While the concept of sugar baby and sugar daddy, or even sugar mummy, may have gained acceptance in the past few years, many have remained critical of the transactional, not to mention the imbalanced, nature of the relationship. That’s clear from comments on a sugar baby Singapore netizens are reading about.
The sugar baby Singapore netizens are reading about is a 24-year-old woman who’s been in the industry for the past eight years. Her story received much attention after it was published on says.com on Friday (Oct 14), but not all of it was positive.
The sugar baby, identified as Olivia in the piece, said, “I’m My Own Independent” and underlined that most of the “daddies” desire companionship and connection. Olivia also said that she receives S$4,550 a month. That is almost twice as much as the average sugar baby Singapore based is paid — $2,500 a month, according to an article published on sugardaddyworld in June this year.
Olivia added that her “daddy” has given her “freedom which can impact me for the rest of my life.”
“The world can be a lonely place, whether you are attached or not. Why go through it alone?” Says quotes her as saying.
The Says article states that Olivia was born into an impoverished family that could not pay for her university studies. But with the help of her sugar daddy, she’s been able to get her degree in fine arts and has gone for a master’s degree.
Netizens commenting on the Says piece questioned Olivia’s remarks on her freedom and independence.
Interestingly, despite the kind of social disapproval shown in the comments, sugar dating seems to be gaining popularity in Singapore.
According to one site, over 20,000 women in Singapore, or one in 42, are said to be registered on a sugar dating website. In the past three years alone, student signups have increased by more than 32 per cent.
And while perhaps not as profitable as Olivia’s arrangement with her sugar daddy, some sugar babies in Singapore opt for a “PPM” or pay-per-meet arrangement, with some getting paid as much as $500 per meeting.
Other sugar babies receive additional compensation through expensive gifts such as luxury items or trips overseas or may have their tuition fees paid for.
And lest anyone think that Olivia is getting away unscathed from her experiences as a sugar baby, towards the end of the Says piece, she admits that her relationship with her sugar daddy “has definitely damaged” how she perceives men.
Furthermore, as much as she touts her “freedom” and “independence,” she at the same time admits that she’s “not free to meet a partner who I’d like to settle down with, and I can’t move forward without the financing I’m currently receiving.” /TISG
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