One of the first questions that every newbie finds herself asking is: Can I be a sugar baby? Because you’ve heard the stories. You’ve seen the gifts and shopping sprees. And you want in.
But there’s that little voice of doubt: do I have what it takes to be a sugar baby?
This is the completely honest, no bull guide to help you assess if you really have what it takes. So if you’re wondering: can I be a sugar baby? Let’s start with the obvious questions.
Am I Too Old to Be a Sugar Baby?
There are so many variations of this question. Can I be a sugar baby at 30? Can I be a sugar baby at 40? And so on and so on.
It’s not surprising since the typical sugar baby is often portrayed as a young student in her early twenties looking for a sugar daddy to help with tuition.
But that’s not the reality of the sugar world.
The truth is that there are sugar babies in their 20s as well as 30s, 40s, and even 50s. Check out our series of sugar baby stories. You’ll find that real sugar babies run the spectrum when it comes to age.
So you can technically be a sugar baby at any age. That being said, younger sugar babies have a much larger pool of sugar daddies to choose from. So keep in mind that if you are older, it may mean a longer sugar daddy search. It only takes one sugar daddy, though, so don’t let age get in your way.
Am I Hot Enough to Be a Sugar Baby?
Here’s yet another very popular question – am I pretty enough to be a sugar baby?
If you’re wondering this, know that you’re not alone. Many sugar babies are still laboring under the impression that they may not be pretty enough or thin enough to find a sugar daddy.
And sure, there are many sugar daddies who are specifically looking for thin, model type of sugar babies. But there are just as many sugar daddies who prefer the girl next door type of sugar baby, or a tattooed sugar baby, or a BBW sugar baby, and so on.
Read: What Do Sugar Daddies Want? 5 Things Sugar Daddies Look for
The truth is that if you are conventionally beautiful, the pool of sugar daddies available to you will be a lot larger. But it’s also true that sugar daddies vary widely on the types of looks they’re attracted to.
In general, a good rule of thumb to assess whether you’re attractive enough to be a sugar baby is simply this: do you get hit on by men?
If you receive a fair amount of attention from the opposite sex, chances are you’re attractive enough to be a successful sugar baby.
I Want to Be a Sugar Baby, Do I Have What It Takes?
So you want to be a sugar baby. As we just covered, it’s not all about your age or your looks. The truth is that the most important things to be a sugar baby come down to personality.
So if you’re wondering: can I be a sugar baby – check out the list of things we’ve found to be absolutely most important to knowing if you have what it takes.
Street Smarts
This is one absolutely crucial skill that you need to have in order to be a sugar baby. Because your safety is everything. Without your health, all the sugar in the world means nothing.
So instead of asking “can I be a sugar baby,” instead ask “can I make sure I stay safe as a sugar baby.” And take all the necessary precautions to keep yourself protected.
Read: Sugar Baby Safety 101: How to Be Safe as a Sugar Baby
That includes not getting yourself into situations that are private and hard to escape by, say, following a potential sugar daddy to his house, office, hotel, or car. Always stick to public places until you know and trust your sugar daddy.
It also means not becoming intimate with a potential sugar daddy, on a promise that he’ll take care of your financial needs tomorrow or by the end of the month. This is one of the biggest sugar baby mistakes. Avoid it.
Last but not least, protect yourself financially by getting to know the most common sugar daddy scams. If a potential sugar daddy ever asks you to buy something or send money to him – it’s 99.9% a scam. The only time you should feel okay paying something for a sugar daddy is when you have an established, on-going arrangement and you want to get him a thoughtful gift or a sugar anniversary present.
Communication Skills
Communication skills may not be the first thing you think of when you think of requirements to be a good sugar baby. But they are so very important. And that includes:
- The conversational skills to engage with a sugar daddy and build connection
- Being able to confidently talk about money with a sugar daddy
- Knowing how and which questions to ask a sugar daddy to see if you’re compatible
- The articulation to be able to conduct yourself in public and in polite company without embarrassing a potential sugar daddy
- The ability to communicate your needs and boundaries in a classy but firm way
The last one is so underrated but oh, so very important. Sugar daddies are successful, mature and experienced negotiators. You need to be able to hold your own. One of the most important things for a new sugar baby is getting over the “nice girl mode” in which you feel like you have to be nice and agreeable to everyone, at the cost of your own needs.
In essence, if you’re well-versed in conversation, you already have one of the most important skills to be a sugar baby. If not, this is something we recommend you work on before diving into the sugar world.
