Seeking Arrangement: The Definitive Guide to Sugar Daddy and Mutually Beneficial Arrangements [Paperback]

Brandon Wade (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2009

A companion to the author's dating website, SEEKING ARRANGEMENT: The Definitive Guide to Sugar Daddy and Mutually Beneficial Arrangements, opens the door on alternative relationship configurations to smash old stereotypes and break down puritanical assumptions. A revolutionary guide, it contains information useful to anyone striving to create successful relationships. Honest and frank about sex, money, and issues of morality, Wade gives us the real dope on the modern Sugar Daddy not a rich decrepit 'captain of industry' exploiting empty-headed vixens for hedonistic pleasure, but a mature gentleman seeking fun and pleasure with women of substance. Nor are Sugar Babies all young bimbo-victims, but women who know what they want and go after it. People of all ages, backgrounds, and income levels enter into these arrangements seeking a more exciting and fulfilling life. Wade doesn't champion a cause - he knows these arrangements aren't everyone's cup of... ahem... sugar. He simply prepares readers to navigate the online world of arrangements, avoiding scams and frauds, and learning to maximize satisfaction. Addressing issues relevant to any non-conventional behavior, it is, in a broader sense, about learning to live as you choose, rather than by society's dictates.

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About the Author

Brandon Wade is a leading dating expert, and the Founder and CEO of the websites SeekingArrangement.com, WhatsYourPrice.com and SeekingMillionaire.com. As an entrepreneur, he's started numerous internet and mobile companies, as well as retail and tour businesses. Prior to these endeavors, he served as a management consultant with Booz Allen, and held executive roles at several Fortune 500 companies, including General Electric and Microsoft. Originally from Singapore, Wade moved to the United States to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he graduated with a BS and an MBA degree. Since then, he has lived in Boston, New York, Seattle, New Orleans, San Francisco, and more recently Las Vegas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Bush Street Press; First edition (June 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979424569
• ISBN-13: 978-0979424564
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #450,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Brandon Wade (AskBrandonWade.com) is a leading dating expert, and the Founder and CEO of leading dating websites SeekingArrangement.com, WhatsYourPrice.com, SeekingMillionaire.com and MissTravel.com.

As an entrepreneur, he's started numerous internet and mobile companies, as well as retail and tour businesses. Prior to these endeavors, he served as a management consultant with Booz Allen, and held executive roles at several Fortune 500 companies, including General Electric and Microsoft.

Originally from Singapore, Wade moved to the United States to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he graduated with a BS and an MBA degree. Since then, he has lived in Boston, New York, Seattle, New Orleans, San Francisco, and more recently Las Vegas.

To contact Brandon, please write him on Facebook.com/AskBrandonWade

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 30 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars A shameless attempt to promote his website through his book August 30, 2010

By Gregory

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I'm all for the Sugar Daddy lifestyle, so my negative comments are only directed at the author and his book. The book is nothing more than a shameless attempt to promote his online website. You'd have to be living in a bubble if you learned anything new after reading this book. There are countless references back to his website, all designed to encourage you join his site and pay monthly fees. He even goes so far as to say that searching for the right arrangement could take a year or more, so you need to be patient. Oh, how clever!. I suffered through each excruciating chapter hoping there would be some glimmer of insight, something that I could use to justify the money I paid for the book, but nothing came of it. Save your money, there are no secrets to success in this book.

15 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just a guide: an excellent book. November 9, 2009

By Stephan

Format:Paperback

I saw this book featured on the 20/20 piece about SeekingArrangement with John Stossil, and I must say it both shocked and intrigued me. I thought "before I actually delve into this sugar daddy dating world, why not read the book first" - I'm a workaholic and always do my homework, especially before investing in any lifestyle change.

Indeed, it's because I AM a workaholic that the mutually beneficial dating concept coined by SA intrigued me...
This book is way more than just the best ever "how to guide" to sugar daddy dating, but actually gives insight into why, or why not, making mutually beneficial arrangements is right for you.

This book deserves way more attention than it's getting - it is a comprehensive, genuine, all around guide and companion for anyone interested in non-traditional sugar daddy/sugar baby type relationships. I actually didn't know that I was stuck in a 'limerent' relationship for 2 years until reading the book, which, by the way, defines and classifies a variety of relationship types that many if not most of us have found ourselves in - whether we knew it or not.

Thanks to reading this book, I knew exactly what to look out for, what to expect, how to negotiate an arrangement, and how to be in-tune with what a potential sugar babies needs would be as well.

I found the "When the Sugar Sours" chapter especially useful for me - nothing lasts forever, and this upfront and honest approach to dating is compatible with that fact. I am glad to say that despite my initial fears, this book is not tinged with self-promotion or BS. If you're serious about becoming a 'sugar', this book is definitely worth buying, keeping, and sharing.

18 of 27 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother December 15, 2009

By Hank Reed

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I was hoping this book would suggest some good approaches to writing to women on the site but it did not. All the suggested rules were just obvious things like, "Don't ask for nude pictures", "Don't be crude", et cetera. I believe it was written by someone involved with ownership of the site, so any advice would have to be "Taken with a grain of salt". I found nothing useful in this book.