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- From: rkf@wildrose.infoserv.com (Ray Fink)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: Picking up the Tab (was: Re: What is gold-digging?)
- Message-ID: <p+SNrADIBh106h@wildrose.infoserv.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 21:44:57 -0700
- References: <102646@netnews.upenn.edu> <1992Dec18.195706.15527@netcom.com> <102594@netnews.upenn.edu> <1992Dec19.025543.8486@netcom.com>
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- Organization: Wild Rose Refugee Camp
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- shannah@netcom.com (Teri Miller) writes:
- >For example, if I said to you "Lauren, let's go to the movies", would
- >you expect me to pay your way?
-
- >What if John Fereira asked you the same question?
-
- >What's the difference? (except that he's cuter... 8-)
-
- Good example, Teri. But some will say "is this just friends or is this
- a PotentialRomanticEncounterWithANeedForAContract" (sorry, I don't
- have a good drieux filter) is needed to determine if there is a
- difference. I don't think there is.
-
- >As an example, men in this group have already said that 1) they would
- >prefer to pay for the first date 2) they would prefer to have the woman
- >try to pay her share, and would probably consider her a freeloader if
- >she didn't, and 3) the asker should pay.
-
- >But who was who? Which one was John Fereira? Which was Ray Fink? Did
- >I even get their stands on the issue correct? Who was the 3rd person?
- >Did they even exist?
-
- I'm closest to #2...if she doesn't at least offer to pay her share, then
- it's unlikely I'll ask her again (is she a freeloader? a traditional
- economically dependent type? don't know, don't care) because we won't
- get along very well in either case. And if she does ask me in return,
- I'll be pleasantly amazed.
-
- I don't expect 50-50 on everything...for example, my SO and I split
- about 70-30 (me-her), which has some correlation to our respective financial
- situations. She asked me out initially, and insisted on paying...I agreed
- only after making it *very* clear :-) that we'd be going out again.
- (Sigh, I'm going to the Caribbean over New Years but she can't go, and
- I was *definitely* willing to pay her way).
-
- >It's just all too confusing. That's why I think chatting about it, and
- >finding out where the person you're with stands on it, is the best way to
- >go. If you do it before the first date, you can even eliminate a "date
- >from hell" with someone whose philosophy is contrary to your own.
-
- >What could be a better bargain?
-
- Indeed...
-
- --
- -- Ray
-