I asked her why she thought that we wouldn't get dinner and then she said that it happens all the time where guys will pick her up late to avoid paying for dinner.
Wow.
HEY YOU, CHEAPO...I can understand not having money to take girls out to restaurants all the time or not having a chance to cook or whatever...but if you are too poor to take a girl out to dinner, at least let her know that she is not going to be fed. (no wonder girls talk about pigging out after dates)
And girls, if it is an evening date, ASSUME YOU WILL BE FED. I mean, after all, you do deserve something other than an awkward this-was-fun-(but-i'll-never-answer-your-calls)-we-should-totally-do-it-again-sometime door step scene. You deserve a free meal. After all, YOU are doing HIM the favor by going out.
NOW, don't go crAz(a)y and order some $40 STEAK that you will not eat or take home (never asked her out again)...but get something that will fill you up. Consider eating a small snack right before he picks you up as well so you aren't starving if dinner is a little later.
But honestly and sincerely...if you come home hungry, chances the guy leaves something (more than just a meal) to be desired. And don't confuse your hunger pangs with love pangs. One is temporary and can make funny sounds--the other is fixed by food.
I'll let you determine which is which.
If you don't get fed, it's not a date. If you're too poor to take her to a restaurant, don't plan a date at dinner time.
ReplyDeleteIf you order a $40 stake, you're paying way too much for stakes, and you're in a hardware store.
ReplyDeletehow's that Josh?
ReplyDeleteand how cute...couple commenting! ;-)
Amen.
ReplyDeleteMay all the men of the world (or at least all the men of BYU) please read this post.
I stand corrected, Kelli. I stand corrected.
DeleteI didn't know guys like that actually existed. I guess I'm just lucky? (Or I've dated the same guy for 4.5 years and he's always treated me well...)
ReplyDeleteunless it's 12:01 monday morning and she says "no" to a Denny's run... Then I think you're still counting it as a date, from what I understand...
ReplyDeletewait...love pangs are fixed by food???
ReplyDeleteoh...and AMEN!
I love the picture you used for this post.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm just a foodie, but if we don't go out to a restaurant, we'll make something at home - home-made pasta, monkey bread, coconut curry - *something* memorable and tasty.
ReplyDeletei say if a person is too broke to pay for the date, he shouldn't date. Instead pherhaps, put some extra hours at work... :)
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What should a girl do if she orders a delicious-sounding brownie sundae, but receives a dessert to rival Mt. Everest (seriously, it's bigger than her face) and then she tries to eat as much of it as possible to be polite to her date (I mean, it is *so* rude to waste his hard-earned money that he's spending on YOU) but ends up making herself so sick that she's reluctant to open her mouth until she gets home and is in front of the porcelain bowl?
ReplyDeleteShe feels TERRIBLE when she doesn't finish what she orders when he's paying, but the sorry truth is that she is *physically incapable* of consuming a restaurant-portion meal without catastrophic gastrointestinal results.
I know it sounds completely lame, but I wish that more guys would offer to split a plate or share something (at least just offer, especially if your girl is small). Dinner dates would go so much better... I DREAD being asked out to dinner...
Amen. I hate when you expect to be fed, and they don't feed you...and you're starving all night and...BAM. There goes the growling stomach.
ReplyDeleteRegardless, the guy should tell his date what the general plan is for the night, i.e. if he's going to be taking her out to dinner so she doesn't have to take a guess at how chivalrous he is. It's nice to know what I'm getting myself into when I go on a date!
ReplyDeleteThis Jen is your almost-gf....Jen Riding....and I just wanted to lawllll about your funny comment the other day about dinner at Burger King. That was funny and it's making me giggle out loud right now that I'm actually remembering it. Ahaha. I read about a post every few days so I can "get to know you better." Let me be known, blog readers, that Mr. Oates treats his dates riiiiiight.
ReplyDeleteI once dated (not to be confused with Dated) a guy who would pack me snack bags for our dates. As in, we would go out to dinner, and the snacks were for when I would inevitably get hungry afterwords (because I'm always hungry/eating). It was the best thing ever, and even though things didn't work out between us, the simple fact that he was conscious of me being well-fed will ensure that I'll always think highly of him.
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