But who knew metro Atlanta is also known for having an abundant number of, ahem, sugar daddies — older men seeking the companionship of college-age women? According to SeekingArrangement. Over the past few years, the website has touted its growing numbers to news publications around the country.
In Georgia, according to folks at the website, the vast majority of these young women providing companionship to older men attend big state colleges such as Georgia State, the University of Georgia and Georgia Southern in that precise order , with a few at Spelman College and elsewhere.
Today more than 2 million students across the country — 3 million worldwide — have signed up to find wealthy benefactors who can help offset college costs, said Wade. Each year, almost 44 million Americans rack up student loan debt or they graduate with no full-time jobs in their chosen careers.
Among them are Jessica and Stephanie , local college students introduced to me through an email exchange arranged by SeekingArrangement. Both agreed to talk about their experience, but neither wanted to use her last name because their parents are not aware of the arrangement.
I met Jessica in person. Stephanie and I spoke by phone. I found them both to be articulate, ambitious young women. Neither saw their arrangement as anything out of the ordinary — just an agreement between two consenting adults.
