No, Seriously. What The Fuck Happens On A $700 Date?

After hearing about the $700 date heard 'round the internet, I was initially going to do a forensic examination on each of the details about this situation; a deconstruction of all the indications that these people live much, much different lives than I do. Suggested Reading The Root 100 – 2020 Black History Month –…

After hearing about the $700 date heard 'round the internet, I was initially going to do a forensic examination on each of the details about this situation; a deconstruction of all the indications that these people live much, much different lives than I do.

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I was going to note howย Dede Damati (the model who outed @realbenjo for running out on a $700 bill while he was out with her girls) said "...mind you, it was only $700" in her takedown of him. And, I'd then note how the words "It was only $700" โ€” a reference to something being cheap (!!!) โ€” would only come out of my mouth if I was talking about a new car or an all-expense paid trip to motherfucking Saturn.

I might have saidย something about how anyone agreeing to meet someone somewhere on a first date that expensive is very obviously either very thirsty โ€” like, "just ate three entire packets of salt" levels of thirst โ€” or very willing to show off how much money they want everyone to think they have. (Or both.) And also how a woman suggesting I take her on a date worth more than my first apartment's monthly rent and one of my kidneys is a sign this aint a chick I need to be dating. (And is likely the mysteryย protagonistย in at least two Drake verses.)

And maybe I'd say something about how sad @realbenjo's Instagram page is. I still do not know what his real name is or what he does. But I do know his main contact address is an Outlook address and that if I tried to send an email to him, my email would get the gout.

Instead, I'm just going to leave everyone with one question:

What the fuck happens on a $700 date?

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