Sugar Babies From Matten, Valais

Sugar babies are women who provide intimate relationships or simple companionships to men in exchange for monetary favors or gifts. It is a mutually beneficial arrangement that can work for both those who need companionship and those who desire nice things or money. It is a type of relationship, not a business transaction, unlike other methods of garnering companionship in exchange for money. Sugar babies are not stereotypical "gold diggers." They come in all shapes and sizes and can be any type of woman in Matten, Valais.

A sugar baby may be a college student who is paying her way through college, has some spare time to commit to a sugar baby/sugar daddy relationship and enjoys nice things. She may be intelligent, self-sufficient and classy. She may also be the opposite. The thing to remember is that sugar daddies are looking for different things. Therefore, sugar babies can be any combination of those things.

Sugar babies can also be independently successful women. They may have money of their own, spend time traveling as an executive for a big company, be a business owner or be perpetrator of any number of successful business endeavors. This type of sugar baby may find excitement in this sort of relationship. She may not need anything monetary or nice gifts from her partner. She may just enjoy having a man spend money on her, despite having plenty of money of her own. Many men find success attractive in a woman. Therefore, certain sugar daddies may have exactly this type of woman in mind when they seek to initiate a relationship with a sugar baby.

Monetary success and intelligence or lack thereof are not the only things in which sugar babies differ. A sugar baby's appearance is another area that may differ in Matten, Valais due to cultural expectations or simply differ by personal preference. One sugar daddy may like a classic trophy girlfriend. He may want her to be young and very attentive to her looks on a superficial level. Another sugar daddy may not care how his sugar baby dresses but wants her to be athletic. Yet another sugar daddy may not care about looks at all and simply wants a woman who is entertaining.

When one envisions a sugar baby, the image of a young woman typically comes to mind. This is not always the case. Sugar babies may be older women because older and younger sugar daddies alike may prefer older women. Older women may also seek a life of relative luxury in their later years. It is a good way to have fun, receive gifts and take a break from the hustle of life.

The diversity in sugar babies also applies to ethnicity and weight. There is no set standard for any of these things when it comes to sugar babies. Any woman can strive to be a sugar baby and find the right sugar daddy for her. She can be tattooed and pierced or girl next door sweet. She can be funny or serious. She can be a lover of the arts or a computer geek. In short, sugar baby is as diverse a word as the word woman.

Demographics

Matten bei Interlaken has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 3,663, of which 13.7% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (90.3%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.3%) and Serbo-croatian being third ( 1.4%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (21.3%), the FDP (15.9%) and the Green Party (10.6%). The age distribution of the population (as of 2000[update]) is children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 23.4% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 59.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.7%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Matten bei Interlaken about 75.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). Matten bei Interlaken has an unemployment rate of 2.75%. As of 2005[update], there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 162 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 26 businesses in this sector. 803 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 97 businesses in this sector.[2] The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

Description

Matten bei Interlaken (or simply Matten) is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The municipalities of Matten, Unterseen, and Interlaken comprise a single metropolitan area.

Economy

Because of the growth of the municipalities Unterseen, Interlaken, and Matten into one another, their economies have also become tightly interconnected. For all of them, tourism plays an important role. In Matten, the Balmers Herberge is well-known to backpackers. The Tell Freilichtspiele, located within the municipality, attracts thousands of tourists in summer. Along with Mystery Park, it is one of Matten's most famous tourist attractions. With the closing of the airbase, Matten and the Bödeli region as a whole lost many valuable jobs. Although the area is still characterized by agriculture, only 4% of the workforce is employed in the sector.

Geography

Matten bei Interlaken has an area of 6 km² (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 21.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 20.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2] Matten bei Interlaken lies in the Bernese Oberland in the Alps, in the Bödeli (the tongue of land between of Lake Thun and Lake Brienz). In the West, Matten borders on the foothills of the Abendberg Ridge, the Kleinen Rugen and the Grossen Rugen. The municipality includes the village and the exclave of Änderberg. Matten bei Interlaken, like eight adjacent municipalities, belongs to the church parish Gsteig bei Interlaken.

History

Matten bei Interlaken is first mentioned in 1133 as inter lacus Madon.[1] In the seventh century, Alemanni first settled in the modern municipal area, pushing out the Celts into the surrounding valleys. The first documented reference to the town, in the phrase inter lacus Madon, was on November 8, 1133 in a letter from Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor. It is known that many residents of Matten served as soldiers in service of a foreign power. A milestone in the history of the place was the first Unspunnenfest in 1805. As tourism to the Bernese Oberland increased in the course of the nineteenth century, Matten profitted, and the large hotels Jungfraublick (1863) and Mattenhof (1870) were built. The latter served as a military hospital in World War II. During World War II, an airbase was built in the municipality. For its construction, a large portion of the southeastern part of the municipality was drained. Today, although there is still a tarmac strip, this area no longer serves a military purpose and it is now used for cattle grazing. Other large events take advantage of the large flattened area as well, such as the Country- und Trucker Festival and the Greenfield Festival. Erich von Däniken's Mystery Park was also built on the former airbase land.

Notable sights in the area

* Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage Site * Lake Thun and Lake Brienz * Tell Freilichtspiele * Kunsteisbahn * Loop road to the kleinen Rugen * The Schynige Platte (via the Schynige Platte Railway) provides a scenic view of Interlaken and the surrounding mountains * The Harder Kulm via the Harderbahn * Mystery Park * Greenfield Festival * Country und Trucker-Festival

Origin of the name

Matten is a native field name, going back to the Old High German matta- ("meadow").

Politics

The legislature consists of the municipal assembly. The executive is the municipal council of seven members; in the case of tied votes the mayor becomes the tie-breaker. All of the authorities have additional responsibilities as well.

References

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