It’s a type of relationship. Look at it this way… when you are normal dating a woman, ask yourself why she is with you. Let’s say she’s with you because she finds you physically attractive, okay, but what if you’re broke and you can’t pay the bills? Do you think those women will still be around? You could argue that they may still be around, but most women won’t for long if you’re unemployed.
One of my first normal relationship was with a Hmong woman. At the time I was like 19 and she was 30. Huge age gaps. She is a Christian woman and she still dumped me because I couldn’t financially support her. At 19 I was too young to provide. She was 30 and lives on her own while I was still living with my parents. To me, at the time, that was fake too. She didn’t love for who I am.
Women can’t love you unconditionall y. The woman that love you unconditionall y is your mom lol.
Same way a guy doesn’t want a fat woman, a broke guy NO deal for most women.
So sugar dating to me is based on the male being the provider role. It’s defining the relationship upfront without going through all the hoops like in a normal dating. Whether it’s real or fake that depends on the intent of the individual.
Your problem is that you have bad taste in previous relationships. You now have PTSD

Your relationship with that older woman doesn't count. IT is fake from the get go. She probably benefited it more than you do. When she's 30, she has already lived through many BF's so she has more experiences and lived a whole decade plus her generation is different than your generation. There is no love here and it comes with conditions.
Since she's in her 30, she wanted more. She wants a real man, not a boy. She wants to settle down with a guy that has it all. You as a young buck don't have the qualification for her so no wonder she's cutting you off. Young guys with older women, the younger guy better know why there are demeaning words like "couger" or "MILF" exist for a reason. IT is all done in the name of fun and entertainment. You want to marry that and call it a real loving relationship? that's your problem.
The women that loves you unconditionall
y do really exist out there. Why do you think kids at 19, dating their own age? Both parties maturity levels are not there. She's still eating ramen and still in college like you are. She doesn't know what she wants yet and heck no, she's not even thinking about marriage so the dating phase at this level is non conditional. Once she's older, she will rethink about her priorities. When you are 25 and she's 25, she will finally knows what she wants and that is to get a guy that is worth a million bucks, get marry and call it a day. This is why dating a chick over the age of enlightenment or reasoning for her lets say over 25 years old, you better be equip yourself. You have 2 weeks before she realized the real you and she will drop you like a bad habit.
The only exception is if the both of you guys dated young like at 19 and still with one another, through college eating ramen and being unemployed and trying to come up with life and if by then you two are still together then you can say that it is an unconditional love. I stay with you when poor and I will stay with you if we become rich.
Sugar dating to you is also a fantasy. You are role playing at best as you said it yourself "provider ROLE". You are still investing in something that has no end. Your end game is a given. You will not marry your sugar babies and you will get older with time and you will have no one as an end result and that my friend is the message at hand here.
Sugar daddies should be played by men with an already established relationship with a wife and kids. His end game result is still having his wife and kids at the end of the day. He's in the right business because the business model was made for him. You on the other hand is just wasting your time. Your babies? Well they will be ok because with beauty, they can get marry anytime. You are ugly so you will still carry around that handicap for a face with you. Don't forget my teaching. Think it through. IT might change your life.