Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunities Only Happen Three or Four Times

I had the good fortune to have dinner with some old friends the other night. All in all, this does not sound like a major accomplishment, but when your inner circle consists of in-demand artists, investment bankers and other self-determined powerhouse business types, time becomes a scarce commodity. Consequently, the time you do get to spend together becomes all the more precious and the conversations tend to be a lot more to the point just the way I like it.

One rather attractive 35-plus blonde (let’s call her Jesse) told me a story about her only single regret. She had been quasi-engaged to a man when she was 19. She worked hard at her craft while he seemed to have inordinate amounts of spare time. She never really stressed over money but she hustled to pay the bills. On the other hand, he seemed that he couldn’t have cared less about cash flow. The topic of finances never even came up between them in the course of general conversation.

About two years into the relationship her boyfriend’s father bought him and his two brothers, red, white and blue Mercedes (for real). She thought it was a little eccentric at the time but the mind of a 19 year-old blonde artist is a wonderful thing. She hadn’t accumulated enough life experience to realize that the very man she was already dating, a good-looking guy who was madly in love with her I might add, was actually a VERY well-off lad who could provide her with a storybook existence without really asking for anything in return except loyalty, appreciation and maybe, just maybe, what poets and Hallmark executives refer to as love.

You Don’t Know What You Got Until It’s Gone

Jesse and her young suitor dated for about two years but she figured that if she didn’t break up with him right then and there she would never break up with him (sound logic when you’re 19). In her mind, guys with fathers who doled out Mercedes for birthday presents roamed the streets like feral pack animals. If she ever wanted to circle back around and find another one just like him all she had to do was look up from her canvas and there would be at least two or three of them standing in line like old women waiting at a deli counter.

She was wrong.

More than two decades of dead-end dating ensued and just three years ago she discovered accidentally that her ex-boyfriend was one of the wealthiest men in the northeast. We’re not going to name his home state or get into any more detail about him aside from the fact that he actually made the Forbes’s list.

Jesse leads a rich and meaningful existence but not a single day goes by when she doesn’t think about what might have been. She imagines that posh gallery in SOHO packed with her originals, New York’s elite climbing over one another like hungry dogs, clawing at other’s backs for the opportunity to buy a piece of her artwork regardless of the price. Her mind replays scenarios of her setting up her easel somewhere in Nice or Marseille, overlooking the water and painting from the perspective of a very, very wealthy woman.

This is not to say that her art is any less desirable, or that she is any less desirable, for that matter. It’s just that timing is more important than most people realize.

Without the exposure that can be generated by having a disgustingly wealthy husband, her paintings sell for about $5,000 to $10,000 apiece as opposed to $500,000 to $1,000,000 a piece. That’s the most amazing thing about art, collectors actually buy the artist.

A part of her believes that she’s missed the boat, but nothing could be further from the truth. Jesse is still Grade A Sugar Baby material, and there are thousands of wealthy Sugar Daddies out there who would crawl through broken glass to set her up with that dream gallery or buy her very own set of red, white, and blue Mercedes.

The moral to the story is that it is never too late to find the Sugar Daddy of your dreams. The key is making your life experience work for you, not against you. Replace regret with ambition.

When the universe unfolds again and Jesse is afforded with yet another opportunity to settle down with another fabulously wealthy Sugar Daddy she’ll seal the deal this time.

In closing, buy her artwork while it is relatively cheap. Once she is the toast of Manhattan you’ll have to stand in line just like everyone else.

If you don’t want to get even more depressed about your current economic bog, then don’t watch the evening news or pick up a paper. Doom, gloom, despair, and a bunch of other droll adjectives prevail in this economy, but rest assured Baby that help is just around the corner.

If you’re young, female (or male) and having trouble paying for even the bare essentials of life, then it’s time to retool your thinking. Since the haves seem to keep getting richer while the have not’s continue getting broker (if that’s actually possible) get ready to market your strongest asset, your youth.

Whether you believe it or not, there are tens of thousands of wealthy men (and a few well-to-do women) who are on standby right now just begging for the opportunity to come to your rescue. But in order to be saved it is essential to abandon your stereotypical beliefs about Sugar Daddies (and Sugar Mommies) before going any further.

