Have you heard about ‘SugarBabies’? No, not the chocolate covered packages of candies. These 21st century sweets are young women – usually under 30 and/or college/university students – who advertise themselves as companions for (usually) older men with disposable income. ‘Girlfriends for hire’ is the euphemistic term. It’s so mainstream that Global news covered the phenomenon on Tuesday evening. They interviewed a couple of the young women who command upwards of $1000 for an interaction. Monthly allowances – negotiated through the web site that hooks up the buyers and sellers – can rise to $10,000 a month.The funds cover university tuition, clothing, cars, jewellery, travel, etc. Thank goodness no one tried to pass it off as ‘companionship’. That would have made me toss my…

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