Sugar dating, the Glossary
Sugar dating, also called sugaring, is a quasiromantic relationship wherein a financially successful person dates a less financially successful person.[1]
Table of Contents
53 relations: Affection, Age disparity in sexual relationships, Bursary, Business Insider, Call girl, Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Client (prostitution), Courtesan, Dark triad, Dating, Deutsche Welle, Economic inequality, Enjo kōsai, Financial compensation, Fine dining, Gender role, Gift, Gigolo, Girlfriend experience, Gold digger, HuffPost, Individualism, Internet service provider, Interpersonal relationship, Intimate relationship, Jewellery, Leisure, Luxury goods, Malaysia, Mentorship, MillionaireMatch, Mistress (lover), Parasite-stress theory, Physical attractiveness, Prostitution, Quality of life, Romance (love), Scholarship, Seeking.com, Sex work, Social norm, Sociosexuality, Student debt, Sugarbook, Tertiary education, The Atlantic, The Denver Post, The Globe and Mail, Transactional sex, Treating (dating), ... Expand index (3 more) »
Affection
Affection or fondness is a "disposition or state of mind or body" commonly linked to a feeling or type of love.
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Age disparity in sexual relationships
In sexual relationships, concepts of age disparity, including what defines an age disparity, have developed over time and vary among societies. Sugar dating and age disparity in sexual relationships are Sexuality and age.
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Bursary
A bursary is a monetary award made by any educational institution or funding authority to individuals or groups.
Business Insider
Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.
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Call girl
A call girl or female escort is a prostitute who (unlike a street walker) does not display her profession to the general public, nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by an escort agency.
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (abbreviated CALD) is a British dictionary of the English language.
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Client (prostitution)
Clients of prostitutes or sex workers are sometimes known as johns or tricks in North America and punters in Britain and Ireland. Sugar dating and Client (prostitution) are Prostitution.
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Courtesan
A courtesan is a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele.
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Dark triad
The dark triad is a psychological theory of personality, first published by Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams in 2002, that describes three notably offensive, but non-pathological personality types: Machiavellianism, sub-clinical narcissism, and sub-clinical psychopathy.
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Dating
Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in which two individuals engage in an activity together, most often with the intention of evaluating each other's suitability as a partner in a future intimate relationship. Sugar dating and Dating are intimate relationships.
Deutsche Welle
("German Wave"), commonly shortened to DW, is a German public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget.
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Economic inequality
Economic inequality is an umbrella term for a) income inequality or distribution of income (how the total sum of money paid to people is distributed among them), b) wealth inequality or distribution of wealth (how the total sum of wealth owned by people is distributed among the owners), and c) consumption inequality (how the total sum of money spent by people is distributed among the spenders).
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Enjo kōsai
, shortened to, is a type of transactional relationship similar to the Western sugar dating. Sugar dating and Enjo kōsai are Sexuality and age.
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Financial compensation
Financial compensation refers to the act of providing a person with money or other things of economic value in exchange for their goods, labor, or to provide for the costs of injuries that they have incurred.
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Fine dining
Fine dining is a restaurant experience that is typically more sophisticated, unique, and expensive than at a typical restaurant.
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Gender role
A gender role, or sex role, is a set of socially accepted behaviors and attitudes deemed appropriate or desirable for individuals based on their sex.
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Gift
A gift or a present is an item given to someone, without the expectation of payment or anything in return.
Gigolo
A gigolo is a male escort or social companion who is supported by a person in a continuing relationship.
Girlfriend experience
A girlfriend experience (GFE) is a commercial sex service. Sugar dating and girlfriend experience are Prostitution.
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Gold digger
Gold digger is a term for a person, typically a woman, who engages in a type of transactional sexual relationship for money rather than love.
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HuffPost
HuffPost (The Huffington Post until 2017; often abbreviated as HuffPo) is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions.
Individualism
Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, and social outlook that emphasizes the intrinsic worth of the individual.
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Internet service provider
An Internet service provider (ISP) is an organization that provides myriad services related to accessing, using, managing, or participating in the Internet.
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Interpersonal relationship
In social psychology, an interpersonal relation (or interpersonal relationship) describes a social association, connection, or affiliation between two or more persons.
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Intimate relationship
An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves emotional or physical closeness between people and may include sexual intimacy and feelings of romance or love. Sugar dating and intimate relationship are intimate relationships.
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Jewellery
Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks.
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Leisure
Leisure has often been defined as a quality of experience or as free time.
Luxury goods
In economics, a luxury good (or upmarket good) is a good for which demand increases more than what is proportional as income rises, so that expenditures on the good become a more significant proportion of overall spending.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Mentorship
Mentorship is the patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor.
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MillionaireMatch
MillionaireMatch is an online dating website focusing on long term relationships and marriages, popular primarily in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany.
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Mistress (lover)
A mistress is a woman who is in a relatively long-term sexual and romantic relationship with someone who is married to a different person.
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Parasite-stress theory
Parasite-stress theory, or pathogen-stress theory, is a theory of human evolution proposing that parasites and diseases encountered by a species shape the development of species' values and qualities, proposed by researchers Corey Fincher and Randy Thornhill.
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Physical attractiveness
Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful.
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Prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment.
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Quality of life
Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns".
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Romance (love)
Romance or romantic love is a feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions.
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Scholarship
A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education.
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Seeking.com
Seeking.com (formerly known as SeekingArrangement) is an American online dating service founded by Brandon Wade in San Francisco, California, in 2006.
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Sex work
Sex work is "the exchange of sexual services, performances, or products for material compensation. Sugar dating and sex work are Prostitution.
Social norms are shared standards of acceptable behavior by groups.
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Sociosexuality
Sociosexuality, sometimes called sociosexual orientation, is the individual difference in the willingness to engage in sexual activity outside of a committed relationship.
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Student debt
Student debt refers to the debt incurred by an individual to pay for education-related expenses.
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Sugarbook
Sugarbook is an online dating service that was founded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Tertiary education
Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.
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The Atlantic
The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.
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The Denver Post
The Denver Post is a daily newspaper and website published in the Denver metropolitan area.
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.
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Transactional sex
Transactional sex refers to sexual relationships where the giving and/or receiving of gifts, money or other services is an important factor. Sugar dating and Transactional sex are Sexuality and age.
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Treating (dating)
In the social context of dating, treating is the practice of providing companionship and intimate activity in exchange for entertainment outings, gifts, and other items of monetary value.
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Trophy wife
A trophy wife is a wife who is regarded as a status symbol for the husband. Sugar dating and trophy wife are Sexuality and age.
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Tuition payments
Tuition payments, usually known as tuition in American English and as tuition fees in Commonwealth English, are fees charged by education institutions for instruction or other services.
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Vacation
A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is either a leave of absence from a regular job or an instance of leisure travel away from home.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_dating
Also known as Sugar Daddie, Sugar Mamma, Sugar baby, Sugar baby (lover), Sugar daddies, Sugar daddy, Sugar daddy (slang term), Sugar daddy (slang), Sugar date, Sugar mama, Sugar momma, Sugar mommy, Sugar-baby, Sugarbaby, Sugardaddy, Transactional Dating.