If you’re concerned about being branded a sellout then comfort yourself with the knowledge that NOBODY gets anywhere in life without a little help from his or her fellow man (or fellow benefactor). The only difference is that in the age of the Internet you don’t have to send smoke signals or sit around helplessly waiting for the cavalry to arrive.

Getting out of your economic slump is as easy as posting a Sugar Baby personal profile.

If you have any reservations or preconceived notions about Sugar Daddy Dating it is time to put them aside; if not for yourself, then for the good of the national economy itself.

Your country needs you to step up as a Sugar Baby, and here’s why.

1. When the Bills are Paid Plans Get Made

How can you possibly develop to your fullest potential if you’re spending 60 hours a week just trying to pay the bills? You can’t – it’s a rhetorical question.

Sugar Daddies can free up your time so you can finish that master’s degree, start a dream business or develop a cure for cancer or baldness. We have no way of knowing if the next Marie Curie or Jenna Jameson is waiting tables right now instead of getting down to some real earth-shattering innovations. The thought that the next breakthrough in deep space travel or cold fusion is currently unrealized because the hostess at Scores doesn’t have the time to attend MIT is completely unconscionable.

With a little help from a benevolent Sugar Daddy that cocktail waitress could be splitting the atom in no time (or at least finishing NYU film school). Everyone benefits.

2. Equity Replaces Debt

Like most Americans Sugar Babies are top-heavy with debt. Credit cards, car loans, student loans, and Victoria’s Secrets store cards don’t just compromise Sugar Baby’s financial well being; these debts hurt all of us because they create economic drag.

If Sugar Baby doesn’t get her nails done at the salon, the salon owner can’t pay the rent, the landlord can’t pay his mortgage, the bank is forced to foreclose, the real estate market is depressed even further and the recession trudges forth.

However, what is an insurmountable obstacle to Sugar Baby and a threat to global economic stability is just a minor detail for an established Sugar Daddy. All he has to do is rollover with the spare change in the ashtray of his Mercedes and VOILA, problem solved.

With Sugar Baby elevated financially to “par” her options improve dramatically. She can move ahead and take advantage of employment opportunities that were previously unrealistic. If just one Sugar Baby is afforded the opportunity to start her dream business then the GNP upticks. Keep in mind that today’s start-up ventures are the Fortune 500 companies of tomorrow. Investing in Sugar Babies is sort of like speculating in penny stocks or currency futures, sort of.

3. Give Sugar Baby a Fish, She Eats for a Day. Teach a Sugar Baby to Fish. . .

Sugar Daddies possess valuable business connections. They can open doors for Sugar Baby that she may not have even known existed. Sure he’s going to spot her some well-needed cash, but a lot of determined Sugar Babies get off on making their own money.

Sugar Daddy can not only help Sugar Baby land a job, but he can be an invaluable resource in helping Sugar Baby get high-paying clients if she is an artist or decorator, or running a wide variety of other high-end service businesses.

Whether Sugar Baby goes on to become the hottest caterer in Manhattan or the most sought after wedding planner in the Hamptons, she’ll have her Sugar Daddy to thank for it. This is not to say that Sugar Baby can’t make it on her own; success is inevitable to those with focus and determination. But Sugar Daddy can definitely speed things up a bit; helping the cream rise to the top where it rightfully belongs.

4. Sugar Daddy’s Cash Infusion Stimulates All Economic Sectors

With Sugar Baby back on the map financially, she is free to spend. While some people may view buying expensive shoes, clothes, jewelry and spa treatments as frivolous and irresponsible, the reality is that Sugar Baby’s spending sets off a chain reaction that stimulates the economy as a whole.

Cash starved businesses thrive on spontaneous spenders and the money they receive trickles down to employees, vendors, landlords and the like. Those entities, in turn, have more money to spend on essentials as well as non-essentials. It is virtually impossible to calculate the benefit generated by some free-wheeling Sugar Baby spending.

Ladies, if you were raised to believe that good girls don’t date men for money, you were obviously raised by the Amish. If you learned in school that that by studying and working hard you could accomplish anything, the textbooks you read were probably printed in the 1950’s. You’ve been duped.

In this economy all bets are OFF. You owe it to yourself, and those maybe not quite as hot as you, to get out there and make Sugar Daddy dating work for you. Your country depends on it.

