Students turning to ‘sugar daddies’ to pay for university
‘Sugar babies’ make tens of thousands of dollars, but say it’s difficult dealing with the stigma attached to the arrangement
Many students are now taking to a controversial approach to pay off their ever-increasing student loans and debts.
Millions of students around the globe are joining dating websites like SeekingArrangement.com and calling themselves Sugar Babies to partner up with wealthy, and often older men who are willing to spend money on them.
More than 2.5 million Sugar Babies have joined SeekingArrangement.com.
In exchange for graduating debt-free, students are accompanying their Sugar Daddy or Daddies on trips around the world, often providing companionship.
In some situations, physical intimacy is included in the arrangement.
Christina, a 29-year-old Sugar Baby from Las Vegas told Business Insider she started to investigate into the scheme after her uncle, who previously paid for her education, passed away.
“I was like, I can’t afford this, I’m going to be paying this off for years and years and years.