Andalusite -> RE: Why Do So Many Mistresses Want Money First? (6/17/2010 7:22:42 PM)
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naughtynick, I just don't see any connection between the two. There are laws about racism, sexism, discriminating based on religion, etc. for employment and tenants. Nobody is legally required to date someone who is a cheapskate, or who is of another ethnicity, or who has children to fill a quota or avoid discrimination lawsuits. ReginaMirus, I wouldn't date anyone who had an attitude like that, or who treated me like I was disposable. I'm not out to suck everything I can out of him.[;)] quote:
ORIGINAL: AQuietSimpleMan I perfer to pay for things, I always have, I like doing so, what I don't like and won't tolerate is someone who thinks it is my JOB to pay. Cause I have yet to meet a woman period who is so amazing that simply being near her demands me spending money on her. I do what I do because I choose to, but the second someone says "You're the Man so you're supposed to Pay" I tend to think they weren't a hooker when we met how come they are acting like one now? Hookers charge a heckuvalot more than $5, you know, and I'm not going to have sex with someone just because he bought me something to eat or drink.[:'(] That attitude confirms that I would never want to date anyone with your point of view. quote:
ORIGINAL: AQuietSimpleMan I don't mind paying in fact I usually fight for the check I like coveing things like that makes me feel good about me that I have in some way been responsible for feeding someone I like that. But to say that if I do not pay that I am not a Gentlemen presents me with the harsh view of you as being no where near being a lady. To base a mans nature on if he pays for your meal is certainly a knock for women everwhere. I don't consider him to be automatically not a gentleman if he doesn't pay, just like I don't think he's a horrible man if he doesn't hold the door for me, holding my hand (or having me take his arm) in large crowds, offering to carry something heavy for me, etc. I think of all of those things as gentlemanly activities, and opportunities for him to show that I matter to him, and he is interested in me. I always make sure I have money to cover my share if he doesn't offer to pay, and I don't ask him to do so. However, going Dutch makes it feel like a business lunch or a dinner with friends, rather than a date. I'd much prefer to take turns paying, than worry over splitting the tab down to the penny. I'd much prefer he take me out for coffee, or to a free day at the museum, or dancing for a $5 cover charge, or out to the beach, or to a cheap second run movie, or another inexpensive or free date, then split the bill at a fancy restaurant. I enjoy when he gets me little gifts, even if it's just a single rose from his garden or the 7-11 or a handful of wildflowers, or a single chocolate truffle, or a used copy of a book by my favorite author, and I like getting equivalent things for him. If he really begrudges spending any money on me, and is focused on that, then I'm probably not going to want to date him. Particularly if he were in a poly relationship, and did not formally split the bill each time with his wife or girlfriend, it would be a huge reminder of my second-class citizen status.
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