Little girls don’t run around playing “Date a Sugar Daddy.” Their games have a tendency to revolve around pretend relationships with Princes and astronauts. But in reality Princes are rather hard to come by and astronauts don’t pull down that much loot.

Once little girls mature into young women they realize that although money doesn’t bring happiness it definitely makes life easier. Some may initially hesitate when it comes to dating an “older” guy, but rich 50 is today’s new 35 and let’s face it, mature guys are the ones with all the cash.
 
Aside from the obvious financial benefit of dating a Sugar Daddy, there are many other very compelling reasons as to why this is the best dating option for women who want to keep their options open while figuring out what comes next.
 
Ignore what your gal pals have to say about posting a Sugar Baby classified, and certainly don’t listen to your Mom. Just make your own decisions and do what is best for you. There is nothing wrong with looking out for #1. Throw in the fact that you’ll most likely be physically and emotionally attracted to your Sugar Daddy and there’s no decision to make at all; it’s been made for you.
 
Men are held to a variety of standards. They are judged by their appearance, personality, career, and social standing, so why shouldn’t financial status be an equally accepted qualifier?
 
If you’ve had a few dead-end relationships and feel like you have nothing to show for them, or if someone is giving you grief over the fact that that you’re looking for a guy who can actually pay his own way, just whip out this article and beat them with it.
 
You just can’t argue with the following logic.
 

1. Sugar Daddies have seen it all, and they are not easily dismayed by a Sugar Baby with a skinned knee so to speak. While a man in his 20’s would most likely crawl out the bathroom window upon discovering his Sugar Baby is a single mother, Sugar Daddies are more apt to step up to the plate and lend some support, at least financially. Sugar Daddies realize that everyone has a past, and a present, and they Sugar Babies “as is” without the expectation of change.
2. Sugar Daddies can afford the best hotels, restaurants, clothes, jewelry and basically all of the finer things in life. They buy quality and can tell an expensive bottle of Beaujolais from a cheap Merlot. They’re cultured and have the dollars to turn an average night into an unforgettable evening.
3. Sugar Daddies have more life experience and know how a Sugar Baby deserves to be treated. They are refined, possess more poise and know that chivalry is not dead, it is just lacking in most guys younger than 30. Sugar Daddies are also more adept at blending in at expensive restaurants, exclusive night spots and other select social situations.
4. Sugar Daddies are far more romantic than the average Joe because he gets pleasure from seeing Sugar Baby’s face light up with joy and surprise. He not only knows what romance is but he has the means to execute whatever romantic plan he comes up with. When was the last time your boyfriend flew you from NYC to Nantucket via helicopter just for the clam chowder?
5. A man in his 50’s understands that a Sugar Baby requires security from the moment they meet. The fact is that Sugar Babies feel safer dating an older gentleman because he is indeed a quasi-father figure in addition to being a lover and a confidant. Sugar Daddies clearly understand that Sugar Babies need to be handled with care and that they have some trepidation when the arrangement is new. Sugar Daddies are patient, kind and understanding and usually take every possible measure to ensure that Sugar Baby feels safe during the “getting to know you” process.
6. Sugar Daddies know that in order to make you happy they have to take an interest in your goals and aspirations. In most cases they’ll offer a little coaching to help you get where you need to go. Sugar Daddies love nothing more than being able to help out a damsel in distress. Your Sugar Daddy can be your greatest mentor.
7. As far as sex is concerned, the Sugar Daddy knows his way around the block a lot better than some 20-something college guy. Don’t let his age fool you, the mature Sugar Daddy knows how to curl your toes in bed every time while his younger, financially challenged counterpart is throwing darts at a board. Sugar Daddy knows that pleasing a woman in bed is an art form, and he’s worked very hard to perfect his craft.
8. Sugar Daddies have less distractions and are far more “in the moment” than average guys. They’re financially stable, more self-assured and have been around long enough to know what they want. You will rarely if ever catch Sugar Daddy looking at another woman while he is entertaining you. You have his full attention because he is a true gentleman. Your looks got you in the door, but he respects you as a person as well.
9. Sugar Daddies bring consistency to the table. When they make plans or promises, they keep them. In a world full of people who will most likely leave you hanging at one time or another, Sugar Daddy delivers ten times out of ten. He is your friend, benefactor, emotional rock, and lover.

A piece of advice to all Sugar Babies; think incisively and act decisively. Cancel that next nowhere date and post your Sugar Baby classified NOW.

