What does cheap date mean

I have lived in Western Pa. There is nothing to writing. This being the 21st century the question should be "Are you a sender or a receiver?

But your choice of words sure riled me. If the man sees her as low maintenance, that is probably a compliment, especially in times of recession, but if he thinks she has low standards, I think that insults her upbringing. MC, I think you're right.

Going back forty-five years, I have never heard "cheap date" used as a compliment. I've heard girls use it of themselves ironically, and guys use it of girls self- congratulatorily. A current TV commercial for a drive-in restaurant Sonic's has the dim-witted guy telling his smarter friend about having taken a girl there. When the girl ordered only from the low-priced menu, the guy said, "You're a cheap date" and then had no idea why she said, "Excuse me?

I've only heard it used to mean a woman who can't drink very much alcohol and therefore readily becomes drunk. Usually, that use has been humorous, by the woman concerned. You mean whatEVersexual daters still divide up socially into a mummy and a daddy? I used it of myself male to a colleague once, when she wondered why I was out having a snack just before an office celebration, eats to follow. I drink little and seldom, and I wanted some buffering for the many toasts in prospect.

She did look a little taken aback. That person may have been a bit tipsy, and forgot that what she was was "a cheap drunk". Considering the price of bar drinks and they are almost twice as costly in the dining rooms of restaurants in my area , if a person drinks to get drunk, and gets drunk on 2 drinks.

The phrase alone carries no particular positive or negative meaning. Someone might be trying to get someone to take them out.

After listing some qualities they have - fun, good conversationalist, etc. Someone might be speaking to a friend, encouraging them to take out someone in whom they had no real interest, and might say, "She's a cheap date," meaning you're not risking much or not out much if it doesn't work out. It's sort of a dumb thing to say, but maybe he was nervous.

Another way the phrase is used can be a bit more sinister Any guy who would actually say this to you is probably both just being "funny" and is harmless but it is a reference to the unpalatable practice of getting a woman drunk so she'll have, er, relations with you. Sorry, no ideas on where to look for slang Author: asarver. Hello, I think that it can be used in both good and bad contexts.

Usually for my friends it was something we said to mean that it didn't take much alcohol to get whoever drunk but it did not imply that the person would do anything horrible while drunk.

Author: soapmaker. It sounds to me like he was nervous. As others have posted, "cheap date" can be taken several ways. So while I don't think it was the smartest thing he could have said, I would not absolutely rule out another date with him if everything else went fine.

Author: milleniumfalcon. It is not necessarily an insult. It depends on the context, but let me throw a new spin on it. Not sure how well this will go over, but here's hopin'. Many of my friends and I have used the term cheap date. In our venacular, it does not mean "Wow!! Two glasses of wine and she is good to take for a tumble. It is generally a phrase used to describe a feeling of slight pleasure or a bit of a surprise. A lot of men have been raked over the coals at least once, by a strange and specific breed of the female species that we could term "high maintenance gold diggers".

If it's not lobster, its not a meal. If its not Nordstroms, its not shopping. If its not Austrailia and New Zealand, its not a vacation. If its not Grand, its not a house. A lot of us single men look into this wishing well of women and shudder, like at that Nietzchean void, that looks back at you, except this void means hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. In case you were wondering - yes, it frightens us. Cheap date does NOT mean cheap as in "red light district" cheap.

It means "Wow! Here is a woman who I can get along with, who has the same kinds of tastes as I do, who I could take to a ball game, go to a park with, and yes, go to Austrailia with if and when the time comes. Personally, I believe that a woman ought to be treated like a lady. My dad gave me a piece of advise long ago. Author: 4play. I've used the "cheap date" line on several occasions.

It was never stated in a manner that was meant to insult or degrade the other party. It was always intended as a compliment in that I would not have to rob the local bank to be able to afford taking the lady out. Winter is the season for romance, for snuggling and warm fires and rosy cheeks and mid-blizzard dinners by candlelight.

Also, the season for spending all your money, because cold-weather dating is expensive. In the summer, "exploring a new neighborhood" while "drinking iced coffee" is a totally respectable option.

In the winter, though, that adorable aimless wandering is torture, and nobody drinks any iced coffee at all. But just because you're snow-covered and seasonally depressed doesn't mean you've got to break the bank, because while Le Cirque is absolutely a February-appropriate date option, it isn't the only February-appropriate option. Here are 10 free or almost free, because let's be serious, drinks are delicious things you can do before the slush melts. Sled This one is obvious.

Childlike whimsey? Clutching each other because sledding is secretly terrifying? Check, check, check. You need snow and a hill and some kind of disk or tray big enough for sitting on, but once you've got that, you're set.

Also, you can have hot toddies after, and while those aren't free,. By HowAboutWe. While we've been conditioned to associate the idea of a "romantic date night" with a restaurant that's tastefully decorated, moodily lit and perhaps exorbitantly priced, there are also occasions when the best kind of date is one you spend in the comfort of your own home.

For the nights when the weather's uncooperative, you're looking to save some money, or you'd just rather not go out, try one of these: 10 in-home date ideas that beat just about anything you'll find elsewhere. On the off chance that you consider fast-food the height of date night dining hey, it says that you aren't too high-maintenance!

If you're not ready to take the plunge out of a moving aircraft with your date, what about taking advantage of the steamy summer nights—for barely no moola at all? By Ariane Marder. Strapped for cash?