Making The Grade: Do You Test Men?

4. The Cheap/Money Test

We all know those women who go out on the town with their girls with barely $5 in her purse. Why? Because they expect a man to buy them drinks all night, so why bring any money? Most women who are approached by men in a club or a bar say things like, “wow, I’m so thirsty” or “I don’t dance with men unless they buy me a drink first.” This is a test – not just to see if the man finds them worthy of spending his hard-earned cash, but to see if he even HAS any cash. Women will ask what a man does, what kind of car he drives and where he lives to determine if he’s capable of keeping her laced, and will behave in a way that suggests she expects to be taken care of. So if he doesn’t reach for the check after dinner, or send her flowers on Valentine’s Day, even though they’ve only known each other 2 weeks, she may surmise that he’s cheap or broke and not a great candidate for a boyfriend. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a man who is financially stable, however make sure your expectations are reasonable. He may not mind picking up the check every once in a while, but constantly testing a man’s affection by how much he spends on you only sends the message that you’re a spoiled brat or a gold digger.