Blesser-Blessee Relationships: Is This A Cause For Concern?

The blesser phenomenon has reached a level we can no longer ignore. A blesser, for those who aren’t aware of the term, is someone who funds one’s lifestyle. A blesser is basically a new age sugar daddy. Social media is lighting up with stories shared by young women engaging in a new type of exchange of “sex for goods”.

Blessers have become a legit social and cultural trending topic. They have Infiltrated conversations, social media timelines and memes. Blessers are typically men with lots of money, who choose to spend it on women, usually young women. They offer trips, clothes, rent, cars and bottles in the club. Most of the time these are older men with wives and children of their own.

We already live in a world where patriarchal and misogynistic attitudes dictate how relationships function, so one solely based on money, is bound to create trouble eventually. Men with money know that money gives access to power and there is no better example than this.

It’s all good and well for a woman to marry a wealthy man who can afford her the benefit of staying home and raising the children, but young girls should also be advised about the career-limiting risks associated with being away from the workforce for extended periods of time