A quick Google search led her to SeekingArrangement. She spent one of her first nights in the city enjoying fancy sushi and cocktails, and it pulled back the curtain on the privileged world of moneyed Manhattan. But it felt natural. It felt just like a normal relationship.
She says she uses the money on bills and modest indulgences, like organic food and an occasional plane ticket home. She says sometimes getting to the point of agreement on the money is often a little uncomfortable. What are you looking for? On college campuses across New York, young women are being lured into a world where sex and money intermingle. SeekingArrangement actively pursues college-age students and lures the financially vulnerable demographic with free premium memberships which provide increased exposure and messaging capabilities if they subscribe with a dot-edu e-mail address.
The site claims 58, sugar babies in the New York City area, Bermudo says. Peppered around the site are advertisements about how this is the gateway to female independence. She has made a commitment to only date men who will help her to achieve her goals. Young women often rationalize their participation as one of brass tacks.
Men often buy them dinner and gifts. Why not add cash β or the rent β into the equation? I used a real photo of myself and real biographical details in my profile β omitting that I am a writer but including other real pursuits. I wrote that I was looking for someone to assist with monthly rent and travel for independent photo projects.
The profile sat inactive for a week. We exchanged a few messages about photography, but he was, it turned out, in Canada. A second, a West Village restaurant owner, sent a message that I was exactly his type. But when I suggested e-mailing a bit more before meeting, he stopped responding.
