Was watching Lisa Ling's episode about Seeking Arrangements on CNN the other day. It was actually hard to make it through to the end just because of the amount of denials on both sides.
Sugar Daddies insisting that the "arrangements" were more about them generously mentoring young women and providing he with financial support to help them with her goals than wanting sex. Ok, first of all I think most of them are completely in denial about that one. Some must know they are full of shit others are off in fantasy land/hyperspace. For the few who really aren't interested in sex, okays that's even weirder than just paying a hooker for sex, where's it's clear what your goal is.
On the Sugar Baby side the denial is equally amusing. There was a clip of Dr Phil asking a group of them "Are y'all just a bunch of hookers?" They were absolutely shocked by this question. Like how could anybody think that? Lots of rationalizations about why they are not. All in all, though let's just ignore the little fact that they are having sex for money. I guess if you just pretend there isn't that fact the question is not as clear...
All softball question from Lisa Ling. It would have been nice if she asked one of these "non hookers" what would happen in their "relationships" if they stopped providing sex. Would they except the money flow to them to continue?
Here on TUSCL these days, it looks like it's about 50/50 split between those who are in denial about what is going on when they pay strippers for sex, which is they are hookers and you are a John - and those who rationalize it as something else.
If that Lisa Ling show is a representative sample the denial level there looks close to 100%. (Not that I have any reason to trust her and CNN not to have an agenda on that one. If she can portray thing sympathetically I guess there is more money to be made then just a show about guys who pay hookers for sex.)
So what do folks here think? Was the answer to Dr Phil's question an affirmative? Are "sugar babies" just a bunch of hookers using a euphemism?


If it walks and talks like a duck......