She went on a first date and the thing that stood out the most as a positive is that he was willing to spend money on her?
Fuck that. Youre not hyping up the man, you're hyping up his wallet (on contributing to the ongoing commodification and transactional nature of relationships)
Why would she never hype up a man? Sounds super sexist.
Poor guy.
I'll do you one better. I'll buy you paperbacks and rebind them the colour and design you want
If your first date is someone buying you things, not like an experience together like a coffee or a movie, then you're really setting the tone to being purely transactional. That it's books gives it some caché but it doesn't really change the issue.
Pro-tips: bring her to the public library and spoil her rotten week after weeks
One day I took my wife out for a date night that included Mexican food and an all she could buy trip to Dollar Tree. She spent $24.
I tried to do this recently. She cancelled the date.
So he got her hard?
My first date was at the book store, but reverse it. She buys my books anytime we go to a book store. She awesome.
“I would never hype up a man but…”
Well okay, then I guess lady… you aren’t needed here… you know since we address human beings.
hardback just says it's meant to last forever. Paperbacks just feel like they are for consumption and only survive a handful of reads
she found a winner in that dude
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