Stop hiding behind fancy words. If sex happens and money is exchanged for rent, gifts, bills, or financial benefits, call it dating if you want. I call it what it is: sex for material gain. “Prostitution”.
Alcohol might be the greatest scam ever sold. You pay for something that tastes awful, lowers your standards, clouds your judgment, damages your body, and leaves you feeling worse the next day. Somehow that’s called fun.