That's right. I usually figure that when she spends that much on me, she's after me lucky charms. (Reply #95)

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Mon Mar 25, 2013, 04:05 AM

95. That's right. I usually figure that when she spends that much on me, she's after me lucky charms.

Still, I don' give it up ever' time just fer e fine piece of Halibut and an expensive Pinot... it really depen's on me mood.

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211 replies	Author	Time	Post
Men expect sex after expensive dinner dates: study [View all]	The Straight Story	Mar 2013	OP
that would be one of four reasons i never allowed a man to buy me dinner. nt	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#1
same here	musette_sf	Mar 2013	#41
What are the other three?	intheflow	Mar 2013	#61
How about...	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2013	#80
that was progressive /nt	demwing	Mar 2013	#104
Go and read her other posts from anywhere. It's accurate.	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#106
only to the most insecure of men. many more men recognize that i see them in a way	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#107
There is a difference between challenging various culture mores that need to be changed and flat	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#114
really? you have never heard men "joke" that a woman gets paid for sex, one way or another?	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#117
See above, I added more. Insulting you? Have you looked at the swath of vitriol you	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#119
and again, "bitterness"? more personal insult that you have no knowledge and yet, not addressing	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#120
Project much?	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#121
ah come one. you can do better than that. that does not even make sense. nt	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#136
god forbid	Warren DeMontague	Mar 2013	#150
The moment you say, "you catch more flies with honey" or "if you took a softer tone"	Squinch	Mar 2013	#157
yeah	SmileyRose	Mar 2013	#158
I could have said delusional ranting. But I thought I'd be polite.	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#190
Oh. It's a shame you weren't able to achieve that, then. Maybe if you practice more?	Squinch	Mar 2013	#193
Your attempts at sarcasm really needs work	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#195
Or maybe practice won't help you. But we all still hold onto the hope! Have a lovely day.	Squinch	Mar 2013	#196
Ooo..I suppose that was an attempt... right?	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#197
Rec.	AnotherMcIntosh	Mar 2013	#187
PATRIARCHY is the	chervilant	Mar 2013	#188
to tell SOME men not to treat or think of us as prostitutes is to hate men. dontcha know.	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#189
And, still,	chervilant	Mar 2013	#194
Do you remember the post a short while back	Squinch	Mar 2013	#198
omg this is DU not	elehhhhna	Mar 2013	#208
Nuff said, LOL	southernyankeebelle	Mar 2013	#151
Yes, because all men are knuckle-dragging Neanderthals who want to	Arkana	Mar 2013	#202
generally i made as much if not more, i never take from anyone. i do not like "owing" people,	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#99
Didn't really answer my question but	intheflow	Mar 2013	#122
you asked what the other three were.	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#138
Oh, sorry.	intheflow	Mar 2013	#144
Same here until we knew each other much better.	Warpy	Mar 2013	#82
If you're shelling 100 pounds on a first date, you're doing something wrong	Xipe Totec	Mar 2013	#2
100 pounds in London or 100 dollars in Manhattan is common for dinner for two at a restaurant with	stevenleser	Mar 2013	#108
As I said, if you're shelling 100 bucks on a first date you're doing it wrong	Xipe Totec	Mar 2013	#127
Super misleading headline.	TroglodyteScholar	Mar 2013	#3
So 4 out of 5 don't expect it	whatchamacallit	Mar 2013	#4
It is the original headline and I look at it this way	The Straight Story	Mar 2013	#6
So you used that headline for the same reason your source did.	UnrepentantLiberal	Mar 2013	#24
