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