Posted on 10/30/2013 10:10:56 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Erin Wotherspoon is a self-proclaimed dinner-digger.
The 24-year-old Toronto actress has left a bad taste in some mouths after allegedly duping men into first dates in exchange for a free dinner at high-end restaurants and then blogging about the experience.
But the 5-foot-6 striking blonde insisted Tuesday she’s not out to hurt anyone.
“I truly don’t think what I’m doing is that awful. I talk to so many people who said that first dates rarely work out anyway. So what if a guy spends an extra $20?” she told the Toronto Sun.
“My purpose really isn’t to dupe men. My purpose is to eat in really nice restaurants on dates. It’s just none of the ones I’ve been on have been leading to other dates or there isn’t any chemistry.”
On her Tumblr blog, A Penniless Girl, Bad Dates and Plenty of Oysters, Wotherspoon declares that she’s got “a pretty face and a pretty extensive urban spoon wish list.”
“We all know that getting what you want in life can be tough. Which is why I’ve decided to let someone else finance my dreams. My dream? To eat in pretty restaurants without costing me a penny. You had me at Elk Tartare, lost me at chin strap. Follow me to learn who I screw over, bang and love as I navigate Toronto’s diners, drive-ins and dives,” reads her blog introduction.
Wotherspoon said she has met people online on dating sites such as OKCupid and even J-Date, the service that sets up Jewish couples, despite being not of that faith. She also said she’s looking to date newly-landed immigrants who haven’t heard of her scheme.
“Man, that’s some pretty scummy behaviour,” wrote one user on Reddit.
But the Canadian Association for Equality — a men’s rights group — said at least she’s being somewhat honest about her intentions by posting publicly on her blog.
“I don’t assume that she sees a long-term harm being caused by this,” said Ruben Avila, a fellow advisor for the organization.
Since the blog’s launch in August, Wotherspoon said she has been on seven dates. The first one was the worst complete with lacking physical attraction and lacking conversation, so she dined and then dashed.
But her most memorable was the second date. She had a feeling he knew her ruse and it was confirmed when he handed her an envelope with a note that said she was picking up the cheque.
“He found out on Facebook because we had mutual friends,” she said. “My reaction was embarrassment. I didn’t know how he was going to take it.”
At the end of the evening, they agreed to split the bill. There’s a photo of her on the blog making a pouty-face and holding up her credit card.
Erin Wotherspoon
>> she is going to be one hard, leathery looking miserable obnoxious, and lonely piece of work.
Don’t forget “fat”. All those free high end calories gotta end up *somewhere*!
My concern for her is her getting physically hurt. Some warped guy may come to think an accepted invite by her to dinner, gives them the right to more than dinner.
She is a fool to continue this charade, especially now that she has been outed.
5.56mm
Start the date with "Yeah, honey, to tell the truth, I really wasn't looking for love either. Guess we'll both be disappointed tonight, huh?"
Or maybe the more direct "Yeah, I got your dinner, baby - RIGHT HERE!
There are names for women who trade their company for profit. “Taxi dancers” is one of the more polite.
More likely a member of the International Sistahood of Manipulative Biotches.
There are many more prettier gals in Toronto....and in many styles and colors.
I stay away from the dating scene myself, with whores like this being a big reason, but word on the street is that the smart first date venue for men to take women to is a small bar or cafe. You can then determine whether she is worth any real dating, and if she’s not, you’re only out the price of a drink. I suspect that this whore would give her true nature away well within the time it took to finish the drink.
Lacking chest circumference, she falls short of the standard for Clintonian relief from the FR jury verdict.
I think a perfect first date if you really want to find out about your mate is to take them to a sporting event (baseball probably works best because it has more quiet moments). You’ll learn more about your long-term compatibility from that than almost from any other venue. And at least if the date goes wrong, you still get to watch a ballgame. Of course, just hope you don’t get into the sights of the :”Kiss Cam”, that could be a bit awkward.
hehe, do you mind if I smoke this cigar. On second thought, maybe I’ll save that for after dinner.
Stick with professional women.
You usually get what you pay for.
And they DON’T come banging on your door at 4am, drunk, professing their undying love for you.
If the fat covers up the ugliness inside her, that might make her better looking on the outside.
Just another form of prostitution.
An idiot and his money are soon parted.
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