Mistresses have set up their own official websites, associations to protect their rights, and even an annual festival.
They share their experiences of being financially supported by married men and even exchange their “lovers” on online.
A Shanghai Daily investigation uncovered one online forum – www.xeixe.com – apparently operated by “China’s Association for Mistresses.”
The forum, which has been online for more than seven months, is only accessible by its 700-plus paid-up female members, all of whom claim to be mistresses of married men.
According to American news website The Huffington Post, Chinese mistresses have boosted demand for luxury goods.
It reported a 2008 estimate that mistresses accounted for one third of China’s consumption of luxury products. Mistresses love luxury brands because they are living insecure lives and have to display that their men are dedicated to them, while men purchase expensive gifts to demonstrate their affection, it said.
Apparently the site has generated a little ” discomfort” among the Internet Population and it’s been shut down: just a day after its online “Festival for Mistresses” ended up in a slanging match.
Anyone logging onto www.xeixe.com is now greeted by a site selling women’s clothing and all information covering topics of interest to mistresses has been deleted.
via China’s mistresses come out from under the covers – China.org.cn.