No, wish folks would read my other ops more - I try to use original headlines	The Straight Story	Mar 2013	#25
This message was self-deleted by its author	markiv	Mar 2013	#8
good point	treestar	Mar 2013	#64
Far too many OP's start with bullshit headlines	BeyondGeography	Mar 2013	#102
I know a few DUers who tend to characterize a small percentage of the group	hughee99	Mar 2013	#140
If it's a basket of riblets at Applebee's, you're safe, ladies.	TwilightGardener	Mar 2013	#5
Doesn't work that way with my wife.	yourout	Mar 2013	#7
Huge turn-off	FreeJoe	Mar 2013	#46
There would be a difference between married and dating.	LiberalFighter	Mar 2013	#125
I know what you mean...	PCIntern	Mar 2013	#47
^DUzy alert, folks!^	PotatoChip	Mar 2013	#118
Light bulb.......lol. I am a little slow tonight.	yourout	Mar 2013	#141
Sorry-this comes off as really kinda clueless and demeaning.	WCLinolVir	Mar 2013	#184
The last time she sprung for steak, I knew I didn't have to make the first move.	Eleanors38	Mar 2013	#204
I'm poor so... white castle it is =p n/t	JesterCS	Mar 2013	#58
mmmm I LOVE White Castle	Skittles	Mar 2013	#93
If it's your wife, you're not dropping your money on her--you're dropping money that belongs...	Moonwalk	Mar 2013	#85
I have better luck getting her interested by doing the dishes.	yourout	Mar 2013	#86
I don't believe I've ever taken someone to dinner at an	MineralMan	Mar 2013	#9
Momma always taught me get the sex first and pay/buy dinner later	The Straight Story	Mar 2013	#10
Well, I've never had the money available for first dates	MineralMan	Mar 2013	#14
Smart Momma! If it takes money to get the sex, it ain't worth it IMO.	RKP5637	Mar 2013	#76
Me neither. Because when I met my wife I had pretty much no money,	Nye Bevan	Mar 2013	#12
Yes, that's always an issue, especially for young folks.	MineralMan	Mar 2013	#20
Just another reason why you're my kinda guy, MinMan	Hekate	Mar 2013	#69
are you rubbing your hands with glee at the possible	Whisp	Mar 2013	#11
Ah well, such is not my fault	The Straight Story	Mar 2013	#15
Wow. You started a thread about mosques being burned down, and nobody replied?	Nye Bevan	Mar 2013	#17
Probably because they left the last two churches there:	The Straight Story	Mar 2013	#19
I posted about pubic grooming once. I think there were some 600 replies.	Scuba	Mar 2013	#33
I see it a little differently.	Nye Bevan	Mar 2013	#16
Sounds just like hiring a prostitute to me.	ananda	Mar 2013	#13
yes. and many times, yes often, we have had men say on du... pay for it one way or another. nt	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#18
One in five men said that he “expects” sex if he spends more than 100 pounds	Zorra	Mar 2013	#21
If a women feels obliged to have sex after an expensive dinner...	Auntie Bush	Mar 2013	#22
The difference is that the prostitute can spend the money on whatever she wants...	Moonwalk	Mar 2013	#87
Proves a woman is better off being a prostitute than an expensive dinner date.	Auntie Bush	Mar 2013	#131
Stop Gender discrimination in the Workplace, shatter the glass ceiling, pay men and women equally	Tom Rinaldo	Mar 2013	#23
Well, you are getting your wish for equal pay.	RC	Mar 2013	#28
I couldn't do it	Ter	Mar 2013	#35
you echo me exactly	Skittles	Mar 2013	#94
They needed a study for this?	Initech	Mar 2013	#26
How horrible!	99Forever	Mar 2013	#27
yes. how men that think "all women are whores one way or another" justifies their little joke	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#30
What the..	99Forever	Mar 2013	#32
You really don't understand what she meant by that?	Gravitycollapse	Mar 2013	#70
Maybe they're processing... very very slowly... the pace is glacial...	Squinch	Mar 2013	#173
It's amazing how knuckle dragging woman haters can be grouped with progressives.	Gravitycollapse	Mar 2013	#175
I like the way	Squinch	Mar 2013	#178
I am often ashamed to be a man. And by often I mean all the time.	Gravitycollapse	Mar 2013	#180
No, don't do that.	Squinch	Mar 2013	#182
ha	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#185
Well, you know you are one of the brave souls, right?	Squinch	Mar 2013	#186
i especially appreciated the last paragraph.	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#183
