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It’s OK to Pay for the Guy
Ladies, this is what partnership means
I talked to a friend this afternoon.
Her boyfriend lost his job a year ago due to Covid and has had a hard time finding a new one. He’s managed to get occasional temp work but he is earning a lot less than he used to.
My friend was unhappy about this.
“It’s tough on him, isn’t it,” I asked, sympathetically.
“Well, and it’s tough on me, too,” she said.
“How so?” I asked, expecting her to complain about having to give more emotional support or dealing with a lack of sex drive.
“We don’t go out anymore,” she griped.
“Well, no one is going out,” I pointed out. “Covid.”
“It’s not just that,” she said. “There are some things we could do, but he doesn’t have the money and I don’t want to treat him all the time.”
I was surprised. I knew she had a well paying job.
“Does your boyfriend pay his own bills?” I asked.
“Well, yeah,” she said.
“Then, I don’t see the problem,” I said. “I mean, turn this around. Let’s say that you were out of work and he was making a decent income. Wouldn’t he treat you to fun stuff, and would anyone have a problem…
