'As a sex worker, I asked men why they’re still virgins. Their answers revealed one surprising truth.'

"Without s**tting on anyone, I don't really like the direction that sex work is being represented in the media lately," Maddy told Mamamia.

Having worked in the sex industry for more than a decade, Maddy couldn't ignore the growing stories of OnlyFans creators profiting off 18-year-olds, or the increasing pornification of intimacy.

"I just feel it takes away from what sex work is actually about," she said. "At the end of the day, it's meant to be a service."

So, she decided to do something about it.

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Creating what she calls 'The Virgin Diaries', Maddy decided to offer an intimate service for "men who've had little to no sexual experience and want to overcome feelings of anxiety or uncertainty" — as per the application form.

"I've worded it in a way that I'm looking for older guys who maybe haven't had a chance to lose their virginity or just really struggle with confidence and with speaking to women in general," said Maddy.

Already, she is overwhelmed with applications.

"I think it is such a big problem," said Maddy. "[Men] have got that societal pressure on them with porn and everything. I just feel like the stakes are so much higher.

"With men especially, they're not allowed to talk about sex. They only talk about it in a 'show off' way. They'd never speak about genuine experiences, which puts even more pressure on them to act a certain way or do certain things, so they can tell their friends about it."

So far, Maddy has noticed one common thread holding men back in the intimacy department.

"Many of them talk about body issues, which I was really surprised about," she told us. "But I guess it's things like that, that you don't know unless you ask."

Through her direct line of questioning, Maddy said that she can figure out if a man is genuinely inexperienced or just after a "free ride". 

While every client is different, Maddy tries to provide an "organic" experience for all of them.

"Whether it's a first-timer or if it's someone that's done it before, I always tell my clients if they're nervous, if they haven't done it before, treat it as if you went out for drinks with your friends and you met a girl.

"You would come home, you'd have a drink, you'd talk about yourself, ask questions. Just keep it organic; try not to put too much pressure on the act necessarily," explained Maddy.

The men often "hype up" the experience ahead of time, which makes things all the more nerve-wracking.  

"They'll ask so many questions that it gets to a point where you've got to be like, 'Hang on, you can't plan it all out on a piece of paper. It's going to be a different experience with everyone'. But because they're so nervous, they want to know exactly what's going to happen. For me personally, it doesn't work like that. It's not really a 'by the book' experience."

Of course, while most clients are happy to be guided by Maddy, there are some who get the wrong idea.

"I had a client recently that was over from the UK, and initially when I saw them they were obviously very nervous, they were very intoxicated," recalled Maddy.

"I think what they had in their head and the service that I provide were two quite different things. But after being firm with them and explaining that it's not like that, [that] it's not necessarily what you see in the movies, it diffused the situation."

As for how her work will evolve in the future, Maddy believes it will become harder for people to have "genuine, in-person interactions".

"Just because so much of it is being taken to digital," she explained. "Which is great because it gives you an opportunity to see clients and provide services to people that you would never normally be able to."

However, she worries about the OnlyFans Chatters and Bots that occupy the online space, and how they interact with people seeking connection.

"I just feel like the way they talk is based on a porn model," said Maddy. "The more that it goes online, the more sexual it becomes, and the more focus is around all of these kinks and that 'pornstar experience' that everyone seems to want.

"Even for me, I feel a bit shy that I might not be salacious enough to have those kinds of conversations; it's intimidating. I just feel like it's going to become even further away from what a genuine experience actually is."

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