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The Female “Happy Ending” Massage
Satisfaction guaranteed? One writer finds out, firsthand.
by Melissa Lafsky
Chances are you’ve heard the story: an unmarked door leads to a dimly-lit massage parlor where women with strong hands and tolerant smiles await a train of libidinous male patrons. The “happy ending” tale is all too common, a mixture of truth and urban legend that captivates male imaginations even in an age of casual sex and unlimited Internet porn.
“It’s always a certain type of place,” said Brian, a 41-year-old screenwriter who admits to visiting the odd “men’s spa” or two (though never, of course, for that). “You go for a reason, and you know what you’re getting when you walk in the door.”
The rest of spa culture, meanwhile, is dominated by women. There are more than 14,000 spas in the U.S. bringing in around $10 billion in annual revenue, and their predominantly female clientele average more than 100 million visits per year. With all that time spent around low lighting, soft music, and heavy rubbing, it can be tough not to think of sex. But until recently, the female version of “happy endings” has remained doggedly taboo.
Luckily, any “rules” restricting female sexuality are dying as fast as Sex and the City repeats can slay them, and it was only a matter of time before women embraced the notion that “quick releases” aren’t just for men. And with competition among spas getting ever more intense, customers are starting to demand more than just Enya and free herbal tea with their Shiatsu, according to massage therapists. “It’s such a well-known thing for guys, and women are finally getting more comfortable asking for it,” said Anna, a self-described “massage healer” who has worked at several upscale spas and performed happy endings on female customers. (Names have been changed to protect the less-than-innocent.) “Women are finally getting comfortable with the idea that it’s ok to feel erotic in what’s already a really erotic setting.”
The bottom line: We like massages and we like orgasms, so why shouldn’t the two sometimes, er, come hand in hand?
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1 Perfect AK 10 // Oct 2, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Holy Bee Gee bee’s… this is a great article.And you should definetly not take it off. It speaks the trust and honesty. I do not think it should be illegal. I think it should be permitted. I think women should be able to do whatever they want same with men. I thought it was dirty nasty filthy etc. just like everyone else however till I was in Thailand and was asked if I wanted a “Happy Ending” I thought to myself and said, “Sure I would love one” OMG!!!!! I did nothing just layed there and enjoyed the total orgasmic moment without doing a thing. It was awesome. I can understand why men go get them all the time. GREAT ARTICLE!! Keep them coming…. !!!
2 Tina // Sep 26, 2008 at 3:37 am
This article should be removed. It promotes illegal activity and is quite frankly ridiculous.
3 Nadia // Sep 23, 2008 at 7:08 pm
yeah, you are right… female also need some kind of satisfaction.
look at malaymassage.com. Try the Malay Traditional Massage for men and women.
Anyway, this is a really nice page designed with pink colour..;-)
4 Wow // Aug 5, 2008 at 4:59 pm
We certainly live in confusing times…
Rather than exploring the question of if massage and orgasm should go hand in hand for anyone, she took the more tittilating tact of focusing on how women can too..
Of course this disregards the contreversy around sex slavery and prostitution that is normally associated with men’s “spa” trips; I suppose we could ignore it since women go to spa’s that are certainly more legitimate right?
What confuses me is that here are these professionals trying to do a job (theraputic or sensual) and there is this attitude being presented that “if I pay for it”, I should get off! Especially if you want to keep your job, in light of competition and all.
This isn’t about being uptight… it’s more just amazement that this “sexual liberation” seems more like casual disregard for so many issues around sexual harrassment and misconduct.
Yeah OK, he’s just a man - he like’s rubbin one off for you right
5 Folly // Jul 30, 2008 at 10:05 am
Hmm. An interesting idea. It’s a horrible crime for a man to get a (dirty, dirty) hand job from a massage therapist but perfectly fine for a woman to have “romantic” sexual intercourse under the same circumstances. Apparently this is because she’s an upscale professional in a place that charges oodles for a massage while he’s Joe Blow who’s paying fifty bucks in a hole in the wall massage parlour for a happy ending.
There’s so many double standards here it’s appalling: class, gender, wealth. Men are dirty, women are romantic. Presumably men who walk out of their dirty massage parlours are sweaty and furtive (and dirty, dirty perverts) while women have a “glow” and a “spring in their step.”
Wow. Just wow.
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