Where Mr. Right is Mr. Rich

THE SEATTLE TIMES -- Nov 15 -- Critics call them gold diggers. But the women who prowl online dating Web sites like Wealthymen.com and Sugardaddie.com know what they want — and they're not afraid to flaunt it.  "I am looking for someone who will take me on trips, spa getaways, to the salon, clothes and lingerie shopping," a 'sugarbabe' on Sugardaddie. Cristine Gomez, 21, recently dated an older man she met on Wealthymen for three months, in which he paid her rent check and car payments, and picked up the bill on her college tuition. "The site," she says, "is about being spoiled." One sugar daddy requests a woman who can "easily change from a pair of jeans to a small black cocktail dress." Another describes himself as a "race car driver looking for his red Ferrari."  Men are typically forced into the role of the pursuer on mainstream dating Web sites like Match.com and Americansingles.com, where the male-to-female ratio is 70:30.  At Wealthymen women outnumber men 5 to 1. Since the site launched in March 2006, Wealthymen.com has signed up 250,000 women and 100,000 men, while Sugardaddie.com ranks well above the 100,000 mark. 

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Mark Brooks: Wealthymen was created by the same team who created Webdate. It's been a great niche for them. SugarDaddyForMe is also doing quite well. Guys want more attention, but surely they want it from women who aren't so obviously scouring them for their loot. Your comments please...

Comments

[Kathryn Lord]

There are a number of sites aiming to hook up (appropriate term?) women with wealthy men. As long as the guys recognize the bargain, I suppose there's no problem. But I have run across wealthy folks, both male and female, who are in a quandry about how to find a mate who will love them for who they are and not for their money. How can they get to know someone while being open and honest and not have their wealth become the prime focus? One guy naively joined one of these sites and honestly answered all questions, including income. He was swamped with offers from women, clogged up his mail box, and had eight proposals of marriage in the first contacts. It's not easy being rich.

Kathryn Lord
Your Romance Coach

PS Interestingly, one of my blog pasts that has been getting attention lately is about Sugar Mama's. The comments have been from guys looking for one: http://www.find-a-sweetheart.com/blog/item/where_to_find_a_sugar_mama/

[Brian]

Seems most of the users in Wealthymen.com and Sugardaddie.com are looking for sugar daddies or sugar mommies. This will make users feel unsafe to create a detailed profile here. They're even reluctant to disclose their incomes and photos. I have heard another famous dating site Millionairematch.com. It claimed that "Everyone is welcome here to find their perfect matches or quality friendships. You don't have to be rich or famous to enjoy the site."