Ability to Take Rejection
If you’re reading this right now, I’m guessing these 3 things are true about you: You’re young. You’re attractive. You’re female.
And if those 3 things are true, I’m guessing that this is true, too: You don’t have much experience with rejection.
So when a potential sugar daddy comes along, rejection is the last thing you expect. But you meet once, twice, maybe even three times, and without warning…he shoots you down.
Welcome to your first rejection.
Yes, it stings. It hits you hard. But guess what? It’s just part and parcel of the sugar world, where the numbers are stacked in the sugar daddy’s favor.
Rejection is not a dead end. It is just part of the process. And calling it quits after a rejection means you’re bailing before you’ve even began playing the game.
To really make it as a sugar baby, you need to not only plan for rejection but use it to your advantage. Here’s a crucial sugar baby tip on how to do that.
Thick Skin
A crucial skill that you need to have to make it in the sugar world is the ability to not take things personally.
Because here’s one truth that all beginner sugar babies should know: it takes time to find a bona fide sugar daddy. Especially one that you actually get on with.
And during the journey, you are going to kiss some frogs. There will be Salt Daddies. Poof Daddies. Misogynistic sugar daddies and just run-of-the-mill horrible people.
It’s natural to feel angry, upset, and disappointed when these unfortunate encounters happen. But if you want to find the sugar daddy that’s ideal for you, you need to be able to move past it and move on to the next potential sugar daddy.
Otherwise, you’ll just get caught up in a negativity loop. So develop the ability to brush that dirt off your shoulder and say NEXT!
Confidence
Your self-confidence affects every area of your life and sugar dating is no exception. And true confidence is not arrogant or entitled, like all those sugar baby headlines you see that say things like…
- Ready to chat and spoil me rotten daddy?
- Impress me, if you can!
- Spoil me like the princess I am
Actual confidence is a mindset. It’s simply knowing your value and what you bring to the table.
It’s being certain of your worth and being secure in the knowledge that you’re attractive/funny/sexy/empathetic/witty and an all-around amazing catch. And it’s the quiet assurance of knowing that there are plenty of men out there who’d thank their lucky stars for the chance to spend time with you, to wine and dine you, to make you smile with gifts, to want to get to know you and take care of you.
The best sugar babies have this kind of confidence. And it serves them well in the sugar world because it allows them to walk away from bad arrangements and straight into the ones that serve them best.
People Skills
Most people think being a sugar baby is unskilled labor. That is the furthest thing from the truth. In fact, it takes quite a lot of social intelligence to be able to pull off being a successful sugar baby.
Social intelligence is simply being able to pick up how others are feeling and knowing how to respond in turn. It includes skills like…
- Being empathetic
- Listening deeply and actively
- Understanding nuance in people’s characters and in social situations
- Being able to observe and understand non-verbal behaviors
This is crucial to being a sugar baby because much of the “sugar baby job description” involves being able to pick up on what your sugar daddy needs – even when they’re things he isn’t even aware of.
You are playing the perfect girlfriend. One who makes a sugar daddy feel like the king of your universe for at least a couple hours every week.
Trust us when we say this takes people skills. That doesn’t mean you need to be a social butterfly type of extrovert. Not at all – introverts can make amazing sugar babies.
It simply means for a sugar arrangement to really work out, you need to be fairly good at building and maintaining relationships. Because a sugar relationship is, first and foremost, a relationship.
Emotional Intelligence
We’ve saved the most important for last. If you’re wondering can I be a sugar baby? – you need to honestly ask yourself: do I have the emotional capacity to handle being a sugar baby?
Because being a sugar baby means having the emotional ability to live a good life while maintaining a precarious balance. Here’s what we mean:
- For many of us, being a sugar baby is a secret. So there’s a constant balance between maintaining the semblance of a normal life and your life as a sugar baby.
- Then there’s the precarious balance of behaving like an authentic, intimately connected girlfriend while also understanding that it’s not a “real” relationship. And that is – your sugar daddy is not your boyfriend. Even if you become really, really close – unless he explicitly expresses that he wants more from you and puts a ring on your finger – he’s just your sugar daddy.
- And of course, there’s the ability to balance sugar with your own emotional well-being. That includes knowing yourself well enough to understand when an arrangement isn’t worth the sugar that’s being offered as well as knowing when you need a break.
Emotional intelligence is not a sugar baby requirement that gets talked about much but rest assured – it’s a crucial skill to have if you want to thrive as a sugar baby.
Are there any other traits and skills you need to be a sugar baby that we missed? Let us know in the comments!
