Department of Sociology, University at Buffalo.
J Sex Res. 2021 Jul;58(6):775-784. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2020.1867700. Epub 2021 Jan 12.
A growing practice reflecting hookup culture and technological entrepreneurship, a "sugar arrangement" is a "beneficial relationship" between a "sugar baby" and a "sugar daddy". In exchange for financial support, a sugar baby offers dating and companionship. In this study, I explored sugar culture in the United States: the reasons individuals are attracted to it and the benefits sugaring provides for them. I examined 90 sugar baby profiles and 108 sugar daddy profiles on SeekingArrangement.com; I also studied discussion forums and responses on LetsTalkSugar.com. Participants perceived sugar dating to be drama-free, casual, mutually beneficial and different from conventional romantic relationships. Sugaring provides a discrete, short- or long-term arrangement for individuals who attempt to avoid the stigma associated with commercial sex workers. A key finding was that both sugar babies and sugar daddies described techniques to mentally and emotionally distance themselves from being associated with the sex industry.
一种反映 hookup 文化和技术创业精神的日益流行的做法，“糖宝”和“糖爹”之间的“糖交易”是一种“互利关系”。糖宝为了获得经济支持，提供约会和陪伴。在这项研究中，我探讨了美国的糖文化：个人被其吸引的原因，以及糖交易对他们的好处。我研究了 SeekingArrangement.com 上的 90 个糖宝资料和 108 个糖爹资料；我还研究了 LetsTalkSugar.com 上的讨论区和回复。参与者认为糖交易没有戏剧性，随意，互惠互利，与传统的浪漫关系不同。糖交易为那些试图避免与性工作者相关的污名的人提供了一种 discreet（谨慎）、短期或长期的安排。一个关键发现是，糖宝和糖爹都描述了一些技巧，让自己在心理和情感上与性行业保持距离。
