Neither a Borrower or Lender Be
Sometimes when I am home alone (I have a home office, and during the work week, sometimes I see only the cats and maybe the UPS driver), I turn on the TV just for the noise. The most consistent background noise are the court shows, and there are zillions. When I actually watch, I see case after case involved lent or borrowed money that hasn’t been paid back.
The worst Internet dating stories (apart from the rape and murder ones that the media splash all over everywhere) involve money. Here’s a story about Patrick Giblin who supposedly bilked money from 70 women he met online. He preyed on the lonely and vulnerable, and that sure describes a lot of Internet daters.
Be absolutely suspicious of ANY requests for money from your online dates. “Neither a borrower or lender be” will keep your name out of the newspaper and off the court TV shows. While I don’t mind a bit of fame, that’s not the way I want to get it, and I suspect, neither do you.
From Your Romance Coach, Kathryn Lord
And how is the blatant request different from the unstated, or understated request many wimmin’ make of their men to “help with the rent” or even to always pay for dates?
Not much, methinks. Always features the man bilking the woman, and never any mention of women, like my Uncle met after my Aunt died, who wanted to be taken to exotic spots, live high, etc. etc, and who disappeared when his health deteriorated, and the money ran out.
I won’t go on about many women’s sense of entitlement, but I have been reading books written by men about mature dating, and they all call a spade a garden impliment, something we all should embrace, and quit being so “polite” and politically correct.
Now I will go eat more slugs, to see if I can sweeten myself up.
The Geezer
Who also blogs at http://www.hatemalepost.blogspot.com
Posted by The Geezer on 07/30 at 12:11 PM