Who is a Salt Daddy & How Sugar Babies Can Avoid Him

You clearly know who are sugar daddies and sugar babies, but what about fake SDs? Unfortunately, sugar dating websites and young women are becoming targets of salt daddies more and more often.

That’s why we are here to help you learn everything about salt daddies. We have also prepared some effective tips on finding a real sugar daddy.

5 Best Websites to Find Real Sugar Daddy

Rank	Site	Free Link
#1	Secret Benefits	VISIT
#2	Sugar Daddy	VISIT
#3	Luxury Date	VISIT
#4	SugarDaddyForMe	VISIT
#5	MillionaireLove	VISIT

Salt daddy meaning

There is no official salt daddy meaning, as there is no sugar dating dictionary per se. But here are the most widely-used explanations of the term:

1. Urban Dictionary defines salt daddy as an older man who wants to have a relationship with a hot sugar baby but has nothing to offer to her.
2. Cosmopolitan made a deep dive into salt daddies’ issue and defined such men as fake sugar daddies who intend to scam women.

So, what is a salt daddy? You can see that both definitions have one thing in common—a salt daddy is the opposite of a sugar daddy in terms of intentions and financial agreements.

Where can you find legit sugar daddies

Niche sugar dating sites is your best option to find a real sugar daddy and not time wasters. A reputable sugar dating site requires an ID check and some even ask for net worth proof.

Here are top-3 reliable platforms that can help you find a potential sugar daddy:

• Secret Benefits—a specialized sugar dating site with real sugar daddies seeking arrangement on mutually beneficial conditions. The platform is free to join and it facilitates search and communication between beautiful girls and sugar daddies.
• SugarDaddy.com—a niche website for wealthy men looking for hot young women for sugar relationships. The site is easy to use and offers convenient search, instant chat, and secret albums that a member can open to potential dates.
• SugarDaddyMeet—a sugar website full of generous older men searching for short-term and long-term relationships with young men or women with mutual benefits. The platform has verification, which helps to spot rich men in real life and don’t get into a trap of salt daddies.

The platforms on our list are sugar websites free for sugar babies. Choose a suitable one for sugar arrangements wisely, as the quality of your sugar daddy site influences your future experience.

Overall, there are fewer chances to meet a guy who pretends to be a rich man on such sites, but you still need to be cautious as no website can give you a 100% guarantee of having no salt daddies.

How to spot Salt daddies?

A salt sugar daddy can turn your sweet hopes of a $3,000 sugar baby monthly allowance, paid vacation, luxurious gifts, and dining into sour experiences. To help you stay away from a potential salt daddy, we gathered all the main warning signs on how to spot salt daddies.

#1: Too much sex talk

All traditional sugar daddies are interested in intimate relationships with young sugar babies, but that doesn’t mean that they talk only about sexual favors. Too much sex talk and no response when you change a topic are the red flags.

#2: Flaky behavior

Canceling a date at the last minute, especially if it happened a few times in a row or when you haven’t met in person is another sign that the man is not a perfect sugar daddy but a wannabe. In salt daddy vs sugar daddy comparison, a SD always wins when it comes to gentlemanly behavior.

#3: It’s always something wrong with money

There is nothing wrong if a potential sugar daddy chooses PayPal or other payment apps like Venmo to give allowance or PPM. But a sugar baby becomes more vulnerable with it, as some of the daddies can cancel their payments, and SBs can notice that days after the date, left scammed by a salt baby daddy.

#4: Small gestures, no real actions

If your daddy constantly pumps you up for how luxurious your first date will be, or how many traveling presents he has planned for you, be careful with such romantic talks. Pay attention to actions, not words, as it’s easy to pretend to be rich on social media with fake Rolex watches, it’s the same for stories about that perfect date or variation for a few months in the Maldives.

The rule of the thumb is that if something is too good to be true, it’s probably not real. But some salt daddies have a good disguise and may even pay for dinner and drinks to appear generous, but don’t let him do only these things for you later.

#5: Bad dining places and hotels for the sake of privacy

There is a common scam with salt SD insisting on full exclusivity and top privacy to boost their persona and make it more important in the eyes of a sugar baby. They tell about how everyone knows them in luxurious restaurants, and they don’t want to go to good places for dinner or top hotels because of it.

But if a guy is rich on social media and shows off how much money he has and then brings you to fast food or a dodgy motel, he is not a sugar daddy. You might have some differences in expectations and reality, as it’s hard to understand what someone is like IRL through messages. But if a SD is half or less of what he says he is on dates, the chances are high that he is just seeking naive girls.

#6: You need to come to him and pay for and during the road

It’s okay to travel to your SD if you live far away, or just if he is very busy and doesn’t have time for it. But you should only travel if your full expenses for tickets, food on the way, and any other needs are covered.

And, also if it’s the first date a real sugar daddy will meet you first in your city even if it’s inconvenient to him, to make you feel comfortable. Many sugar couples live in different cities and manage to have a good relationship. But don’t spend on a trip to one guy who sends you messages about him being rich and nothing more.

#7: Promising $5,000 for cyber dating

Most of the sugar and other sites have fewer members interested in platonic relationships or online-only sugar arrangements than the ones interested in a classic sugar relationship. The substantial difference between these two types is that online SBs get less money—around $1,000-$1,500 monthly, and that babies are much more interested in online dating than sugar daddies/mommies.

A salt daddy will offer double more to have Skype sex to attract girls; he will make them send nudes, and fulfill his other desires. It can be a part of a normal cyber sugar daddy arrangement, but the only difference is that such a daddy fails to pay. He will always insist on paying after, which is something a sugar baby shouldn’t agree to.

With the increase in cyber relationships popularity in the past years with COVID, the number of SBs who were tricked by such “daddies” increased, too. Never engage in any photo exchange or video chat if a SD refuses when you ask your sugar daddy for money upfront.

Also, you need to be aware that there are many bad people out there and you need to take care of your safety and mind what you share. Don’t send easily recognizable pics if you don’t want them to be leaked to the Internet.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, there are many salt daddies, and you need to be aware of them and their behavior. Some men like to lie and use a woman for sex to then brag to friends about the body count, or for whatever reason.

But it’s possible to avoid salt daddies and have a positive relationship experience if you date only through reliable sugar dating websites, as we mentioned, and always keep an eye on common red flags.

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Valerie Campbell

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Valerie Campbell has a wealth of experience in working with people. She conducts personal consultations, master classes, and training, where she shares her expertise in the field of relationship psychology. In total, she has helped over 10,000 people and also contributed over 100 comments to our site. He is the author of the popular book "The Difference."