This story is from April 22, 2008

Rich girls are more raunchy!

Nona Walia / TNN / Updated: Jun 2, 2023, 20:04 IST

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Rich girls have richer libido! Women’s sex lives just got more exotic, as more money means more sex! TOI on why wealth is the new aphrodisiac for women.

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Richgirls are more raunchy! The new theory is that women with money have uninhibitedsex. Rouge wanted to explore some facts and myths about women��s growingeconomic strength and her changing sexual desires.
Does more money increaselibido? Says writer Advaita Kala, ��Money liberates you. It makes you awareof your choices.It changes your sexual expression. Women in 40s, arefinancially strong and also peak sexually at the same time.��
The rise of male geishas inJapan is a new trend, as growing number of professional women are forking out$1,000 to $50,000 a night for male companionship. Fact is, women find wealth tobe extremely empowering. They have let their confidence feed their sex life.Today��s rich women are powerful businesspeople who feel secure in havingrelationships outside their marriage �� mostly with professionalcolleagues.
Money is the newviagra for women. Look around you, ask Ms Moneybags they��ll admit, howthey love male attention. Women with money are idealists in the bedroom. SaysLondon-based supermodel, Preeti Desai, ��Money makes a woman feel moredesirable. They go all out to get male attention. They feel more lusty. Moneychanges the equation in thebedroom.��
True. When weasked, pop singer Nerina Pallot, does money, fame, power imply women will be thedominating partner in relationships, ��Money gives me confidence.��According to a survey by Prince & Associates and wealth consultant HannahGrove, they found that 70% of today��s multimillionaires said being wealthygave them ��better sex��. The women in the survey were almost twice aslikely than their male counterparts to have ��more adventurous andexotic�� sex lives than they did before they were wealthy. Nearly 93% ofwomen cited higher-quality sex as the greatest sexual benefit of personalwealth. The rich women believe their fortunes allow them to lead more daring andexciting sex lives.
However,women still don��t want to share their wealth. ��Why should I pay thebills even though I earn Rs 15 lakh annually. I earn for my own leisure,��says Richa Sanyal, 29, IIM-A student, currently working withPriceWaterHouseCoopers.
��Being rich has changedthe way I want men sexually. I want to be incontrol.��
The new money mottois, what��s his is ours and what��s mine is mine. Says Vineeta Rishi,theatre actor, ��Women take their relationship with men and money veryseriously. Wealth is the new aphrodisiac, but relationships are stillimportant.��
It seems, sexis closely linked to self-esteem. And since wealth usually brings greaterself-esteem, it can improve a woman��s sex life. 77% women who earn morethan their husband, have better sex lives compared to women who are housewives.Almost 80% of women offer to pay their share on a date. ��If a woman pays,she likes to control the relationship. Powerful women have greater libidos asthey feel they can have any man. They feel greater adrenaline rush.They��re more arrogant sexually and get excited with every sexualconquest,�� says Rita Gangwani, body language expert.
Ian Kerner, a New York-basedsex therapist, believes money helps alleviate many of the daily stresses thatcan inhibit a couple��s sex life. Says Neesha Patel, 30, who works withErnst & Young and makes Rs 20 lakh annually. ��I feel incrediblyuncomfortable allowing others to pay. Paying your own way definitely takessexual pressure off your shoulders.��
For women, wealth can be a bigego booster. Says psychiatrist Dr Avdesh Sharma, ��More money increases,self-esteem and sexuality. Sexuality for women is also a reward for workinghard, they can command sex. It becomes a symbol of power.�� n

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