Sarah went on Tinder for the same reason lots of women our age do β to find out how many single guys there were in her local area and to have an easy, safe way to get in contact with them. I think she actually joined Tinder to find a boyfriend or whatever, but was sent dozens of messages from guys asking for no-strings sex, threesomes or naked pictures β there was basically no romance there at all. I just made a profile, wrote caption that made it kind of obvious what I do for a living, matched everyone who I was OK sleeping with and then waited for matches to get in contact with me.
There have been reports for some time that Tinder has been being used this way over the globe. Our courts have said our pimping laws are not applicable to the internet.
For Sarah, the appeal seems to be that Tinder allows her to sell sex for cash while remaining anonymous and slipping past any interference from the police. And being shooed away by police on street corners is fucking boring.
The laws around prostitution in England and Wales are far from simple. The act of prostitution is not in itself illegal β but there are certain laws that criminalise activities around it. No wonder Sarah finds it so appealing. So it certainly seems to be functional for Sarah, but what affect is it having on her emotionally? Is she worried about what emotional damage she might be doing to herself?
Mainly all that people do is make a unkind joke about my appearance β which I can handle β but on one occasion someone actually left, which was obviously a bit shitty. I got into this because I love sex and I have a really high sex drive. I get to have sex for a living and I absolutely love my job. Anyway, most of my friends on Tinder have sex with guys who then disappear off the face of the planet. Follow Sophie on Twitter sophiecullinane. Sorry, this feature isn't working right now.
