A trophy wife?

Question: Isn’t odalisque just another name for trophy wife? 

Answer: No. An odalisque and a trophy wife are very different things. For a start, a trophy wife – as the name implies – is for display. She is a trophy to be put on display as an ornament to her husband. Typically, she is young and attractive and he is considerably older (and less attractive). He shows her off; having a young pretty thing on his arm makes him feel successful and youthful. An odalisque, on the other hand, is not a trophy to be displayed. She is a fantasy to be hidden. She is placed in “occlusion” – hidden from the world, a captive. She is not a prop for a man’s ego. Her Master keeps her a secret. He doesn’t parade her around in public as are trophy wives.

There is one similarity, though. Usually, a trophy wife is taken by a wealthy man. The young attractive woman agrees to be his trophy wife and in return she enjoys his opulent lifestyle. She doesn’t have to work. She lives in luxury. All she has to do is be his trophy. Let him show her around among his friends. There might be sex involved, but often not. All he wants is a good-looking wife on his arm at social functions and business dinners. An odalisque too is kept in luxury and is spared from toil. For this she must serve her Master as his obedient cockslave. In both cases, it is a means for a woman to be living in luxury and to be kept by a man.

But unlike the trophy wife, the odalisque is for sex, not for show. And she is a slave, not a wife. She is kept in occlusion and used as a object, a toy, in her Master’s fantasies. This goes well beyond what is required of a trophy wife. The two roles are very different. A wife is not a slave. A trophy wife is a freewoman. Usually, a trophy wife will enjoy a high degree of freedom, including the freedom to spend her husband’s money. Sometimes she may be free to have affairs with other men, just so long as she continues to look the part for her husband. An odalisque is in bonded service. She is a captive sex slave. She enjoys her Master’s generosity, but she serves him as a slave, obedient and unflinching.

There are women who calculate that marrying an old rich guy is a worthwhile deal. That is the calculation of the trophy wife. There are fewer women with aptitude for the odalisque’s life. A desire for comfort and luxury is not enough. The woman who would be bonded to a Slavekeeper must be prepared for dedicated sexual service. The trophy wife is kept for looks. The odalisque is kept for sex. A woman must have a calling to sexual service – she must love being used by and serving men sexually – in order to take up the odalisque’s life. She is not a freewoman. She is a captive slave. A high class slave, but a slave nonetheless. It is a far deeper commitment.

The trophy wife role is not essentially sexual. The odalisque role is. By definition, an odalisque is a sexual submissive. There may be nothing submissive about a trophy wife. They are often calculating and ambitious. The trophy wife is usually a whore by type, not a slave. The whore is only interested in sex insofar as it is a means to money and other things. The trophy wife is motivated by the money and the high living. If the old rich guy goes bankrupt you can be sure the trophy wife will be long gone. The odalisque enjoys a good life, but it is not her primary motivation. The need to serve, the sex, is crucial. First and foremost she wants to be taken and used, to serve under a Master.

If it is just a matter of calculating how best to be kept in a wealthy lifestyle, the trophy wife role is best. If that is all that motivates a woman, she should become a trophy wife. An odalisque has a different and higher calling. Sex is the thing she does best. She is a sexual creature. She wants to be spared from toil to devote herself to sexual service. She doesn’t want to be a whore. She wants to be kept and put to her proper purpose.

Odalisque and trophy wife might be comparable from one viewpoint, but their motivation and temperament are very different. They are as different as slave and whore. And as different as slave and freewoman. The urge to find shelter in the generosity of a well-to-do male might be there as a factor in both cases, but that is the only similarity.