Re:In Kenya, “sugar” relationships have become both more com...
by scotty79 on Monday September 03, 2018 @03:31AM
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> ... should the balance ever shift too far out of their favor, they will presumably end the relationship.
This pretty much describes all relationships except those where one falls horribly ill or the ones where one sticks around despite abuse.
> They just do the nice thing, knowing that in the past the other has done the same for them. Only if there comes to be a very long period of non-reciprocation will the other party wake to the one-sidedness of the relationship and begin to reconsider.
I think this might be the case in many sugar relationships. That's why it's sometimes hard to describe them as just sex work.
This pretty much describes all relationships except those where one falls horribly ill or the ones where one sticks around despite abuse.
> They just do the nice thing, knowing that in the past the other has done the same for them. Only if there comes to be a very long period of non-reciprocation will the other party wake to the one-sidedness of the relationship and begin to reconsider.
I think this might be the case in many sugar relationships. That's why it's sometimes hard to describe them as just sex work.