Topic: prostitution

Illustrated Guide: How To Become A Sugar Baby

Illustrated Guide: How To Become A Sugar Baby
Get better posture.
Take elocution lessons.
Begin referring to your vagina as "sugar."
Amp up your social media presence.
Next, you'll need some professional headshots.

In recent weeks, TheGloss‘ resident sex worker Cathryn Berarovich has delved into the world of sugar daddy/sugar baby relationships. We understood the term colloquially, but until Ms. Berarovich explained, we did not realize that being a sugar baby was actually a viable career opportunity, gilded with fancy dinners and expensive jewelry. Curious about the profession, we spent some time on various sugar daddy/baby networking sites. After several hours of research (many of them sober), we present herewith our extremely useful primer on entering a mutually beneficial relationship. This week’s Illustrated Guide will teach you everything you need to know in order to become a successful sugar baby. More »

Harlotry: My Friend Wanted To Try Being A Prostitute With Me… It Was Awkward

Harlotry: My Friend Wanted To Try Being A Prostitute With Me... It Was Awkward

Natasha, my new roommate knew I was a prostitute and she was very enthusiastic about it. Perhaps she was glad to have a roommate who would have no problem coming up with rent on time or perhaps the novelty value of living with a real live whore was too much too pass up, but either way she seemed just as happy for me to move in as I was. Unfortunately I had no idea how enthusiastically Natasha would really accept my job. Within a month she had decided that she too wanted to join me in the world’s oldest profession. More »

Harlotry: How I Became A Whore

Harlotry: How I Became A Whore

I decided I wanted to be a prostitute when I was seventeen. Most people assume I made this decision because I had seen Pretty Woman too many times, because my parents didn’t hug me enough, or because I was somehow coerced into my decision. None of these assumptions are correct. I’ve always been prone to viewing my life more as a story or a series of discrete experiences than as an actual life of connected events. However, saying I decided to join the oldest profession to advance my story is also overly simplistic. More »

Should You Sleep Your Way To The Top?

Should You Sleep Your Way To The Top?
Mad Men
Liar, Liar
Disclosure
Obsession
Horrible Bosses

This week, editors Jennifer Wright and Ashley Cardiff are kind of haunted by Sunday’s episode of Mad Men, in which Joan agrees to sleep with a disgusting prospective client in exchange for 5% of the company. After asking readers what their price would be, they’re turning the question on themselves. Sleeping with someone to get to the top: immoral or modern or more complicated than either? More »

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