Cupids Dating Blog

You see, my buddy decided to find a rich person to mooch off for the rest of his life. He's normally not so far gone down the road of jerkiness, but in this instance he reached all new levels. His tactic to find someone to take advantage was to target the old folks.

According to my pal, you don't want to date the rich and sexy because they're able to afford people better than you, both by being hot and wealthy. Instead, the right person to mooch off is apparently a loaded older honey, as she'll be twice as desperate and almost at the age where she'll kick the bucket and leave you her inheritance.

I got a bad aftertaste in my mouth the instant he told me all this (how do I meet friends like this, again?), but luckily karma had other plans for him. The online dating powers that be decided to hook him up with someone who is doing the same thing in reverse. He ended meeting up with Magda, an 83 year old who was looking for someone to pay off all her medical bills. She figured a trust-fund kid would have the cash and be willing to spend it on an older honey like her because his hormones would make him have no standards.

Here's where stupidity comes in. The site actually lists your annual income for other members to see. Yet these two were so greedy that they missed it entirely and went on several dates together. Nothing special, but when my buddy suggested she pay for once, they finally learned the truth. The result is that they both wasted a lot of time and, in his case, about $300 bucks on dinners.

So this week you get two morals for the cost of one blog post. First off, screen your matches properly! Secondly, be upfront with them. Honesty can lead you to meeting someone who will knock your socks off. Dishonesty is just an unproductive and unentertaining waste of everybody's time.