In this day and age, dating is becoming an unaffordable luxury

[Neuromancer]

Don't argue with incel's brehs.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

The problem with cheap first dates is that the relationship pretty much stays in that cheap date realm.

At some point you need to see your potential partner in nice clothes, see how they behave in certain circles, etc. During the dating process you are getting to know the other person and vetting them to see if they can meet your standards.

A lot of women will tell you that they regret not setting the bar higher at the start of the relationship because their man never bossed up and got comfortable.

I definitely understand the cash crunch especially for young dudes. But a lot of middle aged and older men are also cash strapped due to poor choices like low educational attainment, child support, and a general malaise around becoming a high earner.

Their female counterparts out-earn them and despite many having children they still have more disposable income than the men. It’s rough out here.

Not all the time. Me and my now wife went to places like Applebees and Outback and stuff when we were dating (we both were on the come up) Now that we’re married, we do more grown up things. She always laugh cause I always say let’s go somewhere where we have to put on our good clothes. You should work up to being able to go to expensive restaurants.. that’s why I think people marriages be failing. The guy and/or girl be flexing in the beginning going to expensive ass places then expect to keep it up in the marriage.. Well people get used to you and they start drifting off and get bored. Let’s go pick something up here, let’s just go here to grab something quick. For you soon to be married folks, a good flex is for your wife to be able to tell her hating/jealous ass girlfriends how dope you are lol. Like I was able to take wifey to a hotel in Nashville where the Chicago Bears stayed when they came in to play the titans for a game a couple years ago. She loves football and that was big to her. Also white people looking at us crazy when we were sitting in the lobby to listen to this girl sing country music. We had to show them that we are staying here too. She still talks about that. People got to stop doing married people stuff when they’re in the dating phase.. take things slow

 

[Sauce and Footwork]

There are plenty of cheap things to do. And plenty of cheap places to eat if needed . Anyone using this excuse is in a drought

 

[Wild self]

Sounds about right. Cost of everything is through the roof. Average dude can’t afford the average date anymore. The initial buy in cost is just so high.

Social Media ruined it for the average male. Everyone wants to eat at Ruth Chris and Nobu on their first date, while splurging like a trick rapper.

 

[Absolut]

Women are making more money and taking control of power and wealth in a way never they have never been allowed to in recorded history. Unprecedented levels of money

Somehow we still operating under 1947 gender roles. How many brehs have been asked out on a date and had the woman pay for everything? Then again on the second date?

These high end restaraunts, tattoo parlors, makeup companies , Toyota/Honda/Mercedes and doice Gabbana Gucci are eating good of this new wave of money

For the rest of us, it's easier to get the average girl to do escort work (200 dollars for one hour let me have my way for one hour) than it is to waste time taking her dumb ass somewhere and entertaining meaningless convos just end the night horny with a hole in the pocket

Wanna get rich? Good luck paying for all fancy celebrations she wants on birthdays and anniversary and just random spending money all over the damn place. Foreign vacations. Phone calls all through the day cause she thinks any meeting u gave to go to is u cheating. Expensive purses of all the dumb nonsensical shyt


Women will get in the way nowadays in 2024, they won't help u build nothing. Pay for the hour and keep it pushing

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Listen, today I saw a young couple go the off-licence on my way home from work. He picked up a can of beer and she picked up a small bottle of soda.

When they got to the counter, breh stepped back and she paid with her phone. Looking at their body language, he's definitely getting some tonight.

I forgot what my point was

 

[UWasntThere]

OP just invented the BDL

 

[IgnorantDwayneWayne]

Coffee dates are no bueno. Feels business meety, mlm pitchy. Besides I don’t do caffeine after 2. Happy hour is much more enjoyable

Don’t go to Starbucks. Go to a local quirky spot with ambiance bro. It’s still cheap n you can get tea/lemonade/a fukkin sandwich if u don’t drink coffee after 2.

 

[Dzali OG]

Yall better let women know that if you spend over $50 she fukkin!!!

Women ask me when I'm taking them on a date and I ask them are they READY for a date . Cut threw the bullshyt right off bat. Those who just looking for a meal and simp time get the fukk on. Those who really feeling you let you know "you bold but let's go".

 

[﹏﹏⛴﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏]

OP just invented the BDL

BDL??

 

[Dzali OG]

Man dating now is, offering to pay a bill for some p*ssy. Yall out here still trying date these hoes while other nikkas pay a bill, absolutely murder that puccy, and she calling him thereafter.

Haven't been on a date since like the 90s. Or actually, we'll go on a date after I done wrote my name in that puccy a few times lol.

 

[Cakebatter]

As many alluded to here, alcohol is the real catalyst for expensive dating, and its always been that way. Are young people willing or forego buying alcohol on the first date or at least pregame?

 

[beenz]

I would have took her to an LA sparks game

NBA and WNBA don't typically play at the same time unfortunately

 

[LiveFromLondon]

What's funny is that you see scenarios like this where the girl dates a guy that is [physically] below her league much more than the other way around.

Happens all the time

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

What's funny is that you see scenarios like this where the girl dates a guy that is [physically] below her league much more than the other way around.

Women are less shallow then us men if we keeping it honest

We care about looks then they do

@Shadow King pls don’t come for me

This is just what I seen what I’m out and bout