The Hired Date.
Apparently, I’ve been living under a gigantic rock for a few (10+) years. Women can be paid to go on dates (men, too, but the overarching demand points the other way). Wow – what the shit (as my daughter once said – when she was 3). Nope, I’m not lacking wisdom on the subject of the other paid dates (no judgment, whatsoever, FYI) – I just find this whole idea sort of intriguing. To say the least.
One site in particular, WhatsYourPrice, was conceived of by a self-proclaimed MIT geek. Brandon Wade, if you’re curious. Duh – of course I had to look him up. I even queried a professor of mine who went to MIT (he and I had quite the convo about this). Yup – Brandon Wade invented a genius thing. Say what you will – but, a smart woman could make a real go of this thing. With her integrity intact.
Anyone from the late 90’s remember the “bid on a date” in high school? Usually some stupid AF fundraiser for XYZ reason (at least where I went to high school). Well, I sure do – the hottest guys in school went for $50 (which was kind of a lot at that time, considering we were high school girls). To dive further down a rabbit hole: subsequently, the girls weren’t allowed to do a similar version of this. I grew up in Quaker-ville, USA. Legit – this is why I found marijuana in high school – where I grew up kinda (really) sucked. And, it was perpetually 1955. I joke not – I have seen old photos from my formative years. The downtown area literally had not budged since the 50’s. With antiquated buildings comes antiquated lifestyles and thoughts.
So, women join a dating site – essentially – and get paid to go on dates. In some odd way, I seem to think this type of dating may actually deter creepos. Hear me out: if a man is willing to pay $100 for a coffee date, and there are physical boundaries in place (read: the woman is not hired for sexual reasons)….how is this bad? When we consider this from a non-traditional perspective, that is. Remember the antiquated ideas….
Anyway, onward with the rabbit hole dive. Of course, I had to find some real life testaments to this. A woman by the name of Christine chronicled some of her trials and tribulations with traditional dating apps: specifically, the dick picks. Because, women love this phenomenon. Especially from someone we just met. Like, how the fuck do you propose I respond to that? Nice one? Seriously.
Anyhoo – a friend suggested Christine try out WhatsYourPrice (uh huh, the one I mentioned before). She makes roughly $200 per first date. Second dates are not paid (which is legitimately fair). As always, check the following link for the full story…. https://www.insider.com/single-mom-gets-paid-to-go-on-first-dates-whats-your-price-2018-5?amp
By attaching money to a date, do people tend to take others more seriously? Perhaps. Or, perhaps it levels the playing field for some. If someone is lacking confidence, but willing to pay for non-sexual date time…how is this bad? Given the obvious, potential hiccups and the need for safety…all in all, interesting. Wish I would’ve thought of it!
Back under the giant rock, peeps.
~SM