A growing number of people in the meeting world are reporting a new disturbing phenomenon known as ‘Gold Digger’ tests –
Georgina*, 27, from Melbourne, recalls a strange experience on a last date.
“I would be on some data with a boy and things would be.
“But one evening, he invited me for a date of random frozen yogurt. I.
“He has a good job, so it was frankly so strange to me to make it over a $ 6 yogurt.
Her experience is far from unique. In all social media and meeting forums, more people are sharing similar stories.
A 29-year-old woman detailed her worrying meeting on Reddit.
Set by a mutual friend, she met a 31-year-old man in a cafe.
“Actually started really well,” she wrote. “We had a lot in common. Excellent conversation and I felt positive. But when the check $ 100 arrived, Tony moved.”
She was willing to share the bill, but instead she was given the whole amount and asked, “Is it good if you pay for that?”
She said she was caught by guard, but, uncontrolled by the amount, she agreed.
“Immediately after paying, he mumbled and said, ‘Congratulations, you passed the test! You are not a gold digger,” “she recalled.
When she investigated it for this comment, he admitted that he would first be burned by an ex who was waiting for him to follow every bill.
Now, he “tests” women to make sure they are not after his money.
Christine Rafe, sex expert and relationships for women, sees this trend as symptomatic of broader cultural shifts.
“Growth of ‘Golden excavators’ reflects growing gender sharing and rhetoric on social media and’ alpha male podcasters’ suggesting that heterosexual women only want ’10 percent better ‘of social men, financially and physically attractive,” she explains.
“This unfounded theory, popular by Andrew Tate and its followers, encourages men to be suspicious of women’s purposes, leading them to ‘test’ financial expectations by making women pay data or lie about their jobs to see if they stay interested.
Georgina believes that app meeting culture also plays a role.
“I would appreciate that some men go to many data a week with different women, and this is added. The days of meeting slowly and the time of investing in a person are almost gone.
And as the cost of living increases, some men are simply not ready to cover any bill.
Swipe Choosi’s right-wing report supports this, and found that Australians aged 18-49 spent an average of $ 158 per date, with men estimating at $ 233 and women $ 101.
Nearly three in four (74 percent) agree that the meeting has become much more expense than before.
Despite these pressures, Rafe warns that the financial ‘tests’ are manipulative and the belief in the damage.
“These will play and prevail from the beginning,” she says.
“When one person puts a trap to see if the other will” pass “, they set disbelief that undermines intimacy and emotional connection.”
She points out that healthy relationships are built in the open community, which these ‘tests’ can undermine.
There are healthier ways to navigate financial expectations, she explains, such as asking about hobbies, lifestyle, travel plans, values, and how each person prefers to handle bills and common expenses.
“These conversations give a clear view of someone’s waiting without manipulation or testing,” she notes.
It also encourages self-reflection. “If you are dealing with expectations or motives at the meeting, explore them through therapy or magazines to understand where your views on status and money come from and what a healthy relationship seems,” she advises.
“When discussing these topics, share your weaknesses than to project uncertainty on your date.”
If you find yourself ‘testing someone’s motives before you meet, she says you should reflect on whether this doubt comes from your experience or unreliable resources.
And if you have been on a date when someone puts a dishonest ‘test’ or ‘trap’, look at it as a sign of their immaturity and their emotional impossibility for the community open – and continue.
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