to be really annoyed with this woman in the Guardian?

[hatwoman]

the blind date woman - said that her date should have offered to pay for her taxi. grrrr. bloody whipper snappers (she was 24-ish) undoing the hard work of so many others.

Yes. What on earth? She sounded vile. Lucky escape for the guy, who should consider a more mature woman with a fuller figure (I thought he seemed very attractive nice and polite)

And judging by their job titles she probably earned more than him too.

I was astonished by that - especially as it sounds as if she has a better-paid job than he does.

I get really bored with the way every week they say that they had "a great time but there was no real spark/connection/chemistry but I'd meet again as friends". I was quite disappointed as Oliver really seemed to have taken a shine to her this week (although rereading it there may be a hint of sarcasm in some of his responses...)

x-post with LadyGlencora

SueP, Buying the Mail will send you to Hell, that is a well known fact :)

As for K&W merchandise i want the toilet paper with their faces on it please :o

No, I am killing them with kindness. Single parent buys Mail shocker.
Anyway, I like a laugh

Didnt know single parents were allowed to buy the Mail :o

YANBU that is just rude and grabby. However I do like an old fashioned gentleman, open doors for me, give me his coat when cold, open car door for me. Men nowadays do lack these good old fahsioned manners I am afraid.

Do you think they'll confiscate it? I'm a student too.

Dear God, hide it quick or the SU will lynch you. :o

I thought it was very odd. Must have missed out on some dating ettiquette that has developed in the past couple of decades while I've been with dh but would never have occurred to me that a man should pay for my cab home - wtf?

do you have an impairment prevents you opening doors,getting your own coat?chi chi rules and moribund proclamations a decent man would do this and that

if a man make you smile,feel secure,positive regard?then hes a keeper

i dont need door held open.not a biggie

I was so at this I dropped the mag

particularly as she was a management consultant, or something

...maybe she was only joking

SM, not needed but it is nice

If somebody had set me up on a blind date for a newspaper article and we "didn't really click" I'd never want to see the person again... It amazes me how many of them say "oh, we'll stay in touch as friends." Used to happen on Blind Date the TV show too.

Also, if he HAD offered to pay for the cab, you can bet he'd have got one who said

"bloody chauvinist, blah blah blah, offered to pay for my cab, bloody cheek, does he think this is the 1950s, etc., etc., whinge, whinge..."

Can't win :)

Well I do scottishmummy, I am an old fashioned girl, nothing off putting than having a door slammed in face. Nothing wrong with good old fashioned manners sorry thats the way I feel. I would not expect the man to pay for my cab home though.

wouldent have said no to the cab being paid, or meal out on the first date though, but would never have asked. Nothing nicer than a man opening a car door for you, making sure you are seated and closing it for you. No my dh does not do that, but my dad used to for my mum, and so does my friends husband who is of the older generation.

UQD- maybe "we'll stay in touch as friends" is Polite Code for "I really couldn't staaaaand the cunt"

Letters page of the mag today has someone who claims they are a couple who met on the blind date pages and are now living together. Which would be sweet but I think it mentions the bloke scratching his balls. Kind of cancels the niceness out.

I cant stand the Lauren Luke make up guide in it. The make up always looks crap.

i dont carry a pomander and dont rate men by door opening

Until a couple of days ago I was a member of eharmony which has a section where it publishes 'articles' that members can comment on. There were a couple that were about who paid for the first date and there were quite a few women who thought the man should pay

does anyone actually expect man to pay on date?i dont and i would insist on pay my share

Load of rubbish. I have had this happen to me once. I was slightly astonished and just waved my oyster card. I don't think he'd seen one before.

Think she had maybe seen Breakfast at Tiffanys one too many times and missed how Holly actually makes the money for the powder room.