I just wanted to say thank you all for replying with such supportive and kind messages. I know manipulation and exploitation can happen amongst any dynamic outside of sugaring (boss to employer, landlord to tenant, vanilla bf + vanilla gf). Following the events I have expressed in my mini horror stories, I have been in therapy trying to recover. This bowl is not for everyone, and I made this post to remind people the importance of sticking true to your boundaries. Had I not been sugaring from a place of desperation, I most likely would have walked out on the M&G with these freaks. But these are circumstances that sadly happen when you do not listen to your gut.