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Old 06-22-2019, 09:56 AM
 
Location: southern california
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Lots of people try to get something for nothing -guys do it too -rise above it and don’t be one of them - but I hear you -it still stings when you have misplaced your trust and people tell you it’s all your fault
When people took advantage of me up front I was always grateful I found out early and dropped them fast
Worth the expense

 
Old 06-22-2019, 09:57 AM
 
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Smart guys make them work up an appetite before dinner is served !!!
 
Old 06-22-2019, 10:00 AM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Lol guys are so stupid and gullible.
 
Old 06-22-2019, 10:00 AM
 
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Some people really need to learn how to interpret what they're reading, from the linked article....

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It’s worth noting that most of the women surveyed believed a foodie call was anywhere from moderately to extremely unacceptable.
I'm pretty sure all men, at one point or another, end up taking someone out who's only using them for a free meal. The smart ones can recognize the type of women that are into that kind of thing and avoid them.
 
Old 06-22-2019, 10:02 AM
 
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I never did it. Don't make it like all women are like this.

When I moved into my dorm room, I wanted to paint it, and a guy who liked me offered to do it for me. But, I wasn't interested I him. A friend of mine said I should take him up on the offer.....Go out with him a couple of times, and then drop him.

I didn't do it. I painted my own dang room.
 
Old 06-22-2019, 10:02 AM
 
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I did it in university because I had very little money to live off of after rent and tuition (I didn't qualify for financial aid due to my parents' income despite having zero help or even contact with them). This was despite working 2 jobs while going to school full-time.

I only ordered salads, oily fish, and veggies when I was taken out to restaurants because my body was desperate for fresh veggies and omega 3 fatty acids, since fish and fresh nutrient-rich veggies were too expensive to be part of my regular diet at the time.

And I always went on the dates intending to actually enjoy their company, allowing the possibility of it being a match - which it turned out to be in a few cases. My husband is someone I met that way.

So hate me. I don't care. I refused to go on welfare or commit crimes or drop out of school. Zero regrets.
Confused a bit. If you were open to a match they were real dates. So it wasn't a scam where the guy had no hope.

And confused you really couldn't afford a can of tuna, a dozen eggs, or a one dollar bag of frozen mixed vegetables. Canned fruit and vegetables are also available free from food banks. What exactly was your diet which you could afford? You were privileged to be a college student, you were really "poor", you made choices. But again if these weren't scam dates, and you both wanted to be there, I don't see the problem with eating on the dinner date.
 
Old 06-22-2019, 10:02 AM
 
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Feel badly for young straight guys in today's dating world. If you didn't pick up the tab for one of these gold-digger-in-training types, you would be accused of sexual "malpractice" about 30 years later..........
 
Old 06-22-2019, 10:05 AM
 
Location: Houston
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I did it in university because I had very little money to live off of after rent and tuition (I didn't qualify for financial aid due to my parents' income despite having zero help or even contact with them). This was despite working 2 jobs while going to school full-time.

I only ordered salads, oily fish, and veggies when I was taken out to restaurants because my body was desperate for fresh veggies and omega 3 fatty acids, since fish and fresh nutrient-rich veggies were too expensive to be part of my regular diet at the time.

And I always went on the dates intending to actually enjoy their company, allowing the possibility of it being a match - which it turned out to be in a few cases. My husband is someone I met that way.

So hate me. I don't care. I refused to go on welfare or commit crimes or drop out of school. Zero regrets.
The way I look at it is it gives a man a chance to impress. It turned out fine for your husband.

How many men are only interested in having a sexual relationship and leading the woman on to think there could be more?
 
Old 06-22-2019, 10:15 AM
 
Location: London
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Confused a bit. If you were open to a match they were real dates. So it wasn't a scam where the guy had no hope.

And confused you really couldn't afford a can of tuna, a dozen eggs, or a one dollar bag of frozen mixed vegetables. Canned fruit and vegetables are also available free from food banks. What exactly was your diet which you could afford? You were privileged to be a college student, you were really "poor", you made choices. But again if these weren't scam dates, and you both wanted to be there, I don't see the problem with eating on the dinner date.
Some of the places I lived in didn't allow use of the kitchen, so eggs and anything frozen were out. My diet was mostly bananas, oranges, bread, peanut butter, canned beans, and canned veggies. There were times I only had $10 to spend on food for the week, so even the canned veggies were rarer because they weren't as calorie-dense and satiating.

When I found an affordable room that had kitchen privileges, my diet was much better because I was able to buy cheaper food in bulk (rice, beans, and frozen veggies).
 
Old 06-22-2019, 10:17 AM
 
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I never did it. Don't make it like all women are like this.

When I moved into my dorm room, I wanted to paint it, and a guy who liked me offered to do it for me. But, I wasn't interested I him. A friend of mine said I should take him up on the offer.....Go out with him a couple of times, and then drop him.

I didn't do it. I painted my own dang room.
Why would you have to go out with him? If he offered to paint the room, he offered. When people do favors (well, not anymore because no one does) for me I would thank them with a small gift. You don't get to control someone's feelings with a task or favor.
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