Originally posted by: nitasuni
The latest heard about valentine's day is in Mumbai Valantines (foreign as well as natives) are for sale for rupees 30,000, most of them are students and aspiring models from well to do families.( Headlines Todaynews channel )😳😕😡
I saw that feature last night, it was sad and disturbing. One thing that left me confused was were they escort services or prostitutes. The news feature uses both terms, but escorts usually just accompany and do not have sex, the maximum they may do is a strip tease. It is still companionship for sale, but there is a difference. Many women are more comfortable being escorts rather than prostitutes.
In my opinion the biggest reason for people to hire escorts is pressure. People get teased, chided or questioned for being single especially on Valentine's day. As if by some miracle everyone should be hooked up on that day. When I was in college in India there were a couple of guys and girls who would hire escorts (NOT prostitutes) to accompany them to parties and clubs simply because they did not want to feel left out or separated from friends who all had 'Valentine's Dates'. In the States also many people will turn to escorts for prom dates, wedding dates etc because of a high stigma attached to being single and all the endless grilling some singles face. Not all these people who hire escorts are lusty individuals looking for sex, many are people just desperate to fit in.
That is why I get upset at the commercial hype around Valentine's day. It makes good people do ridiculous and stupid things. People need to realize the most important thing that love cannot be rushed, bought or forced. It takes time and patience. Perhaps a single person celebrates Valetine's better by understanding the value of waiting for the right person and right time, than the bunch of idiots who rush to find romantic link ups.
Anupamaa