Live a little, live a lot. The choice is yours.

Holy matrimony is a beautiful thing, but statistically most men and women go outside the relationship at least once for one reason or another (sex or sex). In most cases, however, they return to their spouse, having gotten the last of the wild oats out of their systems.

In more innocent times it was referred to as the “Seven-Year Itch” but these days it’s more like a persistent tickle. We’re all bombarded by the media with images of perfect people with perfect bodies enticing us to have perfect sex. It’s impossible to escape the barrage of sexual material that assaults our senses via television, magazines, billboards and of course, the 800-pound gorilla of them all, the Internet.

These days it’s a mystery how anyone doesn’t step out to sample the goods at least once in their relationship.

By stepping out and hooking up with a stranger the stepper is flooded with old emotions and stimuli they forgot even existed. There’s newly rekindled excitement, anticipation, and the flood of endorphins making it even more impossible to think straight. But then there is a resurgence of other emotions long since extinguished by married life; disappointment, disenchantment, disillusionment and a lot of other dis’s that were also forgotten about.

In this respect, since people are hard wired to stray from time to time, is it fair, or even remotely rational to put an entire marriage and family asunder over something that’s nothing more than a one-time fling? Of course not. Anyone who disagrees is lying, unrealistic or outright delusional.

Sugar Daddy dating delivers yet again. If the impulse to wander is there and it becomes impossible to fight one’s own biology, it only makes sense to take every possible precaution and do it like a professional as opposed to swinging wildly like a hormonal maniac. Professionals live to see another day, maniacs get ostracized.

The Sugar Daddy dating scene is packed with Sugar Babies who understand the fact that Daddy is probably married, but that’s OK with them nonetheless. If the arrangement works out, great, if not, everyone goes back to their respective corners and gets a second chance to reevaluate their long-term relationships. No harm, no foul.

Sugar Babies, especially ones who have been in the game for a little while, have pretty much seen it all. They are compassionate, understanding, well-versed in social etiquette and tread lightly when it comes to Sugar Daddy’s marital status. They know that there are no guarantees in terms of the longevity of the arrangement, but instead they focus on making every minute count. Professional Sugar Babies live for today and help Sugar Daddy do the same.

Sugar Daddy dating eliminates wild card variables and provides a safe way for men and women alike to stick their toe in the water without getting swept away by the current. Think of it as going on safari with a professional guide and tracker by your side as opposed to blindly trudging off into the jungle alone.

The beauty of Sugar Daddy dating is that one can be completely honest and even go so far as telling prospective Sugar Babies that “This is the first time I’ve done this so let’s take it one day at a time.”

If the arrangement is befitting to both Sugar Daddy and Sugar Baby, then have at it. If it turns out that the grass isn’t greener then quite possibly the original grass is the one for the home team to stick with.

Worst case scenario is that Sugar Daddy (or Sugar Baby) walks away with a newfound appreciation for their original mate (or playmate).

It’s been scientifically proven that up to 93% of communication is non-verbal and based on body cues. This being as it may, you had better make that remaining 7% count.

Sugar Daddy incentivizing is based on subtleties. Don’t use a hammer when a chopstick will do.

It’s about planting seeds and letting Sugar Daddy think that your ideas are actually his. This IS NOT mental manipulation because if Sugar Daddy knew what you really wanted he would get it for you. But if he’s not the one coming up with the million dollar ideas and you are, you run the risk of bruising his ego.

In essence, you’re just providing indirect guidance and saving all parties involved a great deal of hassle by eliminating guesswork. It’s your duty as a Sugar Baby to be indiscernibly persuasive.

Sugar Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes

Basics first; shoes are a common denominator amongst all respectable Sugar Babies, and they don’t grow on trees or get delivered by the shoe fairy. They come from very expensive stores.

The next time you’re on a date, outing, etc., with Sugar Daddy and he asks you what you’d like to do, tell him you don’t know and then reach down to adjust one of your shoes. Casually mention that you just paid top dollar for your new kicks and that they are dreadful; you never imagined a pair of shoes could be so painful.

Voila! Daddy offers to take you shoe shopping so that your precious tootsies will never know another minute of sorrow. You act surprised and compliment him on how very thoughtful he is.

