Check Please!

So you think you can date! Well, some could use a few pointers.

Most feel that when getting to know someone it is prudent to meet them at some point. We have all heard the cautions: meet somewhere public, take a friend, have a backup escape plan (something that involves something other than the crawling out of the bathroom window) etc. Often times, this will involve meeting someone for coffee or a meal. There are certain criteria; however, for this event to actually go according to plan. For example,the possession of a car (unless you are still not legal to drive in which case I fall back on my standard answer RUN AWAY!). Your dinner companion needs to have a means of paying for said meal. The quintessential meal. And so forth and so on.

Now you are probably reading this and you are mentally saying a profound DAAHHHH! Well, dear reader, what is dah to you is appearently Greek to some. One woman related this recent experience:

After the general warm up of e-mails and phone conversations the topic finally got past the usual inane chit-chat to the "real deal". "So, what do you do?" Reply, "Well, I just got laid off, my car was reposessed, and I am now sleeping on the couch at my ex-wife's" (Danger Will Robinson! Danger!) "Really! Well, how are we going to go out?" Reply, "Well, why don't you pick me up (location: BFE) and I'll cook for you at your place?" She then states, "I really don't have anything in the house." At which point he comments, "Ok, let's then just drop by the store on the way and I'll pick up what I need." Trying to see if this is really worth it, this woman then replys, "OK, I'll pick you up Wednesday night." At which point he replys, "Great, I should have my food stamp coupon book by then!"

Does anyone else see a potential problem here?