The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Well, this is my advice, take it or leave it.
Here's mine:
"Is that your car?" - If she sounds disappointed at the sight of your well-kept, yet 4-year old economy car, then an alarm should ring. Same if she sounds positively orgasmic at the sight of your brand-new Mercedes or BMW. Either way, it should be obvious that when it comes to cars, the apparent value of it matters more to her than the fact that you are a responsible driver.
"Baby needs new shoes." - If her child needs a new pair of orthopedic shoes with the braces that go up to the knee, then maybe you could consider helping her out. But if 'Baby' is what she calls herself, and the shoes she's wearing look brand-new, then maybe she's just looking for a Sugar Daddy to keep her the latest Manolo-Blahniks.
"I wish I could afford that." - Usually said as you are passing a chic clothing store or an expensive jeweler's. Watch for the puppy-dog eyes and the boo-boo lips, and keep a tight rein on your heartstrings, because she is about to put on a poverty act that would make a Nigerian tele-scammer jealous. No man worth his pay would like an unhappy girlfriend, but if keeping her happy means that you go into hock for a quarter of your salary, then maybe you would be better off with a girlfriend who is less "High-Maintenance".
Disclaimer: I am not saying that
all women are like this. Nor am I even implying that
most women are like this. I
am saying that
most women are far too smart, far too self-sufficient, and far too ethical to ever consider manipulating and using a man this way. It's that "one-tenth of one-percent" of all the women that a man will meet that will place greater importance on a man's financial status than on his integrity, honest, loyalty, and general trustworthiness that a man should watch out for.
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