She was going through a list of dating non-negotiables and casually mentioned that a friend of hers has now made a point of not sleeping with a guy until he has spent at least $2000 on dates with her.

Women holding their chastity for monetary value- what’s that called again? Oh a prostitute…

Then I let my mind wander to the couple of gents I’ve jumped into bed with after three to five dates and I thought, “sheesh if I was living by that theory I could probably have avoided a couple of mistakes.”

“I’m used goods, but you have to pay for my previous mistakes”

The first reason why this new rule is kinda growing on me is that if a guy is willing to go on enough dates to warrant $2000 out of pocket expense, then there’s a fair chance the guy is properly invested in you. I mean, if a libido can withstand that many dates, then he’s a keeper.

“He’s a keeper” is a funny way of saying guy I can milk for resources while giving nothing in return.

The second reason I like this rule, and I think most importantly, is spending that amount of time together without getting distracted by nakedness might actually help us get all those icks out of the way nice and early.

Then why is it purely tied to financial expenditure? You could do this crazy thing called waiting for marriage, or even waiting 3 months…

For example, I went on a couple of dates with a guy last year and felt comfortable in my decision to sleep with him after three dates. On the fourth date, however, I discovered he still let’s his mum do his laundry for him (he’s in his late 30s) and calls rosé wine “rose.” Eeek! I can’t be dating a man-child. Had I waited until we reached that $2000 mark, I would have discovered all this long before he showed me his dad bod and I could have walked away feeling slightly less guilty.

This is a so called “dating expert”…

Perhaps, if we want to be a little less, dare I say – shallow – rather than basing the decision off money, we could base it off a checklist instead. That checklist should include things like:

– What do they do for a job? – Do they maintain basic adult responsibilities – like remembering to take the rubbish out, how to do laundry, can they cook a basic meal? – Where do they live?

“Less shallow” is of course how much you make and where you live…