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The Actual Cost of Dating

A recent article has suggested that in the UK, a date costs about £200 or $375 a time. They don’t go as far as to say what goes into that number but they do mention that the average woman spends £90 in the salon before a date so we’ll assume that there’s a broad range of costs that go into this rather extraordinary figure. It also goes as far as to suggest that 60 percent of men feel they should pay for date and that this somehow “offsets” the cost that women incur getting their hair done and buying lingerie. I had no idea buying new underwear was standard practice for women dating in the UK, but if that’s the case, way to go to all the blokes over there! On this side of the pond it’s a little different I think, but what gets me the most is that there is supposed to be some connection between what women pay out vs. what men do.

Women pay out for themselves and men get little more than a memory. Women will still look good the next day with their brand new appearance and flashy lingerie. They can have a terrible time chatting over dinner and then leave, waking up the next morning, still looking like a million dollars and safe knowing that their pretty panties are tucked safely in the drawer for use when Mr. Right pops around. Men get to take home a doggy bag, if they’re lucky, and wake up the next morning wondering what hit them and their wallet without anything to show. Women and men just aren’t on equal playing fields when it comes to dating.

We all pay for all my dates so we're a victim of our own judgements, but this just goes to show that men remain at a disadvantage when it comes to dating. They need “it” more, they generally pay the way and end up paying for "sex” one way or another. Men are generally the ones that need to make the approach first, too, putting women in a pretty position to pass or fail the boys and their onslaught of attention. Men get the shaft, in our books, but not all agree.

We discussed my concerns with friends that told us that a woman thought differently. Women aren’t supposed to approach, they said, and this gives men power. We don’t agree, but needed to mention it here because it deserves note.

We knew the UK or USA was supposed to be expensive, but if dates cost $375 or £200 a time on average, we're surprised anybody over there or here ever hooks up. If we were there, we'd be online looking for love in North America because a couple of UK dates could easily pay for a flight and a really interesting dating experience on this side of the Atlantic.
Dating on Love South.com makes sense and could be a very tidy investment

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