When we think of the biggest problems traditional monogamous couples are facing in today’s day and age, those can quite easily be boiled down to a lack of communication, fulfillment, and lack of mutual benefits. Spend 10 minutes on any social media forum or hashtag dedicated to relationships and you’re most likely going to find the same things. If this is your case you will enjoy knowing more about what’s like to have a sugar relationship.

It’s mutually beneficial to feel appreciated

Not feeling valued or appreciated, and putting your partner’s needs ahead of your own… are the things that are not only killing the relationships but often lead to disillusionment with relationships and love.

On the contrary, something we often hear associated with sugar dating is the term “mutual benefits”. And what that means is a dynamic where the Sugar Daddy and Sugar Baby benefit from the relationship equally. These benefits can be physical, psychological, or emotional. They are completely up to the partners to decide what they’d like to get out of a relationship.

All about mutual benefits

For many reasons, related to culture, not facts, mutually beneficial relationships are still taboo for some. Largely because when people think of sugar dating, they immediately think of sex work. Older rich men exploiting naive and beautiful girls for their benefit, but it doesn’t work like that.

Sugar relationships and mutually beneficial relationships, since it tends to put both parties in a position of equal power. This allows both to clearly outline their wants and expectations right from the outset of the relationship. In fact, many sugar relationships don’t include any intimacy, and just outline the Sugar Daddy’s and the Sugar Baby’s responsibilities. This way, no one gets their feelings hurt and everyone gets exactly what they want… to feel happy. It’s a simple exchange that forms the foundation of a strong personal bond.

For many, the most attractive part of the deal is the lack of emotional commitment. And obviously devoting yourself to a person with whom your future is completely unclear and unpredictable. Sugar partners are only small parts of each other’s lives and spend most of their time focusing on themselves. And also, on their own goals, ambitions, and wants, without worrying about maintaining a full-time romantic relationship.

Sugar relationships = fewer commitments

Your commitments (or lack thereof) are completely clear, and no one is left feeling unsatisfied or when worse, left wondering where the relationship is going or what the future holds.

This is exactly why sugar dating is becoming more and more popular by the day! Even if things aren’t working out, you can always part ways and look for someone who will value you the way you think you should.