When I was 20, a good date wasn't hard to define, as long as a good time was had by all it was a good date. Fast forward eleven years and I have to tell you, my standards have definitely gone up quite a few notches. I'd like to think that it is just a culmination of all of my life experiences that have allowed me to discern men better than I did ten years ago but it's not. (I'm still just as bad at weeding out the good from the bad.) What changed was the need for a babysitter! To even think about going out on a date costs money. An average date runs about $70 just in babysitting fees. So if someone is taking me out, I better be wooed and dazzled. Every minute that he spends rambling on about how his boss just doesn't get the work that he's doing costs money, about $0.17 each minute to be exact. It's not that I don't care about the work that my date does, because I'm sure it's very interesting to him. But is it worth $10 to listen to him go on about the variation of QPS reports for an hour?
So in 2010, the new definition of a good date: Was it worth paying the babysitter? It's a very straight forward question, easy to answer. And, I'm sorry to have to inform you, that if the answer was no, a second date is just out of the question. Unless, of course he wants to cover the expense of a babysitter.
No it is not worth $10.00 to hear him speak on work, I am not a therapist, and if I was he would be paying me for listening to him rattle on about himself. I feel like when you are 18yrs – 25yrs you have time to waste on non-sense like feeding into your dates whiny conversations about all of his woes. But, as you get older and pay bills and run a household. As, we are in a recession, please, please, do not waste my time and money. For Gods sake men, your goal should be to get to know as much as you can about me. You may ask why? Woman are creatures of remembering we have a tendency to be able to obtain and retain information quickly efficiently and store it for long periods of time. Like the elephant we have a great memory. With that said you need all the time you can just to keep up. So no I will not waste $0.17 a minute in a recession, nor will I waste quality time I can use on other things that can enrich my life. Sorry brotha can’t help you; I need a strong man that will not need to waste time or money on anything other than what’s happening on that said date.
ReplyDeleteLoL, I am dying laughing at your recession and therapy comments. You are so on point, but these are things that a lot of people don't take time to reflect upon.
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