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Money Manners: If my Date Doesn’t Reach for Her Wallet, What Should I Do?
San Jose Mercury News ^
| August 17, 2017
| EANNE FLEMING and LEONARD SCHWARZ
Posted on 08/17/2017 9:44:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Axenolith
Damn dude, I bet an elderly comic could really rock that plan... ARF!When I was young I relied upon my good looks and incredible stamina. Now it's all about skill.
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posted on
08/18/2017 12:32:10 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Biology is not bigotry.)
To: nickcarraway
And this guy and his friend wonder why they are single.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
That was back in the day when men were men & women were women. I’m so glad I lived in those days!
83
posted on
08/18/2017 2:00:32 AM PDT
by
FES0844
(G)
To: Cementjungle
Dude, if you can't afford her Big Mac and diet Coke then perhaps you shouldn't be dating. Haha... good one but ya know; those Big Mac's ain't as cheap as they used to be. Fast food is fast but it isn't necessarily cheap. Not Outback or Benihanna's expensive but not cheap either.
I went to one of those Benihanna type places in Vegas one time last year. I only got hot tea with it and the bill for just me was $90 with tip. I like to treat myself once in a while but not quite that well.
I figure the actual food cost for the restaurant was under $7; the rest was profit or to pay the help.
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posted on
08/18/2017 2:21:23 AM PDT
by
Boomer
(Have RINO republican pols been radicalized somehow?)
To: tumblindice
The chef in “South Park” explains prostitutes to the children in that way: “You don’t pay them to stay, you pay them to leave”.
An acquaintance had a live-in girlfriend for years; he was wealthy, and wouldn’t let her pay for anything. When asked why, he said tenants had rights; he was cold, but shrewd and calculating. After many years she left; he’d always made it clear he never wanted kids, and eventually she decided she did.
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posted on
08/18/2017 2:52:59 AM PDT
by
kearnyirish2
(Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
To: Monterrosa-24
I was going to pay the whole ticket of course but found out Shoneys was just beneath her. So the second date didnt happen.At least you saved your scalp by not offering to stop at 7-11 to pick up a loaf of bread, package of lunch-meat and jar of mayonnaise...........
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posted on
08/18/2017 2:53:09 AM PDT
by
varon
(There's always room for one more on the hanging tree.....)
To: BenLurkin
Mad’s number 4 rule of life:
You can’t always buy it, but it always costs you something.
87
posted on
08/18/2017 2:55:29 AM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Not my circus. Not my monkeys.)
To: Enchante
dude, the answer is you just invite her straight to your hot bachelor pad for a home cooked meal......HA! I do this, and sometimes it works! Ends the "your place or mine questions" as well. I don't have a "hot" pad, but a stylish, comfortable place. Women seem to like that, I've found.
88
posted on
08/18/2017 3:05:38 AM PDT
by
Ace's Dad
(BTW, "Ace" is now Captain Ace. But only when I'm bragging about my airline pilot son!)
To: poinq
And by the way daughters cost a lot more and you always pay for them.HA! Wait 'til you get granddaughters! And you have no control over how many you get! I have four. But they are worth it!
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posted on
08/18/2017 3:10:50 AM PDT
by
Ace's Dad
(BTW, "Ace" is now Captain Ace. But only when I'm bragging about my airline pilot son!)
To: dfwgator
OMG, if it was Sambo’s, it would be on fire right now.
90
posted on
08/18/2017 3:16:51 AM PDT
by
ronniesgal
(still winning (and a self satisfied Pr!ck, according to WMarshal))
To: 353FMG
Then YOU reach for her wallet. Or, since you carry, you whip out the Glock and say, Pay up, b!tch.
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posted on
08/18/2017 3:22:53 AM PDT
by
Moltke
(Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building)
To: nickcarraway
Divorce: The screwing you get for the screwing you got!!!
To: 2ndDivisionVet
SO right. You’re a real gentleman.
93
posted on
08/18/2017 3:39:10 AM PDT
by
patriot08
(5th generation Texan-(girl type) We won! Ok, Donald, let's ROLL!)
To: hinckley buzzard; All
You mention Denny's. That was my first date with my husband! We didn't even get a meal just dessert which we shared and it was a big piece of chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. I told him on the way I had no money with me, we had just been driving around in a car that started out in second gear. He had maybe $15 on him. We were both 16!!! 1986!! Then later, as poor college students we could both eat at 2 am at Taco Bell for $10. Oh the memories! We would pool our cash at the end of the night! Maybe that's why we're still together. We didn't have a lot at first but we knew we were a team.
To: dfwgator
IIRC they used to be called, "Sambo's". When Sambo's closed, the remaining units were bought by Denny's/Baker's Square.
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posted on
08/18/2017 4:23:14 AM PDT
by
Prov1322
(Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
To: nickcarraway
Oh, Fer Pete's sake. On a date, the person issuing the invite pays. Unless the guest insists on paying or offers to go Dutch. This ain't rocket science.
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posted on
08/18/2017 4:27:45 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
To: nickcarraway
This is stupid simple: Take cooking classes and make meals.
Restaurant food sucks anyway...
97
posted on
08/18/2017 4:37:45 AM PDT
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus-)
To: Monterrosa-24
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posted on
08/18/2017 4:40:48 AM PDT
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: MacMattico
I’m currently in the dating pool. I’m 43.
DRINKS
First date is a drink. I ask to meet for happy hour at someplace decent. (not applebees, not outback, not olive garden)
If we’re not a match, I’ve only committed to a drink, both in time and expense.
I pay for the drinks.
DINNER
If we hit it off, it’s easy to just ask for the next available table, or to grab a hightop in the bar area. The food will be good, because I’ve chosen a decent place.
I pay for dinner, regardless of how it goes. Most decent women will offer to split the check, but will allow me to pay when I insist.
AFTER DINNER
If dinner goes well, I ask her to play pool, throw darts, or grab dessert at a more “gritty” bar or diner.
If she agrees, we generally have a good time and take it from there.
If she refuses because it’s “beneath her”, we’re not a match, and I generally won’t ask her out again. If there’s a valid reason to refuse (over dressed, getting late, etc) I take that into account.
Dating as an investment. You have to invest the time, money, and effort necessary to find what you’re looking for.
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posted on
08/18/2017 4:44:31 AM PDT
by
ConservativeWarrior
(Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
To: nickcarraway
Yeah.... I am 29 and even I know the guy is suppose to pay. Luckily I don’t have to deal with girls like that anymore as I simply don’t bother dating.... people my age are just not worth the time or investment.
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posted on
08/18/2017 5:25:10 AM PDT
by
VaeVictis
(~Woe to the Conquered~)
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