Extra-marital affairs in France

In a new book a French psychologist and writer, Maryse Vaillant claims that French men should stop being castigated for being serial womanisers and that keeping a mistress can actually improve a marriage.  In her book she says her aim is to 're-habilitate' infidelity'. It is said that French women just don't tolerate their husband affairs, they expect them and casual adultery is commonplace.

The one thing I have noticed in France is that people don't have a problem with age when it comes to sex, There is one word that defines French women 'confidence'. They are confident with their age, in themselves, their body, with their power. They say that French women have three mates, one for adolescent urges, one for child bearing, and one for companionship and thats the way it has been in France for a long time.

In French history there were king' mistresses, women who were older than men and still fascinated men. French lovers enjoy communicating their love by means of letters, messages and poems.  This French tradition comes from troubadours' love songs in the middle ages, when courtly love ennobled love in the 11Th. century in France.

French people consider Johnny Halliday's 'Que je t'aime' as the most representative love song. You can read about him here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hallyday, he was consider the French Elvis Presley.

Prostitutes and clients conversing at the Royal Palace in Paris

I suppose it all come from the history of France, on the left this a picture taken in 1800 of prostitutes and clients at the Royal Palace in Paris.  Prostitution is not illegal in France but several surrounding activities are, these include soliciting, running a brothel, and paying for sex with someone under the age of 18.


In France there is a very relaxed attitude to sex, the scandal of Strauss-Kahn wasn't a big deal to the French. The French believe its nobody's business if politicians commit adultery, pay for sex, or engage in orgies, as long as they do their jobs. When I mentioned the Strauss-Kahn scandal to my neighbours, they just said, ('c'est normal' ( it's normal ) although they can see the difference in a violent sex crime and extramarital dalliance. One French minister admitted to having paid for sex with boys on Asian holidays, he keep his job, after explaining the 'boys' were of legal age.

I think it all depends on your upbringing, and the attitudes you receive from your parents.

quote for the day:
'Why fool around with hamburger, when you can have steak at home'