It's more of a business proposition, really.
This guy says he can't seem to find a good dinner date and wants to take out a fun, intelligent girl to her choice restaurant, and pay her $400 for her time, no strings attached. So, here's my idea -- I respond, pretend to be fun and intelligent, and collect $400 and spend $50 in booze for my secret bodyguard who will be hovering around the bar. On second thought, perhaps I should stipulate that the bodyguard can't drink until after the date is over....hmmm.
Some of Gang of 100 seems to think this deal equates to prostitution. My argument is that prostitution would require sex. This is merely a $400 dinner date; it's more like an escort service. Besides, surely my conversation is worth at least $400, right?
Regardless of how this particular story ends, it makes me wonder what happened to us singles, that we can't find a good date. Are we too picky? Do we make quick judgments about people that we'd discover are unfounded, if only we had the time or patience to find out? Or is it the society or environment around us -- maybe we've been taught to be jaded and suspicious of other people. It's scary to make yourself vulnerable to someone else, don't I know it, but I'm pretty sure I'll be worse off if I refuse to take the chance again....then again, I haven't been on a date since I moved here and had to respond to a Craigslist ad to get one! arg.
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