this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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A Boring Dystopia
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My first date with my husband, we went for a walk at a park..
Edit: whoever replied I have you blocked already, so have fun, I cant see your comments.
Yeah, my partner of 10+ years went on multiple dates to museums, parks, and botanic gardens in the first month. We ate delicious Mexican food after, all super cheap.
This was great because now it’s a tradition for us to go to museums on every vacation.
museum entry where i live is $50 now. yeah 15 year ago it as $15-20. i used to get a yearly membership for $60, now that membership is $200.
mexican dinner used to be $10, sure, but now it's $15-20 for a burrito at a cheap place, and a nice sit down mexican place is going to be $25-30 for a burrito.
so many people here are out of touch with how dating and going out costs are in 2026. you are living 10-20 years in the past.
cool. every first date i have had in the past decade ended with the suggestion we go to a very expensive restaurant afterwards suggested by her, and when I decline or suggest a more modest place she gets very angry about how I have ruined our nice date.
nice walks isn't a thing most single women are interested in anymore. it's regarded as 'not making an effort', and effort is regarded in the expense of the dates. even bowling, axe throwing, are now the 'casual cheap date', but those are all expensive now. renting a bowling lane in my city is $50 per lane per hour. add some cheap beers and food and boom it's over $100.