Money is necessary in sugar dating, but it’s not sufficient. Most SBs have to find you attractive. Many are not just gonna have a sugar relationship with anyone that can pay them. They’re going to look more than just your ppm or whatever. They’re gonna want to see if you’re a good fit, your looks, your personality etc. But most sugar relationship don’t begin unless there is agreement on provision. An escort usually has too many high body counts with random dudes because the volume is higher.
Whether money alone is sufficient, that depends on the sugar baby/escort. I disagree with the "Most SBs have to find you attractive" point as that's not their main objective. Their main objective when they signed up to be a sugar baby is support usually in the form of monetary (cash) or material (gift). I will say that a small number of sugar babies will have to be attractive to their sugar daddies just like a small number of escorts have to be attractive to their Johns before they agree to engage in a session or date. Some will even put down who they'll see and who they won't on their ads to be clear and upfront.
There may be a few minor subtle differences between sugar babies and escorts here and there but the main premise of them receiving support and/or getting paid for their time and companionship is the same concept and no it doesn't necessarily have to involve sex nor intimacy in every case.
Like some sugar babies, some escorts have also been able to develop long-term relationships with their Johns and some have even gone as far as married their Johns in the process.
I agree with this study as they pointed out the subtle differences but in conclusion, it still falls under the same umbrella:
The practice of prostitution in various forms in a country, including in France, cannot be avoided, as is the form of its
promotion. For example, through trucks around universities in Paris that promote a sugar dating site. With the rise of
sugar dating advertisements in society, sugar dating has become public consumption because it is considered to change
the concept of escort which is part of the elegant side of prostitution. This study attempts to investigate the factors that
motivate university students to decide to practice sugar dating. Moreover, this study aims at finding whether sugar dating
itself is a part of prostitution and its position in front of French Laws. Using the qualitative method of Wahidmurni and
Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis, the work shows differences in practices between sugar baby and conventional
prostitution. Moreover, the findings show that sugar baby practice is a form of prostitution and is punishable under
French law.
....This study found that economic factors were the
main reason behind the practice of sugar baby among
university students in France. Other factors are the desire
to achieve higher social strata and access to the upper
classes. This can be seen from the testimonies of the
babies and also the fact that sugar baby customers in
France are generally executives whose income is far
above average. Students who do this practice generally
use intermediary sugar dating sites that are considered
safe and provide a lot of convenience in selecting
customers and setting rates. The relationship between a
sugar baby and sugar daddy/mommy is also generally
sustainable. This makes it possible to give gifts beyond
the agreed rate, which are usually in the form of luxury
goods. This is what mainly makes sugar babies actors feel
different from conventional prostitution workers.
France's 2016 prostitution law has so far not been able to
address paid dating via websites because the majority are
based abroad and are easy to reopen if blocked by the
government. The activity of exchanging money and
sexual services included in sugar baby services makes
this practice the same as conventional prostitution as
stated in the definition of prostitution in la Chambre
criminelle du 27 mars 1996 so that it must be eliminated,
following the French prostitution law 2016 and its
abolitionist nature. Yet, it cannot be realized.
Furthermore, the problem of human trafficking is also
increasingly difficult to overcome with sophisticated
technology that offers convenience in the practice of
prostitution and paid dating services without prior
physical meetings.
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