Norfolk, Va. But instead of focusing on their studies, students are selling themselves to older men and women as Sugar Babies. Nearly students at a Norfolk university are paying for their tuition by becoming Sugar Babies, according to a study by Seeking Arrangement.
The website, Seeking Arrangement, is a site where older men and women, known as Sugar Daddies and Mommies, pay to meet attractive young men and women or Sugar Babies. As a Sugar Baby, college students get paid to provide companionship to their Sugar Daddies and Mommies. According to Seeking Arrangement, making that amount of money is why millions of students nationwide have signed up to be Sugar Babies.
At one Norfolk university, a total of students are currently Sugar Babies and one of them agreed to speak to NewsChannel 3. I am the first person in my family to go to school so I had to find something to get money," explained the student.
The student says she has been Sugar Baby since October, she has asked NewsChannel 3 to not release her name or identify her. Its not a shame thing but being the person that I am I feel like people would judge me," she said. She says being a Sugar Baby is the only way she can afford to complete her major on time, since as a Sugar Baby she's not locked into a set schedule and she is able to make more than minimum wage. In order to make that kind of cash, the student says she goes on dates with her Sugar Daddy, talks to them on the phone and FaceTimes with them.
She claims that is all that she does with her Sugar Daddy. While becoming a Sugar Baby may sound like an easy way to pay for college, relationship professionals say it could lead to a very dangerous situation. As an expert on Domestic Violence relationships, Raimondi says an imbalance of power is the first warning sign of an unhealthy relationship.
