"I started when I was 17, long before the term "sugar baby" or "rent boy" even existed. I was at university, and I had a scholarship for my education, but I had no housing or food. I was 3,000 miles away from my family in an unfamiliar city. I had no resources to lean on. I found myself really struggling."
"She wanted to pay my rent in exchange for us having a relationship. In hindsight, it was rather predatory. But I was desperate, and not exactly innocent when it came to sex. I had friends and family who were sex workers, and they were some of the best people I knew. I'd also been exposed to porn and professional sex at a very young age through a friend's dad, who would now probably be categorized as a "porn addict.""
Devon began sex work at 17 while attending university because he lacked housing and food despite holding a scholarship. He was 3,000 miles from family with no resources and took a work-study job. A married 46-year-old boss offered to pay his rent in exchange for a relationship, a proposition he later identified as predatory but accepted out of desperation. Early exposure to friends and family in sex work and to pornography made paid sexual relationships familiar. The arrangement initially relieved financial pressure and felt compatible. At 54, Devon works in media in the Southwest and continues to earn income as a sugar baby, often outperforming younger competitors.
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