The hunt for credit crunch sex continues, and it's becoming the tagline for more and more ads like this one from Craiglist's infamous Casual Encounters page. Under the headline "City banker? Fancy naughty lunchtime frolics to beat credit crunch?", a hot-looking 29-year-old man wants to meet a stressed-out, knickerless banker for some al fresco lunch hour fun "in some dark, secluded alley or the like" near the Cannon St./Blackfriars area.
Seeing men who are used to having control over everything go into meltdown mode has really put me on edge. So I'm much more into the "Anti-Cyclical Beat The Credit Crunch Date" man's philosophy. He promises to take his dates to a "French restaurant in Charlotte Street" to give the economy a boost, and hopefully ignore the problem until it goes away.
As someone whose idea of dealing with overdue bills used to be stuffing them into a drawer and pretending that they didn't exist (thankfully, I'm now reformed!), downing champagne and foie gras and trying not to worry about whether or not the UK will end up like Sweden or Japan after the government rescue sounds like my idea of heaven. If I can't have any control over things, I'm all about escapism.
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Posted by: Brigitta | Wednesday, 08 October 2008 at 06:02 PM
That sounds fine, provided there's no bankers around. Not sure when I'll be up in London though.
Posted by: Ken | Thursday, 09 October 2008 at 11:40 PM
has catherine townsend been sacked? i hope not.
Posted by: avidreader | Tuesday, 04 November 2008 at 05:40 PM
Hey Cat, I just want to say im a massive fan of both your books. Your an amazing woman and i look up to you alot. If anyone critizes what you write then they are pathetic as you speak your mind and its good to tell people the truth. Even tho i am only 16 i am very similar to you and have had similar experiences too. I hope you will write another book soon! The best thing you have said in both your books is how women should be able to sleep with lots of men without feeling guilty because men can do what they want and get away with it! Your amazing!
Emileey
x
Posted by: Emileey | Monday, 24 November 2008 at 04:39 PM
Theres plenty of women doing the same in fact more women are sleeping around with different partners collecting various forms of STI's than men and passing it on.
We need to wake up
Posted by: Kate townsend | Wednesday, 17 December 2008 at 08:08 PM
Hi Cat
I have just finished reading your second book and already I am impatiently awaiting your next one!!
I can relate to some of your experiences at just 25 years old. When I read in your final chpater about how you realised that JP was not the one but that you will always have that connection and you realised you HAD to let go it was like a page out of my life.
You have encouraged many women from all walks of life to be proud of who we are and the things we do. You have provided a counselling service within a book! I thank you. x
Posted by: Jo | Saturday, 10 January 2009 at 05:27 PM
Dec 6 2008 Sleeping Around
Modern Sex: Catherine Townsend logs on...
I mean business, Cat.
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Get in touch, honey...
Harry
Posted by: Harry | Saturday, 07 March 2009 at 03:11 PM
Hey Cat! What's happened to you?! Really missing your columns and your blog updates.
Hope you post something soon!
Sam x
Posted by: sam quick | Monday, 23 March 2009 at 10:11 PM
I read your book: Sleeping around:)
Thanks for the smile that you gave to me ... for the different perspective of the world ... and for the opportunity to see all your eyes:)
Greets
Have a nice day and I look forward to your new issue:)
Raphael
Posted by: Raphael | Thursday, 07 May 2009 at 09:14 PM
hi catherine! i saw u on tv(bravo's program on sleeping with strangers) so i decided to check out your blog.NICE!i'm new to the scene, please do u know any genuine sites i could use to meet people for sex. can't seem to know where to search?my email is :kcaj@breakthru.com
i know, i'm desperate...
thanks...
Posted by: kc | Tuesday, 01 September 2009 at 12:06 AM
hi cat! I'm reading your book "chroniques d'une croqueuse (I'm french)" and it's fantastic! My english is not perfect, sorry... but I believe that you speak french, so I try: voila, après avoir lu ton livre, je me suis senti très con sur certaines choses a propos des femmes, et je te remercie car c'est grace a toi que j'ai appris des tas de choses. Je parle de toi avec mes amis (la plupart étant des femmes) et il semblerait que je sois le seul a te défendre sur tes activités, car ce qui revient le plus souvent est "mais c'est une pute!" et je m'énerve a chaque fois en disant que les hommes le font bien, alors pourquoi pas les femmes? enfin bref, juste ce petit message pour te dire que je t'adore et que j'attends avec impatience ton prochain livre! je serais très flatté d'avoir un mail de ta part... Thank you Cat <3 (loupgarou79@hotmail.fr)
Posted by: Alexy | Monday, 02 November 2009 at 03:22 PM
I think it's incredible how on nearly every blog there seems to be at least one person who 'disses' it. For example; 'very very pointless information' from Brigitta. If they dislike what you write so much, why do they insist on reading it.
I've now read both of your books; sleeping around and breaking the rules and I absolutley love your writing, in fact, I read them before starting to read your column - I think you're fantastic.
So, thank you for putting a smile on my face.
Lioma.
Posted by: Lioma | Friday, 13 November 2009 at 01:58 PM