Dominique McMullan. Michelle Browne. As rent prices soar and the pressure is on to have an Instagrammable life, more and more Irish women are turning to Sugar Daddies for financial remuneration. Relationships with a transactional element are nothing new. But with money comes power and the ability to dictate the terms of a relationship and just how safe is this for women? She vehemently denies that the sugar lifestyle has commodified relationships and says, instead, has empowered women to date men outside their socioeconomic status.
But Seeking Arrangement does not support escorting or prostitution on the site in any form, De La Kruz says. Seeking has an in-house customer support team that operates 24 hours a day, monitoring suspicious activity and reports from members.
I work in the creative arts and my wages are paltry compared with most of my peers. But I love my job and I wanted to continue to work in my field. I joined a few sites but some guys were straight up offering me money in exchange for sex. I wanted to date someone a bit older who could help support me. Not in my book. My Dad is almost fifteen years older than my Mam and when they got married, she gave up work and he supported her financially.
I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder which means I think in black and white and suffer from urges, addictions and crave adrenalin rushes. Director of a tech firm, he provided her with an apartment and lavish gifts. One guy who was based in Belfast agreed to pay me per meet and to give me a monthly allowance.
It all felt so seedy and I was totally uncomfortable with it but I was legitimately worried about becoming homeless. With forty years between us, I felt repulsed at the thoughts of being with this guy but I kept thinking it was this or the streets.
