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Monday, October 20, 2008
Dating a spoiled princess?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One of our wonderful male readers, “M” recently made an observation about the single women in Atlanta: If I meet another girl that tells me they are spoiled and used to getting what they want! You are 28 years old!!!!! Grow UP! What’s this epidemic about?
Now, the unenlightened me would have deflected this notion and fired back some “wise” remark about dating women you can’t afford - but I know better than that now. The fact is, a lot of us single women are spoiled, and sometimes we do behave in a way that is annoying to the men. I don’t think we always see our “spoiled” behavior, though.
For the record, I absolutely believe that women should be treated special by guys of interest. The men I date want to take me out and romance me, and honestly don’t seem to mind it. However, if I am not returning a kind gesture, or showing appreciation, or act entitled to these things, I can see how the “spoiled princess” label can get applied.
So guys, help us out: what do you consider spoiled behavior? Isn’t it a good thing when a woman knows her worth? Do you think that you wait a sufficient amount of time before determining whether a woman is displaying spoiled behavior?
Ladies, do you ever think about giving men a “return on dating investments” during the early stages of dating? Other than be appreciative and gracious, what do us modern women do to let the men know that we consider ourselves worthy, without coming across as some spoiled princess? Can you admit to being spoiled?
I certainly love to spoil myself, but I never thought about how men perceived that as a negative. What are your thoughts?
Happy Monday!
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