A poll

[brainwane]

My spouse and I got into a conversation, riffing on Columbo and A Suitable Boy, that leads me to ask:

Poll #21776 Live-in masseur/masseuse

This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 38

When I think of the idea of a masseuse who lives in one's home (assuming the employer is wealthy enough to afford such a servant), I think:

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Cool!
9 (23.7%)

Who gets massages that often?! Or, do they serve the whole household, including the other servants? [Logistics spiral]
27 (71.1%)

Someone's having an affair.
8 (21.1%)

Wait, what word do we use now? Masseur? Massage therapist?
6 (15.8%)

Something else, which I may discuss in comments.
4 (10.5%)

Comments

[cadenzamuse]

As someone for whom massage is a huge part of managing chronic pain, my immediate thought is SIGN ME UP. If I could afford a massage therapist every other day for an hour or two, I would do it. (But I also think all the servants should get free massages!)