I think you're a sucker.....if you blow four grand on an outdate to take a girl out to eat and see a show. Are you that desperate for a trophy on your arm?
You know, that comment really saddens me. I see a lot of men who have been single their whole lives. Never been married, never even had a serious girlfriend, and have only had sex maybe a couple of times. They have never taken a woman out on the town and wine and dined her. They have never had the opportunity because maybe they are disabled, they are anti-social, have a lot of baggage from the past because of personal issues, etc. It is unlikely for them to go out and get a date with a nice, attractive, intelligent, sociable woman. That is why these men blow four grand or more on outdates, overnights, etc., to enhance the whole experience. It's not necessarily about being seen with me, or any other lady. It's not an ego thing. They want the experience because they've never had it, and hopefully, through dates with me and time behind closed doors, they will gain that confidence they need and actually feel comfortable out in public with a woman so that in the future, when they aren't seeing me anymore, they can do it in the real world.
THAT is why outdates are NOT sucker's play. Just because you place a priority on sex does not mean other gentlemen do, or that their reasons for not are stupid.
Cosmo, you know I like you, but I just couldn't let this one go. I see too many gentlemen who fit the above, and I care about them.