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Favour Joseph Adi
Freelance writer and Entrepreneur @ Abuja
Freelance writer and Entrepreneur @ Abuja
THE DATE THAT BANKRUPTED ME — WAHALA PRO MAX FOR DATING
<p> — WAHALA PRO MAX FOR DATING</p><p><br/></p><p>Let me tell you how I went on a date and came back as a sponsor.</p><p><br/></p><p>He asked me out. Confidently. "I know a nice place, let's go Saturday." He even said "Don't worry about anything." Those are famous last words.</p><p>I entered that restaurant smelling like soft life. Dress fine. Makeup fine. Hope very high. I thought maybe, just maybe, this one is different.</p><p>We ordered. Or should I say, HE ordered. Chicken, fish, two cocktails because "you should try this one". I was nodding like a mumu who just wanted love to win.</p><p>Then the bill came. The waiter dropped it like a bomb. 70k.</p><p>My date looked at the bill. Looked at his pocket. Looked at me. And with a straight face said "Ah babe, I think I forgot my wallet in the car... but my car is at home."</p><p><br/></p><p>I laughed. I thought it was a joke. It was not a joke.</p><p><br/></p><p>His wallet was not in the car. His car was not anywhere near. His entire financial plan for the date was ME.</p><p>So I paid. Everything. Food I did not even enjoy because shock had already killed my appetite. Drinks he drank most of. Even service charge.</p><p>It would have ended there, but no. Outside the restaurant, he said "Can you help me with TFare? I will transfer back."</p><p>Transfer back ke? The transfer that till today has not entered?</p><p>I sent him transport fare home. Me that came on a date expecting to be treated like soft babe, I ended up funding a man's night out and his Uber home.</p><p>I got home that night and just sat on my floor. Not because of the money, but because of what it means. I keep asking myself is it all men? Or do I have a spiritual magnet for the wrong ones?</p><p>It is funny until you go quiet and realize how many women have this exact story. How many of us have paid for disappointment and still smiled through it. How many of us have been the giver even when we showed up to be held.</p><p><br/></p><p>Dating in this Abuja, is now survival. Everybody is fine until bill comes. Then you see character.</p><p>I am not even angry anymore. I am just tired. Tired of auditioning to be loved by people who did not even come prepared to love themselves.</p><p>So sisters, if your date ever says "I forgot my wallet", stand up. Forget your own bag </p><p>too and see who remembers faster.</p><p><br/></p>
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