THE REAL MAGAZINE ISSUE 4 | Page 22

The trend for Sugar-daddy/Blesser relationships has gone viral and taken over some circles in SA. In both instances, sex is a trade-off between the man and young ladies. It is an understated trade off: at times it seems the young lady has no choice in the matter but to just oblige and have sex with the Sugar Daddy or Blesser. SUGAR DADDY/ BLESSER KUYAFANA So what is a Sugar Daddy? – Urban dictionary says it’s a rich older man who showers a young woman with gifts in return for their company or sexual favours. The Sugar Daddy word in recent times has been interchangeable with the so-called Blesser. Blessers are the rich man who showers and offers support to young ladies; this support is either financial or material. So in a sense, Sugar Daddies and Blessers characterise the same person Be aware of those questions which may seem innocuous but reveal everything they need to know. Our response to this is twofold. First off, we need to be sincere with our responses, highlighting our best qualities. This does not mean bragging, there is a thin line that must be balanced. The ladies don’t like a bragger, but they don’t like the meek either. Be confident, be calm, be genuine but most of all be smart. Secondly this is an opportunity to flip the script. There is a strange power that can be drawn from directing the conversation back to the lady in question. Blessers knowingly attract young girls who at times come from poor backgrounds and need the money and material support to survive.I have often watched documentaries that profile Sugar Daddies or Blessers that show these men sleep with young girls without using any protection, the results of which would be pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. See, I have sympathy for girls that get into these relationships in order to get her, and her family, by in life. But I cannot fathom greedy girls who “sell” sex to their blessers in order get expensive weaves, trendy phones or any of the luxuries out there. With all these trends in our society, what I know for sure is that no one should pressure you into having sex if you don’t want to. Having a sexual relationship with anyone is an important decision: this decision will have a lasting effect on you emotionally, physically and mentally. So are you ready for sex? If so, you best be ready to protect the entirety of you, selfishly. 20