Sugar Daddy Is Deadbeat

choi

Katherine Rosman, A 'Sugar Date' Gone Sour; All's fair in love and monetized relationships until you hook up with someone who doesn't pay up. New York Times, Oct 21, 2018 (front page the of SundayStyles section).
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/ ... ng-arrangement.html

My comment:
(a) Read the second half only. The first half is about things we are familiar with (if you live in America); there is a sentence in the fist half that serves to refresh your memory (except the last part, which is a standard denial to avoid legal troubles(: "Brandon Wade, the founder of SeekingArrangement, said his dating platform, which he has rebranded as Seeking, is not a vehicle for prostitution." The second half, in my definition, starts with the sectional heading "Dipping In."
(b) "Get me a prosecco so I can have a drink right away."

prosecco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecco
(The name is derived from that of the Italian village of Prosecco near Trieste, where the grape and wine originated)
(c) I never use Pay Pal, so I have no idea how come the deadbeat can manage to default or remain unknown until he was found by chance. (I mean, if a civil action is filed against John Doe, the plaintiff will be able to subpoena either Seeking.com or Pay Pal for identity. The man might not have registered under his real name, but his payment method and IP address would have quickly led to him.)