Sugar Babies

I was watching Good Morning America last week and was disturbed by one of the investigative stories aired. The story was about "sugar daddies" and "sugar babies" and the websites created to connect the two. The men on the sites are anything from single, married, divorced, 40, 50, (you get the picture) and they have money to spare after paying for mortgages, bills, child support payments, or whatever they must pay. The women, well, they are just looking for someone to pay for their shopping sprees, rent, and travel expenses. The cover for this scheme?The men are just looking for hassle-free, no strings companionship, the women, money.

The couple interviewed for this story said the men make note of, and choose young women who have ambitions and goals in life; they don't just pick any bimbo looking for money. My response to these men is a resounding SPONSOR COLLEGE STUDENTS! If you truly care about people with goals and ambitions in life and are itching to spend your hard earned money, spend it wisely and invest in the future of the nation (our future professionals) instead of wasting the money on $500 pairs of shoes, $5000 NYC rent, and who knows how much on weekend vacations! Or instead of paying for companionship, if you really want to help these ladies, help them find jobs and be self-sufficient because they will become reliant on you and accustom to the lavish lifestyle you are providing. Then when you are no longer giving them money, they will flounder like a fish out of water.

To the women (or in some cases young ladies) I say, stop watching the Real Housewives of Orange County and respect yourself enough to work for your money instead of relying on the age-old stereotype of the male benefactor. And I know I will step on toes by saying this, but who really needs a $400 purse and $500 pairs of shoes.

Needless to say, I find this practice not only revolting and a huge waste of money (because you really can't buy good companionship, no matter how hard you try), but I have to say (with the risk of sounding like a crazy feminist) women are taking a step backwards.

To watch the video of the sugar babies story here is the link!

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6757808