The manager of one of the world's biggest legal brothels has shared her thoughts on whether or not paying for sex counts as cheating.
Psychology graduate Catherine De Noire has become somewhat of a celebrity in her world, and it's not because she's a sex worker, or a pimp.
Because it's a legal operation, Catherine insists that the company she works for is just like any other business, consisting of paid employees, clients, CRM systems and documentation.
And she previously told LADbible that some of her staff earn up to $50,000 (£40,000) a month, catering towards a wide range of clientele.
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Catherine noted that everyone, including herself, does shift work and will typically clean up and get ready for the next day during closing hours from 6am to 10am.
"It's completely up to them how long they want to work. Some of the women are just coming in for six hours, and then they are done. Some of them want to work 11 hours. They really treat this as a full-time job," she previously said to PEOPLE.
In a new interview for LADbible's Honesty Box, however, Catherine was asked a difficult question on whether going to a brothel was cheating or not.
Here's what she said:
"Well, I would say, it depends on the personal view of the person, because most people, they would say 'yes, it's cheating if you have a partner'.
"But from what I've seen is that some type of the relationships are like open type of relationships, you know, and they have the sexual freedom."
Catherine said when it comes to open relationships, it doesn't really count. "So that means that there is no cheating," she added.
"And also this is tough, because sometimes you are in a relationship where everything works, but just not the sex, you know?
"And then you have this question, it's like, 'Whether I'm going to find myself a mistress and to really find myself another relationship or I will pay a professional?' you know.
"And most of the people they would say like, 'Paying for a professional, it's not so severe like finding yourself a partner'. So I wouldn't say it's cheating."
As Catherine would have expected, people were not in agreement in the comments, as one person argued: "We’re in such a state of 'sexual liberation' that going to the brass house is up for debate."
Another penned: "Yes, all relationships are different. But I don’t really see any grey area here, and it’s weird that they are trying to establish one. It’s pretty black and white that it’s cheating if it’s without the knowledge and consent of your partner."
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Anish Vij