Contributed by: Editor on Thursday, April 23 2009 @ 10:35 am
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We have found a few articles lately which looked at what most people like to call Sugar Daddy dating sites. These sites for the most part offer a place for wealthy men to find attractive woman who are looking for the finer things in life (to put it politely). Similar sites also use the terms Wealthy, Millionaire, Sugar Baby and Gold Diggers. An article from ABC news recently asked the question if these type of sites promote a form of prostitution (see Story). This time, the New York Times is taking a look at the topic.
In an article called Keeping Up With Being Kept[*1] , the New York Times calls Sugar Daddy dating sites a down-and-dirty marketplace. The article is seven pages and goes into detail on several peoples experiences at the website called SeekingArrangement.com. Founder Brandon Wade says the site creates relationships that are mutually beneficial. With more than 300,000 registered members, nearly half the sugar daddies on Seeking Arrangement are married.
ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF ARRANGEMENTS on the site involve the daddy paying an “allowance,” usually a thousand or two a month, though the site claims some reach $10,000. The rest provide the baby with incidental cash, shopping sprees, gifts, travel or the fleeting illusion that theirs is a high-end, easy life.
It is no wonder that critics call sugar daddy dating sites, virtual brothels. In their defense, some sugar babies say wives who stay in loveless marriages for money, a fancy house and a credit card are no different than they are. On the site you can find woman of all ages. From age 20 right up to 60. On Seeking Arrangements, a large number of the woman use it to help them pay for school. Most of them say there has to be some sexual attraction for them to go all the way, if their isn't, they tend to move on fairly quickly. Most men on the site like the ego boost a beautiful young woman provides and the fact that there is no long term commitment.
For a list of Sugar Daddy dating sites, check out our Wealthy Singles Dating Category.