‘Sugar daddies’ have the power of an employer over an employee. When you pay someone to meet your needs, it’s all about you. You don’t have to worry about what they want or need or make compromises. I’m sure many sugar daddies and sugar babies play at being in a ‘real’ relationship, but at the end of the day both parties know exactly why they’re there.

Having a woman who does what she’s told and doesn’t assert herself or ask for her emotional needs to be met is what a lot of men believe a relationship should be like. It’s about more than sex, it meets a deep psychological need to be in control. These men yearn for a return to the 1950s when women were financially dependent, barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. They see any kind of compromise to meet a woman’s needs as a slur on their masculinity and a giving away of their power.

You have an extremely jaded view which does no one any favours, especially yourself. You view that men enter relationships only for sex is very telling. Please stop claiming you speak for ALL men.

It may surprise you to learn that many women financially support their partners (myself included). I’m surrounded by examples of healthy divorces where parents have stayed amicable for the kids and in some cases become friends.

Divorce is hard on everyone, but I agree it’s especially heartbreaking for men who have to leave the family home and only see children on weekends. Sadly, a lot of men have been taught that it’s weak to show their feelings and they’ve never learnt to express themselves, and this is one of the reasons their relationships fail.

This attitude that ‘boys don’t cry’ is still held by many, and it does men a real disservice. It’s also something that feminism has tried to combat. Men who get their identity and sense of power from traditional gender roles have fought this change every step of the way.