Dating is an art for those who do it regularly. But some dates turn out to be completely trivial and not at all what you might think. A recent study carried out in California at Azusa Pacific University has revealed that some women only go on dates to get free meals! One in three women in fact.
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This even has a name: a ‘foodie call’.
How was the study carried out?
To start, researchers asked 820 heterosexual women if they had ever accepted a date for the sole reason of getting to go to a restaurant? 23% of these women said ‘yes’. Scientists then asked a panel of 327 women with different sexual orientations the same question about these so-called ‘foodie calls’ and 33% of them also said ‘yes’.
This means 2/3 women accept dates for another reason!
Anyone would think that whoever does this isn’t a very honest or sincere person. It should also be noted that this study draws on the gender stereotype that when you’re on a date, the man pays the bill. And we shouldn’t neglect the fact that this is a stereotype that lots of women are currently fighting to change.
So, have you ever gone on a ‘foodie call’?
