Grace, a 25-year-old single mum from northern Nairobi, has a regular sponsor, but is actively seeking a more lucrative relationship with a man who will invest in her career as a singer.
And I remember not being the exception — almost all of my friends were having sex.
Grace met Max when she was 24 and he was 78, while she was working in a bar in Angeles City's red light district.
I also heard what sounded like loud sex going on in the room on the other side of my home office wall.
Older men have always used gifts, status, and influence to buy access to young women.
Most young women, she says, are not aware of the dangers.