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davidn3600

(6,342 posts)
122. I remember years ago....
Thu May 8, 2014, 02:47 AM
May 2014

...I was in a restaurant and noticed the couple at a table across from me were getting into an argument. It was a man and a woman and apparently on a date. For the entire time they were there they talked but didn't hear much and didnt pay attention. But before they were about to leave, they started fighting over the check. I can't remember the whole thing but she wanted to pay half and he didnt want to let her. They weren't getting physical or anything like that but he was creating a scene over it. I can't imagine that relationship lasted much longer.

I guess it's sort of like how SOME guys feel their ego is threatened if the wife makes more money than they do. And it stems from gender roles. It makes the guy feel macho and dominant and has power over the woman.

Also I think some guys are worried about what a woman would think of them if they don't pay for the whole date. They may feel like the woman might not respect them.

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Tucker couldnt get laid in a woman's prison with a hundred pardons randys1 May 2014 #1
OMG theHandpuppet May 2014 #10
DUzy! DUzy! Brigid May 2014 #25
LMFAO! Aerows May 2014 #35
Bah! Dorian Gray May 2014 #45
With all the issues we have today yeoman6987 May 2014 #54
OMG, I'm on the dern floor, laughing.... Nay May 2014 #57
I thought it was "Fist full of pardons" ? A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #59
you are right kind sir randys1 May 2014 #60
I thought it was "he couldn't get laid in a monkey bordello with a case of bananas" Major Nikon May 2014 #114
Yanno....at this point I'm just gonna go with.... A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #116
Twatwaddle!!! OMG!!!! calimary May 2014 #142
Yup. One of the great TV takedowns in modern history. A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #143
You are so right! Stargazer09 May 2014 #91
Badda bing! valerief May 2014 #118
Hell, I'd let a woman cover the bill all day, every day... Blue_Tires May 2014 #2
I'm with you. Eleanors38 May 2014 #30
Poor little Richie Rich malaise May 2014 #3
I'm pretty sure Tucker thinks all women are disgusting. Scuba May 2014 #4
Well this woman thinks Fucker is disgusting malaise May 2014 #26
Yes, he does Stargazer09 May 2014 #92
Why do I get the feeling that he'd liberalhistorian May 2014 #5
Indeed, it's sad to see female hosts playing along with this crap. arcane1 May 2014 #9
It's Fox News. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #21
Small blessings, I'll take them! arcane1 May 2014 #52
Tucker's prowess at spear-hunting makes him a magnet for the ladies arcane1 May 2014 #6
hey *ucker: your face is disgusting as is your shoddy Daily Caller thing nt alp227 May 2014 #7
rest easy, Tuck. I know many women who wouldn't ever buy you dinner. PeaceNikki May 2014 #8
... Richardo May 2014 #78
Oh dearie me, I am incredibly disgusting to Tucker Carlson LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #11
Yep. Wait Wut May 2014 #13
You're sure you're not mourning the lost opportunity? Warren DeMontague May 2014 #24
. LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #28
he's sexy and he knows it! :) big_dog May 2014 #86
Aw, geez. Wait Wut May 2014 #12
I wish my wife awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #134
Oh, bullshit. Le Taz Hot May 2014 #14
If your manliness is threaten by a dinner check... I think you've got other issues Johonny May 2014 #15
Tucker wouldn't know manliness if it hit him upside the head quinnox May 2014 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #17
Now there's a face badly in need of a fist! smirkymonkey May 2014 #49
The Germans have a word for that. Backpfeifengesicht. name not needed May 2014 #58
see also "Saunauntensitzer" waddirum May 2014 #110
THIS is our latent spear hunter? bwahh haa haa haa n/t Sheepshank May 2014 #90
No, he ditched it after Crossfire finally went belly-up JHB May 2014 #125
Yeah, Tucker's at the top of men's lists of who they should listen to about their responsibilities. ancianita May 2014 #18
Said the guy with the bow tie Android3.14 May 2014 #19
Tucker's 4 kids: Lillie, Hopie, Dorothy, and Buckley. What has he taught THEM? CurtEastPoint May 2014 #20
So Are Most Guys Who Wear Bowties... WillyT May 2014 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #27
True Dat !!! WillyT May 2014 #40
Hey, Bow Ties are cool! TDale313 May 2014 #44
So are fezzes... pokerfan May 2014 #87
Not from me Cartoonist May 2014 #72
Just jelly because NO ONE would pay for his! ebbie15644 May 2014 #23
So when was the last time Fucker Carlson went hunting? muntrv May 2014 #29
With his posse of brokers, He hunted down some tax exempt municipal bonds the other day Warren DeMontague May 2014 #31
He's still around? fishwax May 2014 #32
Allow? Chellee May 2014 #33
Oh I get it...... Sheepshank May 2014 #93
Exactly Stargazer09 May 2014 #94
I personally would never "let" anyone pay on the second date Reter May 2014 #115
My husband paid my way through University after our children were grown. With my first…. Tikki May 2014 #34
So IOW, Tucker is disgusted by progress. Rex May 2014 #36
Best DU thread title ever shenmue May 2014 #37
Wow. Dude's got issues. (nt) stone space May 2014 #38
So... dgauss May 2014 #39
Bow-Tie Boy doesn't ever have to worry The Velveteen Ocelot May 2014 #41
What a crappy life these people must lead having to spew this b.s. daily for their paychecks. SammyWinstonJack May 2014 #42