Your Chariot Awaits

A car can in no way be considered a luxury item; it’s an essential. The only question is whether you are going to drive a Kia Spectra or a BMW. Having never driven a Kia Spectra but having owned a BMW my opinion may be biased, then again I’ve never heard anyone bragging about their new Kia.

This one is simpler than you may initially believe. The basic mindset when going in for a major upgrade is that if you make it a big deal, then it becomes a big deal. Treat it like a non-issue and the whole thing is just two people having a conversation.

The new car strategy is actually the way I saw my friend Kelly land a new car from her Sugar Daddy. She simply told him that she hated her car and that she was sure he wouldn’t mind if she drove his. He of course obliged and then after a few times he grew tired of loaning her his ride so he ponied up and leased her one of her own.

They lived happily ever after, for the next six months.

Travel Like a Rockstar

Flying coach is for traveling salesmen. Sugar Babies fly business class or first class at the very least.

Let your Sugar Daddy know how much value you place on your relationship with your family and how it saddens you that you can’t visit your parents (aunt, grandparents, step sister in Laguna) more often because airline travel is such a complete drag. Elaborate how the last time you flew you got stuck between some creepy guy with a head cold and a screaming child.

No way is Sugar Daddy going to allow his princess to be soiled in this manner. It is GUARANTEED he’ll step up and offer to pay your way the next time you need to fly. Once again, the whole thing was his idea, not yours.

With great power comes great responsibility, so save the Jedi mind tricks for when you really need them and don’t abuse the skill set. In the unlikely event you find yourself wrestling with your conscience and think you’re becoming a manipulator, rest assured, you are not. You are simply doing the humane thing by letting Sugar Daddy know what you need and when you need it without expecting him to be a mind reader.

It doesn’t matter how you convey your message just as long as you get your point across. The rest is just semantics.

This question is a little tricky since it’s tough to attach any hard science to it. As far as statistical and empirical data is concerned, well, there is none. However, there is one basic rule of thumb that is universal; the more that Sugar Baby is into Sugar Daddy the less likely she is to say anything to her friends to jeopardize the arrangement.

Leslie is an experienced Sugar Baby who hails from Dallas. The men she sees are prominent and her role as a Sugar Baby is never really disclosed. In other words, no one has any idea that the men she sees provide her with financial assistance. She is pretty, unassuming and very discreet. She knows a good thing when she sees it and she prefers long-term arrangements over shorter, more sporadic ones.

“The Dallas dinner crowd is a very tight group for such a big city,” Leslie said. “Everyone knows everybody and gossip spreads like brushfire. I never, under any circumstances, reveal intimate details about my relationships to anyone. My closest girlfriends are even left out. Gossip is a very destructive habit and I don’t think people realize the damage they are doing when they make casual comments about people they don’t really know, especially when it comes to sex.”

Leslie represents the abundantly cautious full-time Sugar Baby. She owns her own home, has a thriving business and makes her own hours. She also has a daughter in private school. All the more reason to keep things very low key.

Kimmy (AKA Princess) is a bit more flamboyant. She’s younger than Leslie, plays it a little more from the hip, and isn’t really interested in long-term arrangements. She rarely sees a Sugar Daddy for longer than four or five months and even then, the encounters are sporadic and spontaneous. She never uses her real name, has a second cell phone for when Daddy calls, and never brings anyone back to her place.

“I talk about sex with my girlfriends all of the time,” Kimmy confided. “I don’t name names or if I do I’ll make one up, but if I am seeing a guy and it turns out that he’s uncircumcised, someone is probably going to hear about it. If everyone else is talking about some guy they’re sleeping with I can’t just sit there and be left out of the conversation. I’m 24-years old, what else are we supposed to talk about?

So far, the theory is intact. Leslie highly values her arrangements and says nothing about sex. Kimmy is less concerned with any particular Sugar Daddy so her sex life is an open book, even though she is cautious and tries not to mention names. It should also be noted that Kimmy does not travel in the same social circles as the Sugar Daddies she sees so there is little, if any, chance of rogue information making it back to an unintended recipient.

Since details about who is having sex with who can create serious blowback, Sugar Daddies may want to set the pace from the jump as far as sexual anonymity is concerned. If Sugar Daddy is seeing a Sugar Baby 20 years his junior, she may not even realize that a few poorly chosen words to a casual acquaintance can escalate into an all out ground war.

