Women Matter April-May 2014 | Page 9

One date? with gifts on their birthdays, they want diamond rings that That’ll be £80, cost thousands and dinners out and trips away. It's nice to have these things in a small quantity. please. But soon it becomes so regular The women that want showered woman to go a walk with him the woman would probably scoff. that it's no longer special when your loved one comes home with a bunch of flowers. The The greed of today's society is thought and love that goes into grotesque. Children as young gifts isn't important if it hasn't as 6 are now sitting inside cost them half their wages at playing on their tablets and the end of the day. People are consoles rather than being out selfish and greedy. It's not their playing with their friends. fault of course; it's the world we As a child I experienced the joy live in. of playing on my bike in the In today’s generation I find street with all the other kids women want a lot more and from the block. On sunny days expect a lot more than they we played "tig" and went to the used to, and men know this. A park with a ball. On the rainy man with only two pennies in days we entertained ourselves his pocket is never going to inside with made up games and have the confidence to ask a toys. beautiful young woman out for I want, I want, I want. When does it stop? Now, a child sits glued to the TV from the second they arrive home from school. They sit for hours playing games and browsing the internet on their phones and iPads. the fear of rejection due to being poor. In past generations young couples were happy with taking a walk together. But not now, an average date consists of a trip to the cinema, dinner out With the increase in new technology a child has more to then some drinks. Of course, this type of date fizzles out in want than ever before in the the relationship. As it has to, past. And that's exactly what because it’s a ridiculous happens. The kindle fire is no longer good enough, they want amount of money to spend the newest iPad. The Xbox 360 every date especially, if you don’t have it. And of course, the is nothing compared to the woman doesn’t pay a penny. It Xbox One. They want the has to be a big, expensive newest and the most evening; filled with moments of expensive. But when is it the man emptying his wallet enough? and the woman lavishing in the When is it enough for anyone? free goods. If a man asked a It’s not a nice image. A date shouldn’t be rated on how much money the man spends, rather the quality of the time spent together. Even if that time is just walking around the block. By Mahri Carmichael