I think he actually does believe it Stargazer09 May 2014 #95
It's emasculating Shankapotomus May 2014 #43
Tucker Carlson is a woman-hating idiot. TDale313 May 2014 #46
Trading paying for things is less awkward than splitting the check. alphafemale May 2014 #47
So, is anyone really surprised by GP6971 May 2014 #48
Tuckie TieBow's the Tim Tebow of washed-up correspondents Blue Owl May 2014 #50
Poor baby can't get any woman to warm his bottle. appleannie1 May 2014 #51
Tucker... sendero May 2014 #53
I don't think Tucker realizes that most men can't Ilsa May 2014 #55
Tucker is an idiot Gothmog May 2014 #56
Nothing is more disgusting than Tucker "The Sucker" Carlson... Hubert Flottz May 2014 #61
Carlson didn't call any woman disgusting Jemon May 2014 #62
Agree...it looks like pipi_k May 2014 #64
I guess reading comprehension is no longer taught in schools. dilby May 2014 #65
Yeah, even though the article pipi_k May 2014 #71
true Enrique May 2014 #66
The title assumes no one will read the article.... JohnnyRingo May 2014 #131
Bear '10 minutes from my hotel, better drink my pee' Gryllis. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #63
He had blueberry pancakes at a hotel during filming. chrisa May 2014 #98
What? Even his mother wouldn't eat with him? Fearless May 2014 #67
Women: Tucker Carlson is disgusting n/t PasadenaTrudy May 2014 #68
"Manliness", IMO, is the root cause of violence and oppression. ronnie624 May 2014 #69
Maybe it's just me, even though I'm not much of a OldHippieChick May 2014 #70
And Yet the Cheap Bastard would probably yuiyoshida May 2014 #73
Something tells me... NCTraveler May 2014 #74
Will I live long enough to see the day... americannightmare May 2014 #75
Carlson is pleasing his base riverbendviewgal May 2014 #76
nothing screams manly man d_b May 2014 #77
You mean Bear Grylls the faker..? truebrit71 May 2014 #79
+ 1 and thanks for the laughs. russspeakeasy May 2014 #103
"...relying on technology instead of “your spear, your brains, your resourcefulness, your courage.” yellowcanine May 2014 #80
Tucker being such a "manly man" of course. yellowcanine May 2014 #81
He can say that. Turbineguy May 2014 #82
Poor Tucker. What a loser. Shrike47 May 2014 #83
Tucker is an idiot Gothmog May 2014 #84
He's been married since 1991. What does he know about dating? Shrike47 May 2014 #85
He asks his wife when she comes back from going out on one. Ikonoklast May 2014 #121
Fuck you, Tucker Carlson. Iggo May 2014 #88
Yah, the neanderthal is in full decline Sheepshank May 2014 #89
Tucker Carlson: ‘Disgusting’ They_Live May 2014 #96
Yea Doctor Loveless May 2014 #97
Thing is... Tucker always comes across a major coward/wimp. Helen Borg May 2014 #99
Maybe because a woman's never wanted to pay for his dinner. Avalux May 2014 #100
Does Tucker not know that the world has moved on in the past few years? Swede Atlanta May 2014 #101
I guess that is why Tucker has friends that own brothels PumpkinAle May 2014 #102
Yeah, Tucker's an expert on being macho. tanyev May 2014 #104
no woman ever offered to pay for his dinner. lululu May 2014 #105
Trying to compensate for a tiny Dick is a pointless exercise PeoViejo May 2014 #106
I picture Tucker sitting alone at a table waiting for a date that never shows. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #107
Trust Fund He-Man. Ikonoklast May 2014 #108
Has that little Tucker ever been hunting? I kinda doubt it. Thor_MN May 2014 #109
I'm guessing that he hasn't been on a date in a long time! Initech May 2014 #111
Let's expand on that Tucker Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #112
Tucker Carlson...... JPK May 2014 #113
little fucker tucker demtenjeep May 2014 #117
I don't know who he is but he is disgusting! Jasana May 2014 #119
I wonder if Carlson's man cave has a billiard table? mackerel May 2014 #120
I remember years ago.... davidn3600 May 2014 #122
A woman once paid for my dinner at Olive Garden. edbermac May 2014 #123
For a number of reasons, my wife is in charge of our family finances. Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #124
He better not lose his job HockeyMom May 2014 #126
Carlson is a pathetic dickbag. blackspade May 2014 #127
I would call such women charitable. burnsei sensei May 2014 #128
He's always got his buddy Tal Fartgag Blue Owl May 2014 #129
Carlson didn't say any women are "disgusting". JohnnyRingo May 2014 #130
That sort of thing pipi_k May 2014 #133
I think it capitalizes on the fact that people don't read. JohnnyRingo May 2014 #141
People want to be entertained, not informed Jemon May 2014 #135
That's how news travels now in the internet age IronLionZion May 2014 #144
I see the greasy hunters everyday nilesobek May 2014 #132
I'll admit it, I don't rely on my spear nxylas May 2014 #136
Oh, blow it out of your lower oriface, BOWTIE BOY! elzenmahn May 2014 #137
A MAN letting a GIRL pay for dinner? wtf. No, there is no innate need to be the caveman uppityperson May 2014 #138
How many dinners has your Mommy bought you, F...Tucker? savannah43 May 2014 #139
That's hysterical!! lunatica May 2014 #140
I think such women are strong, independent, and confident. IronLionZion May 2014 #145
Tucker Carlson TNNurse May 2014 #146
So Why Doesn't Bear Grylls Face a Lion with a Spear? Come On Bear - Show Us Your Stuff stuartsdesk1 May 2014 #147
Oh, this is classic! Back in my day... classof56 May 2014 #148
While it is easy to make fun of Carlson... SoonerShankle May 2014 #149
He just overflows with conservatism damnedifIknow May 2014 #150
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