You have serious issues. Wow.	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#62
That is a correct (albeit WAY understated) assessment.	2ndAmForComputers	Mar 2013	#68
Well, I try to be polite. To a point. :)	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#71
Your restraint is remarkable.	2ndAmForComputers	Mar 2013	#72
My Kendo sensei required us to show good form, both on the sparring floor and off. It sort of stuck	Katashi_itto	Mar 2013	#74
Wow. You got a whole little bro pack really upset when you pointed out the obvious to them.	Squinch	Mar 2013	#172
really, huh. hear this little joke for decades. but on du, the bros are all huh???? lol.	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#174
The problem is the word "expects"	gollygee	Mar 2013	#50
Gimme a freakin' break...	99Forever	Mar 2013	#54
How is that relevant?	gollygee	Mar 2013	#56
That's the old fashioned way	treestar	Mar 2013	#65
Ah, I see. So, it's OK to spend a lot of money to get women	MineralMan	Mar 2013	#110
Make stupid assumptions much?	99Forever	Mar 2013	#111
No.	MineralMan	Mar 2013	#112
Perfect	99Forever	Mar 2013	#113
You forgot to say "much".	Iggo	Mar 2013	#205
Lol!	Squinch	Mar 2013	#209
I'd call other people self-righteous too...	LanternWaste	Mar 2013	#115
I wonder if	theKed	Mar 2013	#29
Breaking news flash!	Botany	Mar 2013	#31
It's the word "expects"	gollygee	Mar 2013	#51
Breaking news flash!	Botany	Mar 2013	#59
It isn't about whether someone is "looking forward" to sex either	gollygee	Mar 2013	#75
"Do you understand the difference?"	Botany	Mar 2013	#88
You're still not getting the entitlement issue	gollygee	Mar 2013	#98
I understand what entitled means ..... I got a 2.3 from Ohio U	Botany	Mar 2013	#100
Then why do you keep replying about stuff other than entitlement?	gollygee	Mar 2013	#103
Because this is like a big cat toy	Botany	Mar 2013	#109
Awww! That doggie is adorable.	smirkymonkey	Mar 2013	#143
Cute doggie!	smirkymonkey	Mar 2013	#142
Fine ..... get the pizza, salad, and wine btw .....	Botany	Mar 2013	#148
Sure, no problem. But I could do without you.	smirkymonkey	Mar 2013	#149
Fine by me	Botany	Mar 2013	#164
Is HOPING FOR the same as "expecting"? n/t	cherokeeprogressive	Mar 2013	#34
I don't think just hoping for would be a story	gollygee	Mar 2013	#52
see, and I expect a good meal after providing my usual top notch sexual experience.	Warren DeMontague	Mar 2013	#147
I am assuming that you, like me, have been on the receiving end of this and we understand the next	Squinch	Mar 2013	#177
Back in the day I never thought I needed to	tularetom	Mar 2013	#36
My better half insisted on paying for herself on our first date	MannyGoldstein	Mar 2013	#37
And some men expect sex after taking their dates to the drive-thru at McDonalds.	edbermac	Mar 2013	#38
+1	quaker bill	Mar 2013	#96
if I spent that much for food	olddots	Mar 2013	#39
DING DING DING WE have a WINNAH!!!!!	cliffordu	Mar 2013	#40
Expensive meals are an effective strategy for sex	LittleBlue	Mar 2013	#42
we see which men would have voted that ya, spend money on a date, she owes ya. got it. no surprise	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#43
Does "one in five" really entitle the broad use of "men" in the headline?	Matariki	Mar 2013	#44
You have to consider the source (the OP). n/t	flvegan	Mar 2013	#45
The source is The Hindustan Times. (?!!)	Demoiselle	Mar 2013	#49
It wasn't a very well worded headline	gollygee	Mar 2013	#53
Just give me the money.	Curmudgeoness	Mar 2013	#48
LOL.	polly7	Mar 2013	#63
+1	LiberalLoner	Mar 2013	#97
A minority of men expect sex after dropping two bills on dinner.	Iggo	Mar 2013	#55
Kind of tough to rationalize it, much better to trivialize it instead	LanternWaste	Mar 2013	#123
The possibility that 20% of men ever feel entitled to sex is a problem.	antigone382	Mar 2013	#156
I'm also disappointed it's not five out of five.	Iggo	Mar 2013	#160
agree.	AsahinaKimi	Mar 2013	#161
There is the point right there. I think many of the men here who are brushing this off are not	Squinch	Mar 2013	#179
Yes, and	chervilant	Mar 2013	#192
Duh.	aquart	Mar 2013	#57
As it has been for milllenia	GETPLANING	Mar 2013	#60
I find that to be age dependent...after an expensive dinner most men I know	HereSince1628	Mar 2013	#66
