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- About 20% of the clients will be men and 80% will be women.
- Around 20% of the therapists will be male and 80% will be female.
- There are more male teachers than female teachers.
- There are a lot more women working in spas as a massage therapist than men.
- When a client prefers deeper pressure, they tend go to a male.
- When a client prefers lighter pressure, they tend to go to a female.
- Females can be close to equal with strength as long as they use their body weight.
- I’ve had women make me close to tears on the table.
- Males are said to have a 50% harder time breaking into the massage field.
- Usually first time client prefers a female therapist.
- Every now and then you will get a phone call specifying only a female therapist.
- Women tend to have more of a nurturing hand.
- Men tend to have a heavy hand.
- Women are more likely to burn out because of the physical strength involved.
- Women are more likely to get involved in energy work.
- More men have developed massage styles.
- Males have to take twice as many precautions with the opposite sex.
- A happily married male therapist tends to not stray with his thoughts about the opposite during the massage.
- Female therapists are more likely to be asked out by the male client.
- Male therapists are more likely to be asked out by the male client.
- Women therapists tend to ask more questions over the phone to the male client to make sure it will be a therapeutic massage.