Last week Universitas reported on Rich Meet Beautiful, the «sugar dating» service that advertised directly to broke female students. Now we hear from three women about how it really is. Throughout the interview she receives messages from potential sugar daddies.
Anne also refuses to call herself a «sugar baby,» or the men she dates «sugar daddies. All of her dates are chosen carefully. Feminism is about equal rights, and that includes sex. Me being a feminist and a sugar baby are two completely different things.
Read more: «Sugar dating» ad provokes criticism and legal measures. She does not hesitate to call herself a «luxury prostitute,» but emphasized that sugar babies «do less and get paid more» than traditional sex workers. She was the only one of the three who was comfortable using the terms sugar baby and sugar daddy.
We ended up dating for a while — we slept together, did things together, and I got gifts and money,» Liv said. She was quick to add that she did not need the money at the time; she was employed and well-paid already. She said she would recommend sugar dating to other students. Plus he paid for all the furniture in my apartment,» she said. He got really possessive after a while, and I had to cut off contact,» she said. Sugar dating was not dangerous or harmful for her personally, but she acknowledged that other people might have different experiences.
Unlike the other two women, she thought the Rich Meet Beautiful advertisement was funny, but does not believe students will be influenced much by it. She is taking a break from sugar dating for the oment, but had several sugar daddies before. She believes sugar dating and prostitution are similar. She said her expectations for the men she meets are low, but that they have to seem «safe,» and she generally looks for older men. Unlike Anne, she does not need an emotional connection to the men she meets, but looks for «a little» sexual attraction.
