I read this post of yours multiple times trying to decide if:
(a) You were making a joke
(b) You were trying to insult the maximum number of people in the fewest words
(c) You have led an amazingly sheltered life in a little village somewhere
(d) All the above.
Then I decided I would just ignore your post, because it would be hard to reply politely.
But finally, the evil twin in my brain actually agreed with the nice twin, both deciding--for different reasons--to reply. Whether it is to call you out on your insulting position that no lady is really worth more than YOU think she is worth, or that any guy who wants more than a 15 min quickie is foolish, or to try to enlighten you that you are missing out on the best and nicest this business has to offer (the nice side of my brain) the result is the same--I need to post ant tell you in simple terms:
You are apparently clueless. And based upon your pervious posted views, you are truly proud to be so. Or at least proud to have some pretty low expectations of what constitutes a stellar evening with a lady. But then, some people really do consider Subway to be fine dining, don't they.
Here is a comparable poll you can post. It is an equally reasonable question:
"How much did you spend for your last car?"
(a) $0.00 to $1.00
(b) $1.01 to $10.00
(c) $10.01 to $100.00
(d) $100.01 or more
Originally Posted by Old-T
On the first one, I think the OP was indeed going for maximum insult efficiency: answer (b). But your comparable poll item got me to thinking, and I realized that I've become an eccentric old man already, at 61. My most frequent appointments are with my in-state regular lady. Two hours, for which I compensate her $500 in direct cash-in-the-envelope, accompanied by a reasonably nice gift, so I suppose my total monetary investment is around $600. But twice in my recent career, I've bought thoroughly-used cars from people I knew from the day job, spending $400 each time for a sled that I drove 50K to 100K miles (with, of course, some repairs needed now and then). So in my ideal world, I pay more for an appointment than I do for a set of wheels. And ... I like it that way. Actually, it seems pretty reasonable to me. So sign me up for (d) in the alternative poll.