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

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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

[bibliofile]

re: terms

I think that the best term may be "staff", as in "professional on staff". Or more than one, so that person might not be the only person in the building who doesn't get regular massages.

re: quiz

I would've voted for "All of the above", because so many questions...