My friends have a few questions for men looking for sugar ba bies or a similar kind of relationship...
In addition to my previous responses to your questions (see earlier in this thread), I have a few more thoughts.
The vitality of the sugar scene varies from city to city, depending a lot on the legal and cultural tolerance for paid sex in a given city/province/state.
Montreal has a very tolerant and well-defined environment for prostitution. For most visitors to Montreal it is the North American Adult Disneyland of paid sex, especially compared to where they live. The only cities in North America that are close to Montreal's level of safety and tolerance are Toronto and maybe Vancouver. Sure, with a bit of research and experience, you can find good sex workers in cities like New York, LA, Miami, etc. But it's just not as easy.
So in a place like Montreal where it's so easy to find great escorts, whether agency girls or indy girls, why would guys resort to the sugar scene? And why would girls choose that route when it is so easy to work as an escort?
Well, there are some understandable reasons why some guys and girls might prefer the sugar scene to to escort scene. For one, some guys and girls think of sugaring as somehow more acceptable than straightforward paid sex. Whether it is or not is debatable--to me they are just two roads to the same place. One road is fast, easy and direct, like a four lane highway. The other road is like driving on the back roads to the same place-slower, more time-consuming and for some people more rewarding.
But in a city like Montreal, most guys, especially visitors, are going to take the highway-the escort route. I think most local guys do too. In such an environment, many guys are just not going to bother with the sugar scene. So women in a city like Montreal are going to have a harder time finding a real, longterm sugar daddy than guys in cities with less tolerant legal and cultural environments for paid sex. If a guy in Montreal really wants a sugar relationship, it's easier just to try to convert a favorite escort into a sugar baby--many escorts are willing to consider that kind of relationship.
Why would some girls still resort to the sugar scene in a place like Montreal? I think there are two main reasons: 1) Some girls just can't bring themselves to take the BIG STEP of thinking of themselves as a sex worker; and 2) As I stated in my responses above, some girls are OK with getting paid for sex but they want to be able to choose their own client(s)--that's impossible to do if you work for an agency and pretty hard if you are an indy.
In cities less tolerant of paid sex than Montreal, the sugar scene operates as a substitute or alternative to the escort market. You can find escorts anywhere if you know how and where to look and if you can pay the market price. But some places these days make it so difficult and sometimes dangerous for clients and sex providers to find each other and do business, that alternative kinds of markets get started.
The genius of Seeking is that it is just far enough on the side of legality and legitimacy that it operates pretty freely in markets where paid sex is just too scary for a lot of people. There are lots of places in "flyover country" in the U.S. (and in Canada too) where both potential clients and providers are greatly inhibited from participating in paid sex. Seeking is an outlet for them, though it is not anything like the market for escorts. It take a lot of effort, including making a good profile, sorting through profiles, messaging, meeting in person, negotiating a deal and then finally, hopefully consummating it. It's time consuming and not every encounter winds up in a long term relationship.
But for those who have patience and maybe enjoy the game, it's worth it. At least I can say that it has been for me. But would I use it if I lived in Montreal? Maybe but only as a sometime diversion from the escort scene. Some visitors say they have used it but given how much time it can take to convert a "potential" into a sex partner, it's just not a good bet.
So my advice to your friends is: if they are already doing escorting, they should try to convert a current or future client into a sugar daddy. If they do not want to escort but are willing to try sugaring, well,
bonne chance , but you may find it frustrating in Montreal.