Sex in the City - Singapore?

I am not talking your average Husband and Wife "Favourite" pastime. No, I am talking the much darker side of sex even a squeaky clean city like Singapore has it's fair share of.  I have mentioned the sex shops before, one in the Bugis Street Mall and the other one in front of Lucky Plaza.

Over the last week there has been some articles and a feature on BlogTV discussing the increase (20%) of cheating wife's in Singapore based on a recent  survey. Seems like the local ladies have been up to no good with various reasons explored and debated. Is it the fact that more women are in the corporate world or that they have become powerful as a result.

Are they exploring the increasing Expat community looking for an "Upgrade" or a taste of the "Exotic" Seems not. The answer lies partly in the social media and the fact that their escapades are just more exposed. The younger generation also have many more options not available in the past to tempt them. On line web sites promoting such activities with slogans like "Life is to short -  Have an affair" and "No Strings Attached". Tailor made phone apps that will handle the automatic deletion of communications to protect the user. Really ??

Another article reports that the Online Commercial Sex Trade is gaining popularity in Singapore according to some private investigators. There is the Geylang red light district but as the police clamp down on the illegal prostitution they merely move their services to the relatively unrestricted Internet world where forums and advertising make it easier to sell their "products". In the last year alone, at least four such syndicates have been busted. Communication takes place on line or via text messaging and it is easy to get addicted to these services and lead a double life.

At the risk of generalising it seems like the new generation has become more "Open Minded" and desensitised to what exactly is right and wrong and then I remembered an era called the 60's, "Flower Power" and the party of a lifetime, Woodstock. The era of Sexual Revolution and Drug Mayhem.

Personally, I think the world is just more "published" as a result of technology and the sexual stuff has always been there not that I condone any of it. One thing is for sure, the technology has made it a thousand times easier to get exposed to the darker side of life and as it advance things will get even more disjointed. Adults have a choice but how do you protect the children from this?

The discussion on BlogTV last night was around the results of a survey done and a 7% increase in Singaporean woman getting married to expats. Obviously the fact that expats typically earn more money make them an attractive proposition but the panel agreed that traits like assertiveness and confidence is lacking in local males which has an effect on their success with the ladies.

Have fun people.