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Women Don't Want To Be Wives; They Want To Be Moms

Women Don't Want To Be Wives; They Want To Be Moms

Sophie Rainn and the "girlfriend experience."

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Jul 06, 2025
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Above is Sophie Rain, who apparently made $43M on OnlyFans in 2024 and caused much moral panic as a result. She doesn’t (purportedly) do a lot of nudity or “kinky stuff,” although we don’t know what the DMs are like, I suppose. Instead, she is theoretically the queen of “the girlfriend experience,” where men essentially pay to talk to her about life. That’s good for about $350,000/month, apparently.

Here’s one article addressing this “trend,” featuring Sophie prominently. In it, she even claims:

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Her top fan, Charley — a married American man — has shelled out over $6 million over two years, but rarely asks for nude pics.

“We talk every single day, without fail,” Rain, who boasts seven million Instagram followers (@sophieraiin), told NeedtoKnow.

“Charley, who is married and lives in the US, will send voice notes wondering how my day is going, and he loves getting to know me on a personal level. I am more of an emotional support system for him.”

In the same article, based on seemingly nothing but a random survey, they claim these topics are what men want on OF:

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