The good news is that our theory seems to hold water, so the more Sugar Baby is into Sugar Daddy, the less inclined she’ll be to broadcast his favorite sexual position.

Picking a Sugar Baby can be like walking into an ice cream store without knowing what you want. You end up standing around eating out of those ridiculous sample cups with the tiny spoon until your tongue goes numb and everything starts to taste the same.

Sugar Babies are all the same and they’re all different (how Zen can you get?). They’re all into Sugar Daddy dating for the same reason, money, but they also have some secondary motivations.

Gentlemen, know your Sugar Babies. You study mutual funds before you invest; you read Consumer Reports before you buy a boat, and every other aspect of your life has been based on making smart, informed decisions. Sugar Daddy dating is no different.

Over the course of the arrangement you may indeed end up spending as much on your Sugar Baby as you did on your last Mercedes, which is fine considering what you get in return. Just make sure you get what you’re paying for without any surprises.

The Full-Time Sugar Baby

This one is plain vanilla. She’s young, very pretty, and simply has no interest in the nine-to-five world. Just because she doesn’t want a job in no way implies she is unmotivated; indeed she is. Her skill is looking great, and she works at it. She knows what to wear, where to get her hair and nails done and is most at home making you happy on a full-time basis.
 
Keep in mind that the Full-Time Sugar Baby knows EXACTLY what she wants, and she’ll ask for it, ever so politely. As long as you’re paying the freight she’ll be right there by your side. Have two bad fiscal quarters in a row and you’re back to flying solo. She doesn’t take IOU’s.

The Part-Time Sugar Baby

She’s a dabbler and maybe not be as slick as the Full-Time Sugar Baby, but she knows she’s missing out on the good life and is out for her slice of the pie just like anyone else. What she lacks in experience she makes up for in enthusiasm. She’s a little giddy about being a “kept” woman for the first time so her attitude is energetic and contagious.
 
If she finds her stride she just may wind up being a Full-Time Sugar Baby, but in the meantime she’s just learning the ropes. Be a little flexible with her since she’s new to the Sugar Daddy dating scene and don’t be afraid to give her pointers to help keep things moving in the right direction.
 
The Tuition Baby
 
The Tuition Baby is a blast because you get to relive the best parts of the college experience (non-stop sex) without the downside (poverty and studying). The Tuition Baby is just that, she needs a little help getting through undergrad or making it through grad school. Upside, she’s a lot of fun and has a ton of cute girlfriends. Downside, you’re scheduling your time with her around final exams and term papers. All in all though, it’s good while it lasts.

The Career Baby

Career Baby is an up and coming commodity in the universe of Sugar Daddy dating. She’s starting out in business and badly undercapitalized. She needs a few bucks as well as a little advice here and there so the Career Baby actually exemplifies the symbiotic Sugar Daddy dynamic. The proverbial give and take, one hand washing the other, youth meets experience, you scratch my back and…, you get the idea.

Sugar Daddies respect Career Babies because they have someone to talk business with, someone who understands their passion for success and the motivation to be your own boss. If the Sugar Daddy is married to a stay-at-home wife, the Career Baby will satisfy some of his more intangible needs because they are two kindred spirits.

In many cases once she’s on her feet she’ll opt out of the Sugar Baby position but you’ve still got a friend and ally for life. This Sugar Daddy scenario is special because it fosters loyalty.

The Stripper Baby
 
Every man has fantasized at least once about dating an exotic dancer. However, without the proper funding it’s never going to happen. Enter the Sugar Daddy.
 
This particular variety of Sugar Baby is potent stuff. If you’re accustomed to dating Full-Time Sugar Babies or Tuition Babies, and you make the jump to Stripper Babies, you’ve just moved up from Chardonnay to Mescal. For some Sugar Daddies, it’s the only way to fly, for others it’s a one-time fantasy that they get to satisfy.
 
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a Stripper Baby. These women are strikingly beautiful, seductive, energetic and they know what turns men on. But you still never quite know what’s under the hood and if you think for a minute you’re going to tame the Stripper Baby you’re about to have your bunny boiled (Fatal Attraction, 1987).
 
In summary, Sugar Babies are a lot like ice cream. They come in a lot of different flavors and all of it is good at one time or another. If you don’t end up being a lifelong fan of pistachio, at least you actually tried it.

