An “authentic” full service massage is an erotic massage that ends in sexual intercourse with the massage practitioner(s). This type of massage service is sometimes also called sex massage.
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Massage establishments that prioritize professional health and safety measures for both practitioners and clients will strictly require the use of a condom, alongside regular medical checkups for their staff.
However, it’s important to note that full service massages and so-called happy endings (the latter usually meaning manual or oral release) are not legal in Thailand, and therefore neither in Bangkok. That is, prostitution is illegal in Thailand under the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act of 1996.
It means that consuming sexual services against payment, but also providing these services in massage establishments, can result in fines or even imprisonment for both the service provider and the client.
Nevertheless, enforcement of the law is generally inconsistent and varies widely by location and circumstances, and in some tourist areas happy ending and full service massages simply occur, and are sometimes even candidly advertised as such on massage parlors’ websites.
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The latter happens because full service massage parlors in Thailand can frequently operate with impunity through informal financial protection deals, paid to local law enforcement authorities to keep their eyes shut.
In any case, keep in mind that — technically — a full service massage ends with sexual intercourse, but not all full service offerings actually include sex. Sometimes, “full service” just means a completer entertainment and relax package, such as a shower or jacuzzi session before the massage, grooming, one or more types of massage or pampering sessions, and additional rest time with drinks and food, and such.
Yet, typically, the term “full service” is about the opportunity to having sex at the end of an adult massage session, although — because of legal motivations — it’s not always openly mentioned on the establishment’s website, but rather through euphemisms.
