Ever wondered what it might be like to be a sugar baby? Well, people who do it for a living have revealed exactly what it's like, and how far they're willing to go.
While being paid to join someone on a date isn't everyone's cup of tea, the so-called trend of 'sugaring' has certainly grown in popularity over the years.
One sugar baby called Emma, from New York, told sugarbaby.com she met her first sugar daddy when she was a graduate student.
Emma had applied for all sorts of jobs while looking for a way to pay for her tuition, and learned about sugaring from a co-worker at a catering job.
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"She met her sugar daddy at an event she was working at, which was technically against company rules. But, once she told me how much more she was making from her weekly dates with her sugar daddy, I couldn’t blame her," Emma said.
Another sugar baby, Madison, got into the job when she became a stay-at-home mom, and 'just couldn’t scratch the itch that [she] needed to be doing something on the side'.
And a third, Alex, got into the business after graduating culinary school, with a dream to have her own restaurant.
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Alex noted that she spends too much time in the kitchen to have a 'normal relationship', but she hopes having a sugar daddy will help 'fund [her] career' going forward.
In a 2018 interview with Huffpost, two sugar babies revealed they made anywhere between $2,000 to $5,000 a month from their sugar daddies.
However, while most of the sugar babies who spoke out are looking to make money through the job, they admitted they do have to put boundaries in place when it comes to working with their sugar daddies.
Madison has been able to schedule calls with her sugar daddies around her baby's sleep schedule, though she admitted there are 'always going to be people who get off on pushing boundaries' .
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"You’ve gotta be tough," she said.
Sugar baby Kaeden, who is gay, told Huffpost he's never had a sexual relationship with a sugar daddy, though noted 'most clients do expect sex'.
"I’m quick to shut it down," he said. "If they disagree, then I move on. I’ve turned down thousands of dollars to hold my ground [on] no sex. The key is to have them work for you, not for you to work for them. You’re the boss."
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On the other hand, one sugar baby who identified herself as 'Miss Sugar' described a 'typical date' as one that would 'end in the hotel room' if it went well.
Many of the sugar babies noted the importance of making sure you know exactly who you're meeting if you've met a potential sugar baby online, with one also stressing the importance of 'knowing exactly what kind of behavior you won’t tolerate'.
Topics: Money, Sex and Relationships
Emily Brown