Long before Richard Gere shimmied up a fire escape for Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, women have been entranced by the idea of being rescued from the hum-drum of everyday life by a Disney-haired white knight. Add a broadband connection and this time-honoured dynamic takes on a whole new meaning, with suave business men hooking up with savvy women.
The website Seeking arrangement. And, given that the ratio of women to men on the site is , US-based founder Brandon Wade estimates that over 8, Irish women have signed up in the hopes of landing their own sugar daddy. Amy Byrne, 28, not her real name from Wicklow signed up to the site four years ago after experiencing mixed fortunes on regular dating sites. I was very vulnerable emotionally after the baby, so I took time out to think about what I really needed. The second was a year-old businessman who came to Dublin for business who bought her a car.
The third was a year-old IT professional from Germany. I was nervous but after a while it was just like any other date. There was a bit of a spark and he was in a position to pay an allowance. He then invited me on holidays with him that week and bought me a laptop.
But these men are financially secure and in a position to do this. I was interested in seeing someone who would treat me nice — up until then I had been starved of being spoilt. And in a recession people want this more than ever. I was never socially adept and only got kissed for the first time when I was My mother told me to focus on my studies, and that dating would be easier when I was successful.
So I was lonely and looking to date, and I became seekingarrangement. They have goals. It was a pleasant surprise to find there were so many high-quality women out there once I started dating.
