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By: Stop Being a Hooker and Pay Up | life done write

Stop Being a Hooker and Pay Up | life done write — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:23:09 +0000

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By: Brief Roommate

Brief Roommate — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:09:21 +0000

Re: Stop Being a Hooker. Yes. Please memorialize me in any way you see fit in your writings;-)

By: An acquaintance

An acquaintance — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:48:51 +0000

Ask and you shall receive: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/in-a-pickle.html

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:54:34 +0000

You are brilliant. When you tell them to get out of the house can you suggest they move to PA?!? There is no one out here. PS: I may be headed to CO (no joke, looking at jobs now). Love your life!

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:15:23 +0000

Roommate #1:
1. Precisely, what were you thinking?
4. If I am allergic to dragons, what does that mean?

Brief Lady Whom I Already Miss:
I’d add that the planner as payer on the first, second, third date is a two way street opinion. I’ve paid the big bucks for dates I’ve planned (including taking a previous beau on a helicopter ride and to a restaurant in a WW2 airplane) and would consider myself equally rude to have asked the fellow to split it with me when I invited him out and made the plan.

Also, I think Stop Being a Hooker and Pay Up should be the alternate title for this post or a future post. Mind if I plagiarize you?

By: Brief Roomate

Brief Roomate — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:53:54 +0000

For me, the payment issue is relatively small in the scheme of the date, as I have no particularly gendered assumptions about who should play provider v. receiver of metaphorical bacon. I agree with your disclaimer that whichever person requests and plans the date should at least be prepared to treat the other, though any manner of other arrangements can be reached depending on the people involved. I rarely let guys pay for me unless I am quite certain I want to see them again…and Manfriend and I have pretty much had an informal and unspoken trade-off arrangement from Day 1 where we kind of alternate paying for things as we go (he did pay for my drinks the first night we went out).

All that said, the manner in which one handles the monied arrangements can be an excellent compass in terms of determining the tact, graciousness, and general social awareness of a date…I believe a simple “Do you mind if we split this?” trumps “Stop being such a hooker and pay up” (or any related implication) any day. But that’s just me.

By: Roommate #1

Roommate #1 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:40:38 +0000

1. I can’t believe I moved away from a 2:1 ratio in my favor.
2. The world would be a better place (with more kissing) if guys paid attention to the fourth point here.
3. As of last week, I think bowling is a fabulous date idea.
4. The people who are “allergic” to MSG are often also “allergic” to strawberries, Jell-o, and unicorns, and claim to be “coming down with a virus” at all times.