This recession has hit some of us really hard, which made me start thinking about the saying 'dating for dinner'. This is where girls go out with guys that they might not be very interested in just for a good, free meal. Dating for dinner is anything but free, however. It's taxing and the meal is usually not worth even doing your hair for, much less taking up an entire evening. Sometimes, you get surprised and have a really fabulous time, but 90% of the time, no, and in addition, it's really not nice to do this to a guy, now is it? Especially in a recession like this! However... as I find myself reusing chicken stock and taking inventory of all of the food in my cupboards, it's starting to sound like a good idea again! But then again, more and more guys I'm coming in contact with are unemployed these days, in addition to yours truly (attention all book publishers), and so a smart girl has to make sure to find the well fed men with the secure occupations. But a nice girl will probably end up losing those last ten pounds really soon...picture courtesy of: www.outfitinspirations.com