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1/13/2004 9:39:09 PM EDT
Okay.  Here's the skinny.  I went out on a first date with this woman on Sunday.  We went skiing and had a great time.  I paid for everything($120).  I can't keep up this rate of spending every weekend.  I don't want to seem cheap but she makes more than me.  This is a slow time of year at work for me and I live off of my savings till about February.  I want to go dutch for a while at least.  How can I introduce this concept to her gentlty?  And no, I will not "lay down the law" so please just usefull replies.
1/13/2004 9:41:36 PM EDT
[#1]
Well Im single here so no advice, most women dont like me or my attitude.  But I do get to spend alot on my rifles.

Goodluck with a solution, depends on her attitude.
1/13/2004 9:43:33 PM EDT
[#2]
Easy.  Tell her just what you said here...but dont point out her greater income than yours.

Just explain your situation.  If's she's a decent human being...it should be no big deal.

EDITED TO ADD:

Oh...I forgot to ask...

Didja?
1/13/2004 9:54:35 PM EDT
[#3]
Zippy, a gentleman never tells right?  But then, I'm no gentleman.  No, not yet. [banghead]
1/13/2004 9:57:32 PM EDT
[#4]
$40 Max!

3 strikes your out.

You spent your budget on one date.  
1/13/2004 10:01:16 PM EDT
[#5]
I guess I never got that memo.

It's been so long since I've had a date. I found that I was quite rusty.  Dating is definitly not like riding a bike.  I must have done something right though because she called me back tonight just to talk.
1/13/2004 10:15:09 PM EDT
[#6]
Just tell her your situation buddy. If that makes her mad and ends things then she is not worth you giving her the time of day.  For a first date i personally would of had her pay her own way, at least her own lift ticket.  

Just explain, she will understand.  If she doesn't, better you get over with it now then $1,000 down the road eh?

;)
1/13/2004 10:27:22 PM EDT
[#7]
Hmmm...well...SOMEBODY'S giddy around here...

:-)

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I guess I never got that memo.

It's been so long since I've had a date. I found that I was quite rusty.  Dating is definitly not like riding a bike.  I must have done something right though because she called me back tonight just to talk.
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1/13/2004 10:28:31 PM EDT
[#8]
Yeah, you guys are right I guess.  I was just a little over excited and started slinging plastic around to streamline the evening.  Kind of dug a hole for myself and set a bad precident.  If she walks then so be it but I hope she can tolerate a po-boy.  
1/13/2004 11:09:57 PM EDT
[#9]
Why not just see if she can pass the final test right off the bat.  Next time you guys go out do something cheap and say, sorry the date is so lame but I just spent $600 on a new Sig handgun and I'm short for a while.
1/13/2004 11:15:05 PM EDT
[#10]
David, I do believe thats the first time I have ever agreed with anything you had to say. Its a good idea, actually.
1/13/2004 11:15:08 PM EDT
[#11]
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Why not just see if she can pass the final test right off the bat.  Next time you guys go out do something cheap and say, sorry the date is so lame but I just spent $600 on a new Sig handgun and I'm short for a while.
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To push that a little further wear on outfit that cost under $40 including shoes.
1/13/2004 11:22:41 PM EDT
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To push that a little further wear on outfit that cost under $40 including shoes.
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Stokes...is that you?
1/13/2004 11:31:25 PM EDT
[#13]
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To push that a little further wear on outfit that cost under $40 including shoes.
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Stokes...is that you?
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Lol, that has got to be the funniest thing I have heard in a long time!
1/13/2004 11:32:16 PM EDT
[#14]
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To push that a little further wear on outfit that cost under $40 including shoes.
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Stokes...is that you?
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Nope, why is there someone else as bitter as me who doesnt care about impressing people.
1/13/2004 11:58:27 PM EDT
[#15]
Jeez...  do I have to lead each and every one of you to the trough by hand?

[url]www.intellectualwhores.com[/url]

Follow the link on the right column called "Ladder Theory."  You can thank me later.

-Troy

1/14/2004 12:53:38 AM EDT
[#16]
there is truth to the ladder theory.
1/14/2004 1:17:40 AM EDT
[#17]
Tell her you're an out of work musician and your drug money is wearing thin.

She'll love you, trust me.
1/14/2004 2:26:12 AM EDT
[#18]
Doesn't it suck when you are on the good latter and the girl is SERIOUS about no sex till marriage?
1/14/2004 2:35:16 AM EDT
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Just tell her your situation buddy. If that makes her mad and ends things then she is not worth you giving her the time of day.  For a first date i personally would of had her pay her own way, at least her own lift ticket.  

Just explain, she will understand.  If she doesn't, better you get over with it now then $1,000 down the road eh?

;)
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OR $53,747 later..........
1/14/2004 2:43:19 AM EDT
[#20]
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To push that a little further wear on outfit that cost under $40 including shoes.
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Stokes...is that you?
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Nope, why is there someone else as bitter as me who doesnt care about impressing people.
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Oh trust me...we're all over the place.

Sgtar15
1/14/2004 4:14:02 AM EDT
[#21]
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Well Im single here so no advice, most women dont like me or my attitude.  But I do get to spend alot on my rifles.

Goodluck with a solution, depends on her attitude.
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Same here.  
And I second his motion!
1/14/2004 4:40:24 AM EDT
[#22]
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Well Im single here so no advice, most women dont like me or my attitude.  But I do get to spend alot on my rifles.

Goodluck with a solution, depends on her attitude.
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You are the single whiniest bitch on this site!  Cry and cry about how nobody likes you and you can't get laid, and then brag and brag how you don't care.
Guess what?  People who really don't care, don't have to keep reminding everyone (themselves included) that they don't care.
Go get a haircut and some decent clothes, and quit with the whining & faux bragging.
1/14/2004 4:47:45 AM EDT
[#23]
Kind of dug a hole for myself and set a bad precident.  
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Remember this The first date is ALWAYS coffee and conversation! That MIGHT cost you $10 if she wants a donut or a piece of pie to go with it.

Let her get interested in the MAN before the WALLET! Then you can start slinging some semi serious cash around later!

1/14/2004 5:04:55 AM EDT
[#24]
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Kind of dug a hole for myself and set a bad precident.  
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Remember this The first date is ALWAYS coffee and conversation! That MIGHT cost you $10 if she wants a donut or a piece of pie to go with it.

Let her get interested in the MAN before the WALLET! Then you can start slinging some semi serious cash around later!

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How much is a piece of HER pie?[;d]
1/14/2004 5:10:09 AM EDT
[#25]
What would themistocles..the mighty Athenian Naval Commander do?

1/14/2004 9:10:03 AM EDT
[#26]
Themistocles would have lured her into a small confined space and then played on his terms. Remember what happened to him ultimatly?  He was bannished from Athens by the very people he saved because they feared him gaining to much power.  Also, the vote may have been rigged by one of his enemys.  But, I digress.