Here’s why.

After the basics of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs have been satisfied (food, shelter, acceptance, why am I? a Mercedes, second home and a Donzi) men get a little restless. They begin searching the globe for that last Faberge Egg, a Picasso or two that may have been overlooked at auction and anything else that is rare, expensive and most of all BEAUTIFUL.

The more beautiful, the better. What else is a guy with a load of cash and a ton of free time supposed to do with his life?

His most logical choice is the pursuit of outrageously beautiful women, and the more they cost, the better he feels about himself. All wealthy Sugar Daddies know that the most effective way to rate beauty is to attach a dollar figure to it. The more it costs, the hotter it is. You can’t argue with this kind of logic. I mean, you can, but you’re going to lose.

The reason wealthy men are more than willing to spend HUGE dollars to attract the affections of beautiful women is very simple. You can’t tool around town with the Picasso under your arm. You can’t kick it poolside with the Faberge Egg and as for the speedboat or hot car, once they’re in the marina or parked in the lot no one knows that either are yours.

A woman, a really beautiful woman, is the only true way for a real Sugar Daddy to prove to the world that he is a screaming success. The first class Sugar Daddy knows that when he locks eyes from across the room with another Sugar Daddy of equal or greater status, the decision as to which one dominates the encounter hinges solely on the beauty of the Sugar Baby draped on his arm.

There’s no judge or point system that’s going to dictate which man is the winner and which one is the loser in this confrontation that may last three, maybe five seconds if it goes into overtime. There won’t be a buzzer or a bell, his name won’t be in the headlines the next morning and he’ll never hear his name chanted by the roaring crowd as he spikes the ball in the end zone.

But you had better know that at the end of this clash of the Sugar Daddies each man knows FOR SURE who’s the top dog and who’s just a mutt. You’ll miss the outcome if you blink, so pay attention.

The side of one man’s mouth will curl up ever so slightly in the slyest of grins and the other, defeated Sugar Daddy will look away, shamed. That’s it. It’s over.

So the next time someone tells you that beauty isn’t everything, it’s what’s on the inside that counts, don’t even waste your precious breath setting them straight. Just look them dead in the eye, give them a sly grin and let them seethe with envy because of your scorching hot Sugar Baby.

Myths, urban legends and politics all make for great talk at cocktails parties. Just don’t take any of them too seriously.

Sugar Daddy dating has put more women through college than the GI Bill, it’s given retired businessmen a reason to keep going to the gym, and it’s one of the few sectors of the economy that seems to be recession-proof.

But like any great concept there are bound to be naysayers. Some people just don’t get it and instead of keeping an open mind they find it more satisfying to perpetuate negative stereotypes and misinformation.

These are the same people that told us if you threw a penny off of the Empire State Building it would kill someone and that if the woman stayed on top during sex she couldn’t get pregnant.

Here are a few myths and misunderstandings about Sugar Daddy dating that need to be addressed.

Sugar Daddy Dating is Just Veiled Prostitution

This is one is my favorites because it’s the craziest. Comparing the two is like claiming that watching porn is committing adultery.

Sugar Daddy dating is just that, a form of dating. Whether it’s referred to as an arrangement or an affair, Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies are doing a lot more together than just having sex. Sure there is sex, a lot of it, but there is just as much partying, hanging out, shopping and traveling.

Last time I checked men didn’t take prostitutes on vacation to Aspen, they didn’t make their car payments for them and they certainly didn’t show them off to their friends.

Sugar Babies Are Gold Diggers and Opportunists

This myth was created by actual gold diggers and opportunists. Sugar Babies are generally young women with a strong sense of self-worth who like to party. Unlike their deceptive counterparts, Saccharin Babies, Sugar Babies put their cards on the table when they meet a Sugar Daddy and spell out exactly what they need in order to make the arrangement work.

Inversely, the Saccharin Baby will hide her intentions and string a guy along with a lot of empty promises. She never comes out and says what she is looking for because she lacks the Sugar Baby’s self-confidence.

Sugar Daddies are Dirty Old Men

I never really understood what people meant by this one since they fail to define what constitutes a Dirty Old Man. Sugar Daddies may be older, sure, but dirty, I don’t think so. This myth is the standard jealousy-based smear campaign initiated by people who would outlaw great sex if they could.

