Dating and the Economy (13)
Scubadiva: Last month, consumer prices rose by the larges percentage in a year. So the wine and cheese platter is no longer so affordable as it used to be. People are laid off left and right; portfolios took a dive and on the whole, most of us are just a little less well off than we used to be.
Does all this affect your dating habits? Do you still take a date to a fancy restaurant? or do you convince him/her that a picknick with sandwiches is really more romantic (when in fact it's just cheaper for you)? Do you now choose a date who is content with less and maybe a little less attractive to you than a spoiled princess/prince with expectations of gifts and requirements of beauty treatments? Maybe you've decided not to take that road trip or flight to meet a date in another state/country? or does none of this phase you and you make concessions elsewhere, but not when it comes to dating and romance?
The broader question is: have these developments affected the type of person that you're looking for? meaning are you now looking for a woman/man with an eye to his/her ability to live within his/her means whereas before it might not have been an issue at all? Do you now date less often?
On the other side, has the tightening up of the economy encouraged you to look harder for a mate because it's just flat out cheaper to share expenses than to live a single life?
Thoughts?
Does all this affect your dating habits? Do you still take a date to a fancy restaurant? or do you convince him/her that a picknick with sandwiches is really more romantic (when in fact it's just cheaper for you)? Do you now choose a date who is content with less and maybe a little less attractive to you than a spoiled princess/prince with expectations of gifts and requirements of beauty treatments? Maybe you've decided not to take that road trip or flight to meet a date in another state/country? or does none of this phase you and you make concessions elsewhere, but not when it comes to dating and romance?
The broader question is: have these developments affected the type of person that you're looking for? meaning are you now looking for a woman/man with an eye to his/her ability to live within his/her means whereas before it might not have been an issue at all? Do you now date less often?
On the other side, has the tightening up of the economy encouraged you to look harder for a mate because it's just flat out cheaper to share expenses than to live a single life?
Thoughts?
The economy is such a distraction, but has no bearing on whether or not wine and cheese would be served on a date....if I could get a date.
Seems I am saving money, regardless of the media flood...
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Hate to tell you, but the economy hasn't changed my dating life at all. Yes I have lost a ton of money in the market, but what the hell I never based what I do and when I do it on the way the stock market moves each day or month. I live each day as if it is my last. If I run out of money, who cares. I was poor once and I can live poor again.
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Tumpa: The economy is such a distraction, but has no bearing on whether or not wine and cheese would be served on a date....if I could get a date.
Seems I am saving money, regardless of the media flood...
Seems I am saving money, regardless of the media flood...
Awww I can't imagine you not getting a date. Ladies, this is a good one up there ^^^^
I find that I'm getting invited to the cheap diners lately for genuine, authentic junk food
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No...if anything it has caused me to keep my money close to myself and not share it with another person!!
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Big_John: Hate to tell you, but the economy hasn't changed my dating life at all. Yes I have lost a ton of money in the market, but what the hell I never based what I do and when I do it on the way the stock market moves each day or month. I live each day as if it is my last. If I run out of money, who cares. I was poor once and I can live poor again.
Good for you.
I posted the thread primarily because a friend of mine lost his job and told me the other day that he's staying out of the dating scene until he's financially able to take the lady out etc. Can't spare the discretionary funds, he said. So I was wondering whether others experience the same dilemma.------ This thread is Archived ------
Scubadiva: Awww I can't imagine you not getting a date. Ladies, this is a good one up there ^^^^
I find that I'm getting invited to the cheap diners lately for genuine, authentic junk food
I find that I'm getting invited to the cheap diners lately for genuine, authentic junk food
As much as I love poutine, it would not be on our menu.
Ottawa doesn't offer many CS participants it seems and my time on POF seems to mean "plenty of fickleness"
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pretzelman: No...if anything it has caused me to keep my money close to myself and not share it with another person!!
... so we won't be dancing at your wedding, eh 
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you'll be dancing at my funeral party...but never at a wedding!!
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Scubadiva: Good for you. I posted the thread primarily because a friend of mine lost his job and told me the other day that he's staying out of the dating scene until he's financially able to take the lady out etc. Can't spare the discretionary funds, he said. So I was wondering whether others experience the same dilemma.
Some of the best dates don't cost a nickel. Taking a hike through a beautiful national park surrounded by rivers, lakes and waterfalls... Picnic in the park... Bike rides... visiting a museum.... If she likes you, she won't care whats in your pocket.
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Big_John: Some of the best dates don't cost a nickel. Taking a hike through a beautiful national park surrounded by rivers, lakes and waterfalls... Picnic in the park... Bike rides... visiting a museum.... If she likes you, she won't care whats in your pocket.
"So true.Being with the one you care for,
is all that matters."
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I have a friend who dates so much that he is complaining how much it is costing him. I suggested that he find cheaper things to do and I think that he is doing better now.
I always try to go Dutch on the first date...for two reasons. One, because I don't want him to think that I am just going out for a free meal and two, because if we don't hit it off, I don't want a free meal. hmmm, confusing?
At the very least, I pick up the tip.
I always try to go Dutch on the first date...for two reasons. One, because I don't want him to think that I am just going out for a free meal and two, because if we don't hit it off, I don't want a free meal. hmmm, confusing?
At the very least, I pick up the tip.
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Big_John: Hate to tell you, but the economy hasn't changed my dating life at all. Yes I have lost a ton of money in the market, but what the hell I never based what I do and when I do it on the way the stock market moves each day or month. I live each day as if it is my last. If I run out of money, who cares. I was poor once and I can live poor again.
very well said big john.i agree.
mike
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Does all this affect your dating habits? Do you still take a date to a fancy restaurant? or do you convince him/her that a picknick with sandwiches is really more romantic (when in fact it's just cheaper for you)? Do you now choose a date who is content with less and maybe a little less attractive to you than a spoiled princess/prince with expectations of gifts and requirements of beauty treatments? Maybe you've decided not to take that road trip or flight to meet a date in another state/country? or does none of this phase you and you make concessions elsewhere, but not when it comes to dating and romance?
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On the other side, has the tightening up of the economy encouraged you to look harder for a mate because it's just flat out cheaper to share expenses than to live a single life?
Thoughts?