This happened a few decades ago, but the story it always intrigued me. Lisa, a long time friend from the old neighborhood was, I guess still is, an anthropologist. Not someone who just got the degree and moved on, she dedicated her life to her studies. She is well known in professional circles and has published many papers. Lisa never had time for a serious boyfriend, I don't think she ever even owned a TV or house.
Lisa is one of those fearless people who will go off to live with some native tribe in the jungle for a year for research and love every minute of it. We would catch up with her every few years and get to spend an evening drinking wine and listening to her adventures. She told us of one time she was in South America, she was doing some follow up research for a colleague and she had to get into an area where the tribe lived. The contacts her colleague left her were no longer available, so she was having a hard time finding a guide. Finally someone she trusted recommended a man who could take her there and she met him to negotiate a fee. \
She said this is where things got a little unusual, his fee was reasonable, but he made it clear that he also expected sexual favors during the trip. She said he wasn't going to force himself on her, he was pleasant looking, and where he was from this was not an unusual arrangement, she agreed providing he used condoms. He wasn't happy about the condoms, but agreed.
During the 3 day trek she had sex with his several times and he was actually a good lover. She made arrangements for him to meet with her in a few weeks to bring her back, same deal. My only question to her was what if she had been a man? She didn't have an answer.
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