If a guy is north of 50, still has a sex drive and the financial means to attract a hot younger woman, he should get a trophy and The Discovery Channel should do a documentary on how he got so lucky.

Sugar Daddies are generally more polished and sophisticated than they were in their 20’s or 30’s because they’ve got EXPERIENCE. They’re also more appreciative of women than younger guys are.

Sugar Daddy Dating is Degrading to Women

If that’s the case than so is Elle Magazine, Victoria’s Secret models and the stiletto heal shoe.

People can’t be degraded unless they are deprived of the ability to make their own decisions. Sugar Babies do their own thinking, call their own shots and CHOOSE the man they want to tool around town with in the drop top Mercedes.

Degrading is having to work a job you despise in order to pay for basic living expenses or staying in a loveless marriage because you can’t afford to move on with your life.

So have at it Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies, don’t let myths and misconceptions stand in your way of finding the perfect playmate.

Power to the players.

There’s a new joke going around. It goes something like, “Tiger Woods hit a tree with his car and a bunch of women fell out.”

Sounds cute, but now the poor guy is knee deep is allegations of infidelity with about a dozen Sugar Babies, there’s talk of hush money that he doled out by the wheelbarrow and even speculation that he’s paying his wife Elin Nordegren $5,000,000 just to stay with him. How can this story get any worse? Well it can.

Mindy Lawton, a busty Florida brunette and one of Tiger’s Sugar Babies is quoted as saying that “Sometimes I looked like a rag doll after we’d made love.” She also divulged that Tiger was “well-endowed” and into marathon S&M romps.

As if that weren’t bad enough, she went on to say that “He really did like it rough. He wanted to spank me and loved pulling my hair as we had sex,” she told the News of the World. “He also liked me to talk dirty to him, but hair-pulling was what really turned him on.”

These are details that we can all live without, but that’s not the point. Lawton broke the Sugar Baby code of silence and by betraying her beloved Tiger she betrayed every Sugar Daddy, past, present or future. She also betrayed Sugar Babies as a collective, leaving the world to believe that any Sugar Baby will spill the beans on her Sugar Daddy if the price is right.

How do we move on from here? One step at a time people, one step at a time.

Most Sugar Daddies are not Tiger Woods, and consequently are not nearly as susceptible to exploitation by the media. Secondly, Tiger has to eat a little of the blame here. It sounds like he may have promised his Sugar Babies a little more than he could deliver.

More than one of Tiger’s Sugar Babies was convinced she was going to be the next Mrs. Woods. Whether he really lead them on or not is difficult to say. But even if he did make some shaky promises in the heat of the moment, that still doesn’t give any Sugar Baby the right to break her vow of silence.

When a Sugar Daddy affiliates with a Sugar Baby he has the same expectation of confidentiality as when he deals with his an attorney, psychiatrist or barber. What goes on in Sugar Daddy land, stays there, or at least it’s supposed to. However, with the aforementioned debacle in mind, it’s important to make sure your Sugar Baby truly understands the code of silence she is supposed to maintain, whether you two are together or not.

Sugar Daddy Soundproofing

The term “gag order” is a little harsh, so we’re going to refer to Sugar Daddy confidentiality as “soundproofing.” The best time to start process this is at the beginning of the arrangement. Get started on the right foot so you don’t have to change direction after things are rolling. Be prepared to ask the tough questions.

For instance, “Honey, if you found out I was dating a dozen or so other Sugar Babies, would you go to the press or release a YouTube video about our sex life?”

Sure, there’s maybe a few different ways to couch this question but it does get the point across. You can tell by Sugar Baby’s answer if she’s going to hold up under interrogation at a later date. If she can’t give you a straight answer or you see that her pupils have dilated (nature’s way of telling you you’re in danger) it may be time to find a more discreet Sugar Baby.

Sugar Baby’s response to this question should be rather unemotional, borderlining on tepid. She has to be able to look you dead in the eye without even the slightest hesitation, and assure you that whatever transpires between the two of you, no matter how twisted, she is willing to take it to the grave.

People are people, and when feelings get hurt everyone has the impulse to lash out. The question is whether or not we act on that fleeting impulse.

In closing, confidentiality is a double edged sword, it cuts both ways. However, rest assured that the Sugar Baby code of silence is not dead; it’s just a little bruised.