I have dates.  

 
And my dates generally last several hours or more, depending on what we during our time together.  And I don't determine the allowance based on time or "rounds".  

 
My point is that, for me at least, sugaring is a different mentality than mongering. Terms like "session" and "rounds" are certainly appropriate when talking about a hooker/provider/escort. But I never use them when talking to or about a sugar baby. Even if a SB is also a provider, I stay away from treating her in a hooker mode.  

 
Nuanced difference? Perhaps. But that's how I play in the Sugar Bowl, because...  

 
Life is good

 
The Cat

so they never seem to equate time spent with the level of compensation. That's much more a thing when dating escorts. That said, I've def has several SBs who were only interested in  2 things; sex and money.  They wanted to show up, get laid and get paid.  So those sessions were usually quite short, often less than an hour start to finish.  But my favorite SBs have been truly interested in having a real connection.  For example my last date with my current #1 SB, a stunning, model slim, model pretty 22yo who for reasons known only to herself and god seems to think I'm wonderful:  She showed up, we truly wore ourselves out in bed, then sat around naked sipping lattes for another hour before she reluctantly had to leave for work.  And sometimes, if going out for a meal together is also included, a sugar date can last 3 hours, 4, even more.  As for rounds (plural)  that has been a non issue for me for many years.  One and done!

Overwhelming majority of my sugar dates have lasted multiple hours.  As I am married, the rate limiting factor is predominantly predicated on how much time I can fly off family radar.  

A typical sugar date for me is a meal (mostly take out/delivery with an occasional restaurant), bottle(s) of wine and fun time.  The fun time is SB dependent, but always as many orgasms as I can have and give them.  My #1 SB has her own place and she genuinely enjoys my company.  Sometimes it's 90 minutes of conversation and foreplay before being escorted up to her bedroom.  And she is submissive so I can have her for as long as I want.  On the rare occasions, when wife and family have travelled out of town, then I typically spent the night and had AM sex all for the same PPM agreement.

Exception is a SB flight attendant who's pictures are outdated (i.e. she bigger than I prefer), a light smoker (didn't know until we were BCD) and not that smart.  However, she fuck's like a champ, so I keep her on the roster for the occasions when I need an itch scratched.  With her it's in and out in about an hour as that's all I can tolerate.

So far, those SBs that I've been with have been 1 hour or more. One Asian woman let it be known that she wanted a quick turn around, she was in and out in like 45 min. I only saw her once. The others were longer experiences. One woman, I saw several times hung out for hours, had dinner, watched TV, and chatted. She wanted kids and marriage so it didn't last but it was nice to spend some QT with someone. If you read between the lines of their profiles and do a good job of gentle probing questions, you can get an idea of their expectations.

Just my .02

There have been the ones that clearly are in it for the bucks, and those are an hourish date, and almost always once and done.  All of my dates that have become repeats/favs have been multiple hour dates, from 3 hours up to as long as 7 hours, with generally 50% of that time spent in the sack.  Social time and a meal in or out are the norm with multi hour dates.  I've sugar dated exclusively in 40+ territory.

I think HC said it best but mine are much like dates than sessions. I will typically spend about 4 hours with my SB. We always grab a meal before any Funtime activities which will usually be about half the time and the rest is bcd. Once in awhile she likes to stop at a place after dinner and grab a drink but it usually just extends the time. She will sometimes spend the night and then we’ll also grab breakfast in the am. That’s part of the allure for me of the bowl. I’ve never had situations where I’m “on the clock”  and the time spent together never equates to differing levels of benefit for her. I’ll typically talk upfront when we are first starting the relationship about expectations and what I typically like to do. If she is being very specific about the time limits upfront, I’ll usually take a pass on moving forward. If I want something relatively quick and on the clock, I have a few go to pro’s that I can call but that’s not what I’m looking for from the bowl.

One reason I like the SB scene is that I enjoy date nights.

With my current girl, we mix it up. We did a brief coffee M&G. Our first date she came over to my place and I had a charcuterie platter with cheese and fruit, and we ate on my porch and then went BCD for a bubblebath and intimate time. Total about 4 hours. Since then we'll sometimes meet just for dinner or shopping with no allowance, or just BCD for about 90 minutes. While she generally finishes 5 times, I have yet to be able to keep her around for me to enjoy a second pop. The allowance is always the same if it includes BCD time. She's really hot, so I  

A previous Unicorn, after the initial tea M&G and two dinner dates to get to know each other better (she was on her period the second date), it was always a dinner date that lasted 7 or more hours BCD at a hotel with multiple sessions and bubble baths. Sometimes we enjoyed a dinner out or a couples massage before going to the hotel; or otherwise having dinner delivered (she loved to eat on the bed, naked). The last few times it was overnights at my place, lasting 36-48 hours or more, with multiple sessions, movie watching and a run to the beach to see the sunset. She was beautiful, young, uninhibited, squirted like a porn star, and always ready to go -- if she didn't cum 13 times and me twice, it was a rare night. The allowance was always the same.

Another girl I saw for quite a while was a single Mom, but usually could get away from her teenage daughter for 4 or 5 hours, so our dates included dinner as well as BCD, generally one shot but sometimes two. I didn't often linger with her because she always had daughter or family drama to tell me about, but she was always otherwise pleasant and game to play. The allowance varied based on her needs, which is one reason she's gone.

All said, I do like variety, but I also like having a regular to count on.

Not everyone is here for sex, nor is everyone's desire to have sex. I hate to assume.  I have been in a SB relationship for almost a decade & never had sex. I am not sure why everything has to be labeled as x, y, z. I cater to those who are not interested in the norm. Escort & hooker are 2 different terms to me, but everyone here considers them the same here. Companionship sounds best to me personally. To each their own.  The bottom line in anything is your paying for their time. Regardless if your reserving a SB, Escort, or gf/wife.

To a hooker moonlighting as an SB, HER time is worth several hundred dollars an hour, which is what she could make if she was "working" To a college girl who moonlights at Starbucks for her spending money, HER time is worth a whole bunch less, to the point that she doesn't even think about charging for her "time"

 
Yes, some johns, like some SD's pay for "time and companionship" but despite a million hookers claiming otherwise, most of us guys are paying for NSA sex and the "time and companionship" is nothing more than a  pleasant side benefit.

 
I am not doubting your word, nor am I claiming that you are the only one in a sexless SD/SB relationship, just that you are the exception, not the rule.

Not everyone.  I think there's a real and important difference.  First of all I never use the term "hooker" which I find offensive.  Others are quite comfy with it, but I'm not.  I prefer to call some sex workers prostitutes if that's what they are, and others Escorts.  The difference in my mind is that prostitutes charge by the activity while Escorts charge by the hour. I do not consider Escorts to be prostitutes unless they charge specific fees for specific acts.  Which generally is not what they do.  Sex workers is the umbrella term for anyone who earns money in a sex related activity.  Hooker is not part of my own vocabulary.

Cardi B made a song about it.

Can you imagine getting this group together in a bar

And then tease out the difference between a SB and a sex worker/escort?

LOL