Can you afford to have a girlfriend?

It is quite expensive to be in a serious relationship with a girl. Can you afford her?

Well technically since I'm a girl, I would have a boyfriend, and yes I could afford that because he would pay for everything! I'm kidding of course :P

Not all girlfriends expect to have everything of their's paid for.

no. and yea, I know most women are not shallow, but I do want to take them out a few times a month; get some drinks, maybe a movie, dinner once or twice. I just cant afford that at my wage. Hell, I can barely afford my own lifestyle.

It is quite expensive to be in a serious relationship with a girl. Can you afford her?

RJay123

Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it "quite expensive" to be in a relationship with a girl? It is not like you are purchasing her.

The only payment that I require of her is the love of her heart. Everything else she does, priceless.Wilfred_Owen

'Priceless' for me usually comes out to about $50 for a half hour.

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It is quite expensive to be in a serious relationship with a girl. Can you afford her?

JadeNic

Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it "quite expensive" to be in a relationship with a girl? It is not like you are purchasing her.

Not all girlfriends expect to have everything of their's paid for.

foxhound_fox

Proper etiquette to pay for dinners isn't it?

RJay123

No. That rule is based upon the old assumption of the man always being the wage-earner.

Proper payment etiquette is now proportional to the two individuals' financial statuses.

yeah, doesn't cost me anything to keep my imaginary gf around...

*turn around and talk to my imaginary gf*

she agrees

yeah, doesn't cost me anything to keep my imaginary gf around...

*turn around and talk to my imaginary gf*

she agrees

ariz3260

nope, and even if i could, i'd never have a girlfriend.

Well you dont have to spend money to have a good time. I pay £14 to get the train to see my gf, we dont need to speed anymore to have fun... we can and do... but i know that i we can have just as much fun sitting in front of the TV watching old repeats of TopGear, than we can going to the cinema or buying her stuff etc

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It is quite expensive to be in a serious relationship with a girl. Can you afford her?

RJay123

Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it "quite expensive" to be in a relationship with a girl? It is not like you are purchasing her.

Since when is dinner a requirement for being in a relationship? Yes, I agree that it is nice to go out for a nice dinner date every once in a while, but it is not like you have to do that every day. It wouldn't be to hard to set aside a small amount of money every week or something like that in order to do something fancy every once in a while. I, on the other hand, would have no problem hanging out at free places or splitting the bill on more expensive dates.

Relationships should be about love, as cheesy as that sounds. Not just dinner dates.

Yes? It's not THAT expensive, unless you have a chick that is trying to take you for all you're worth. If that's the case, you probably don't want to be with her. Then again, since I've been on my own I've been developing software independantly or with a company, so I'm not really sure what it would be like trying to live on medium income. I don't imagine it would be too difficult though.

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Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it "quite expensive" to be in a relationship with a girl? It is not like you are purchasing her.

JadeNic

Since when is dinner a requirement for being in a relationship? Yes, I agree that it is nice to go out for a nice dinner date every once in a while, but it is not like you have to do that every day. It wouldn't be to hard to set aside a small amount of money every week or something like that in order to do something fancy every once in a while. I, on the other hand, would have no problem hanging out at free places or splitting the bill on more expensive dates.

Relationships should be about love, as cheesy as that sounds. Not just dinner dates.

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It is quite expensive to be in a serious relationship with a girl. Can you afford her?

JadeNic

Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it "quite expensive" to be in a relationship with a girl? It is not like you are purchasing her.

its expensive because by the last study I rec 83% of women want financial security. Now, while this can mean many things, the simplest way to put it is that they want a man that can at least either maintain the woman's lifestyle, or (if the woman is employed) can fairly contribute to their joint income.

While you young folks may not have a problem because you can generally focus on the here and now, with little regard for the future, when you get to your mid or late 20s women start looking into relationships a bit more seriously, as do men. Theyre not looking so much for passion and fun (thats still a huge factor though) as they are for a companion they can imagine spending the next few decades with.

As a result, as you get older the "cheap" dates get fewer and fewer.

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It is quite expensive to be in a serious relationship with a girl. Can you afford her?

mrbojangles25

Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it "quite expensive" to be in a relationship with a girl? It is not like you are purchasing her.

its expensive because by the last study I rec 83% of women want financial security.

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yeah, doesn't cost me anything to keep my imaginary gf around...

*turn around and talk to my imaginary gf*

she agrees

RJay123

She told me her twin is over at your place already, either under your bed or up in the attic

watch out though, my gf told me her twin is a bit evil...

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It is quite expensive to be in a serious relationship with a girl. Can you afford her?

mrbojangles25

Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it "quite expensive" to be in a relationship with a girl? It is not like you are purchasing her.

its expensive because by the last study I rec 83% of women want financial security.

Yeah, I know where to find some for cheap.

Yeah, I know where to find some for cheap.

Dystopian-X

A rhetorical question, if I may.... Who doesn't want financial security? I certainly want my GF/Wife to be financially secure (enough to be self-sufficient) -that just seems intelligent...makes me wonder about the other 17%rawsavon

Most definitely. Having a gf in debt could be a relationship killer too.

-http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200411/till-debt-do-us-part

Why not? Well that's why you need a job..Bloodseeker23

[QUOTE="Bloodseeker23"]Why not? Well that's why you need a job..EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="RJay123"]Proper etiquette to pay for dinners isn't it?

Oleg_Huzwog

No. That rule is based upon the old assumption of the man always being the wage-earner.

Proper payment etiquette is now proportional to the two individuals' financial statuses.

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Maybe I'm missing something, but why is it "quite expensive" to be in a relationship with a girl? It is not like you are purchasing her.

rawsavon

its expensive because by the last study I rec 83% of women want financial security.

sorry, i phrased it poorly

the study said that 83% find financial security the most important aspect when dating

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its expensive because by the last study I rec 83% of women want financial security.

mrbojangles25

sorry, i phrased it poorly

the study said that 83% find financial security the most important aspect when dating

Nobody can afford to have a girlfriend. >_>

Nobody can afford to have a girlfriend. >_>

Theokhoth

Yeah, definitely. But I wouldn't think it would be that expensive really.