“Unlike the millions who casually masturbate in solitude while looking at girlie pictures in Playboy and similar magazines, the massage man preferred an accomplice, an attendant lady of respectable appearance who would help him reduce the guilt and loneliness of this most lonely act of love.” MenLoveHelpingAgeMillionsLonelinessSolitudeLonelyGuiltAppearanceMagazinesRespectableMassagePlayboyActs Of LoveAccomplices Book:Thy Neighbor's Wife Source: Thy Neighbor's Wife
“Many male habitues of massage parlors, like Talese, did not like solitary masturbation; in the parlance of the younger generation, it was a "downer." And yet to be masturbated by an appealing masseuse, to be in the physical presence of a woman with whom there was some communication and understanding, if not love, was gratifying and fun.” IfsLoveAgeFunUnderstandingGenerationsCommunicationMalesSolitaryMasturbationMassageYounger GenerationParlorDowners Author:Gay Talese