The only thing I expect after an expensive dinner date is to expect to have to use the men's room.	goodthanksandyou	Mar 2013	#67
Ha, I had a date who got upset when I wouldn't go to bed with him on our one and only date	Lydia Leftcoast	Mar 2013	#73
I can see why it was your one and only, and what a jerk.	polly7	Mar 2013	#81
Well, there are customary norms.	Deep13	Mar 2013	#77
Expecting is nothing like getting	Raine1967	Mar 2013	#78
Right. Expectations and disappointment are facts of life. nt	Deep13	Mar 2013	#139
Men expect a lot of things they no right to expect.	In_The_Wind	Mar 2013	#79
I wonder...	Mike Nelson	Mar 2013	#83
I take all my first dates to the BK Lounge (Burger King).	bluedigger	Mar 2013	#84
Well, yes, of course. Except sometimes, it's going to be by yourself. n/t	Ian David	Mar 2013	#89
not me	arely staircase	Mar 2013	#90
My experience is that they expect sex no matter what they spend.	Cleita	Mar 2013	#91
Along with a not insignificant number	temporary311	Mar 2013	#133
IME you and Cleita are right. nt	raccoon	Mar 2013	#137
I've never spent a hundred bucks on a meal for me and some girl	madokie	Mar 2013	#92
That's right. I usually figure that when she spends that much on me, she's after me lucky charms.	Warren DeMontague	Mar 2013	#95
Ya gotta love this light thread reaches 100 responses! Don't know what it means.	graham4anything	Mar 2013	#101
I enjoy the system my girlfriend and I have we alternate who pays it's worked for 5 years	Arcanetrance	Mar 2013	#105
The only think I expect after an expensive dinner is a wee bit of heart-burn	LanternWaste	Mar 2013	#116
Guys who drop that kind of cash with the expectation of sex are idiots and are pretty lazy	MrScorpio	Mar 2013	#124
+1, this "entitled to sex" mentality is NOT healthy sexuality.	alp227	Mar 2013	#154
Sex is better on an empty stomach	Auggie	Mar 2013	#126
+1	Go Vols	Mar 2013	#146
Speak for yourself friend. You can also get some pretty nasty STDs	southernyankeebelle	Mar 2013	#152
How can empty stomach sex lead to STDs?	Auggie	Mar 2013	#166
Empty stomach or not and no matter how hard you try having many partners	southernyankeebelle	Mar 2013	#167
Thank you, southernyankeebelle ...	Auggie	Mar 2013	#169
your welcome. Sometimes there is a bigger picture.	southernyankeebelle	Mar 2013	#171
I cooked dinner for my boyfriend's birthday last night and spent £100 on it.	sibelian	Mar 2013	#128
spent much more than that--it was called a wedding reception--and i did have some expectations	dembotoz	Mar 2013	#129
So only 1 in 5 men are cads as measured this way?	yellowcanine	Mar 2013	#130
Ah, this I agree with. Statistics & Karma.	Eleanors38	Mar 2013	#206
I guess we should be pleased that 80% of men DON'T expect sex, no matter how much they spend.	kdmorris	Mar 2013	#132
The headline "4 out of 5 men are decent enough blokes"	temporary311	Mar 2013	#134
No, it probably wouldn't	kdmorris	Mar 2013	#135
I dunno, I usually feel a little bloated after a spiced ham or what have you...	Dr Fate	Mar 2013	#145
Stupid me I've been putting out everytime a chick buys me a drink.	Exultant Democracy	Mar 2013	#153
Always insist on sex first.	JVS	Mar 2013	#155
I definitely expect it first. That way you can find out if you really like them enough	cbdo2007	Mar 2013	#159
DURING	Warren DeMontague	Mar 2013	#163
Does 'expect' mean 'feel entitled to' or 'anticipate'?	RedCappedBandit	Mar 2013	#162
The choice of the word 'expect'...	Bay Boy	Mar 2013	#165
Which is why I pay.	jessie04	Mar 2013	#168
Women expect more expensive things after expensive dinner dates: study	cbdo2007	Mar 2013	#170
Study: Expensive demands narrative is lame	Gravitycollapse	Mar 2013	#176
Sounds like you are	Squinch	Mar 2013	#201
In other news....	SoCalNative	Mar 2013	#181
Mr. Rathbone, it's time for your close-up	slackmaster	Mar 2013	#191
I would feel just terrible if I thought ...	dawg	Mar 2013	#199
....	seabeyond	Mar 2013	#200
Personally, I expect sex DURING the meal. Screw this "after dinner" crap.	Arkana	Mar 2013	#203
You know what I expect? Nothing	Rex	Mar 2013	#207
Um, yeah...who the hell spends the equivalent of $150 on dinner??	Blue_Tires	Mar 2013	#210
Well, maybe a blow job	sfpcjock	Mar 2013	#211

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