Hiring a stripper for a hen party might seem like a good ol' fashioned cliché, but according to one stripper, doing so often ends in heartache - particularly in the case of the groom.
In fact, one male exotic dancer claims to have observed an alarming trend in recent years, with more and more brides-to-be allegedly cheating on their future-husbands whilst attending their own hen do.
Known in the US as a 'bachelorette party', hen parties are usually seen as a last excuse for a nearly-wed woman to blow off steam.
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Surrounded by all their close female friends and loved ones, these such events often see brides plied with booze, dressed up as something rather smutty, and paraded from bar to bar, donning a huge sash reading something like 'Sarah's Hen Party 2025'.
In recent years, low-key hen parties have become rather popular - especially with a surge in sobriety in Western society - with more and more brides opting for spa weekends, log cabins and pottery painting, as opposed to night on the town.
That hasn't stopped some brides for taking the slightly more elaborate route, with many still hoping for a Magic Mike style send-off into married life.
Sadly, however, Australian-born male Nath Wyld claims he's observed hundreds of these hot 'n' heavy soirees descend into chaos throughout the duration of his career - often ending in the bride playing away behind the groom's back.
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Speaking to News.com.au this week, the 31-year-old former tradesman began by claiming that most women are different people entirely when their hen parties roll around, and when their partner is nowhere to be seen.
And apparently, that doesn't always solely include the bride herself...
"I was once doing a party where I’d traveled interstate and every single one of the girls in the bachelorette party cheated on their partners," he recalled.
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"It was so crazy, and they all made a pact that they would never talk about it again."
As we say, however, Wyld was far from surprised by the women's antics, claiming at one in every 10 parties, he observes cheating of some kind - adding that these numbers could actually be larger, because some aren't explicit about their relationship status beforehand.
"Lots of girls tend to sleep with strippers in general, and they also might not tell you that they are cheating on their partner with you," he continued.
Wyld said that when he started working bachelorette parties, he was 'surprised' by how crazy the girls got, and he figures they behave no better than men do at stag parties.
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“The narrative is always that the guys are always the worst, and they f–k up more, especially in a bucks party setting, but what shocked me is that women are no different,” he said, adding that some women's complacent attitude towards cheating is worse than men's.
"Women are the same in that setting when there’s no guys around, and they do the same, and they probably take more risks, because I think they can get away with it being a girl," Wyld continued.
Interestingly, however, he claimed he hasn't let what he's seen discourage him from finding the right woman.
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"If you find the right person, then you know that’s not going to happen," the stripper continued. "You just have to trust your partner.
"If you have a partner, you have to trust that it’s not going to happen and you won’t be put in that situation.
"I think everyone’s different, and everyone makes their own choices and you can’t be 100 percent certain, but you have to trust that the person you are with just wouldn’t do that."
Topics: Life, Sex and Relationships, Wedding, Australia
Rhianna Benson