China's mistresses come out from under the covers
By Xu Chi |
February 21, 2011, Monday
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MISTRESSES, a group considered scandalous in Chinese society, have set up their own official websites, associations to protect their rights, and even an annual festival.
They share their experiences of being financially supported by married men and even exchange their "lovers" on online.
A Shanghai Daily investigation uncovered one online forum - www.xeixe.com - apparently operated by "China's Association for Mistresses."
The forum, which has been online for more than seven months, is only accessible by its 700-plus paid-up female members, all of whom claim to be mistresses of married men.
The mistresses publish links to their posts on the front page of the website and describe their relationships with wealthy men as well as the expensive gifts they receive: 20,000 to 30,000 yuan (US$4,560.8) a month in pocket money, luxury products, cars and even apartments.
Some ask others about how much money they can get from their lovers and what methods could be used to "squeeze more money out of them."
They call themselves "new-age professional mistresses" who are young, bold, shameless, not shackled by Chinese traditional values and who don't have to work a single day because their lovers pay them a higher salary than they could ever earn.
Their work is simple - to maintain secret sexual relationships with married men to satisfy their desires. They describe having sex as "rolling on the bed sheets."
The topics most discussed on the forum include shopping, making friends, sharing experiences and even breast enhancement. Some of the mistresses offer free online courses on training to be the perfect lover - someone who should be sexy and witty and "totally different from a man's ordinary wife."
The forum hosted an online chat, inviting several men to be interviewed on their attitudes to mistresses, and what kinds of women they would look for to have an affair.
Some men said they would not rule out a relationship outside marriage and said the mistresses they would find most charming would be flirtatious, sweet and playful.
However, those "sweet" mistresses might not seem so perfect if they become irritated with their lovers. Many have formed "rights protection associations" on the forums, where "sisters" would get together to avenge mistresses cheated by their lovers.
The women said they could upload the men's names and pictures online, expose the affair to their families and even initiate the human flesh engine to expose the men in public.
The mistresses are also said to be planning to celebrate their first annual festival on March 3, as the number "3" indicates their position as the third person in a relationship.
According to American news website The Huffington Post, Chinese mistresses have boosted demand for luxury goods.
It reported a 2008 estimate that mistresses accounted for one third of China's consumption of luxury products. Mistresses love luxury brands because they are living insecure lives and have to display that their men are dedicated to them, while men purchase expensive gifts to demonstrate their affection, it said.
They share their experiences of being financially supported by married men and even exchange their "lovers" on online.
A Shanghai Daily investigation uncovered one online forum - www.xeixe.com - apparently operated by "China's Association for Mistresses."
The forum, which has been online for more than seven months, is only accessible by its 700-plus paid-up female members, all of whom claim to be mistresses of married men.
The mistresses publish links to their posts on the front page of the website and describe their relationships with wealthy men as well as the expensive gifts they receive: 20,000 to 30,000 yuan (US$4,560.8) a month in pocket money, luxury products, cars and even apartments.
Some ask others about how much money they can get from their lovers and what methods could be used to "squeeze more money out of them."
They call themselves "new-age professional mistresses" who are young, bold, shameless, not shackled by Chinese traditional values and who don't have to work a single day because their lovers pay them a higher salary than they could ever earn.
Their work is simple - to maintain secret sexual relationships with married men to satisfy their desires. They describe having sex as "rolling on the bed sheets."
The topics most discussed on the forum include shopping, making friends, sharing experiences and even breast enhancement. Some of the mistresses offer free online courses on training to be the perfect lover - someone who should be sexy and witty and "totally different from a man's ordinary wife."
The forum hosted an online chat, inviting several men to be interviewed on their attitudes to mistresses, and what kinds of women they would look for to have an affair.
Some men said they would not rule out a relationship outside marriage and said the mistresses they would find most charming would be flirtatious, sweet and playful.
However, those "sweet" mistresses might not seem so perfect if they become irritated with their lovers. Many have formed "rights protection associations" on the forums, where "sisters" would get together to avenge mistresses cheated by their lovers.
The women said they could upload the men's names and pictures online, expose the affair to their families and even initiate the human flesh engine to expose the men in public.
The mistresses are also said to be planning to celebrate their first annual festival on March 3, as the number "3" indicates their position as the third person in a relationship.
According to American news website The Huffington Post, Chinese mistresses have boosted demand for luxury goods.
It reported a 2008 estimate that mistresses accounted for one third of China's consumption of luxury products. Mistresses love luxury brands because they are living insecure lives and have to display that their men are dedicated to them, while men purchase expensive gifts to demonstrate their affection, it said.
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