The Story Behind the $10 Date Deposit
Dating is the worst. The world we live in now, everyone is flakey and they donāt know how to commit to many things. Itās unfortunate but we gotta roll with the punches right?
One morning at 4:30am I woke up to my girlfriend complaining about a guy who said he would hang out, then finally confessed that he was going to pick up hisĀ āauntā at work at 7:45pm. They were supposed to meet at 8pm. Maybe he figured out a way to teleport or something, but there was no way in hell homeboy was gonna pick up his aunt, take her home, AND drive to West Hollywood in 15 minutes. She was over it and sadly disappointed, like most of us have been after getting excited about someone new, and I was over dealing with this bullshit.
Within 2 weeks, 3 separate guys had also bailed on me. Sean was sick. Ryan got stuck with work (TWICE - ugh why was I so forgiving). Nick had the Kettle OneĀ āFluā apparently until 3:30pm on Sunday. Over it, I was DONE with this nonsense.
Amidst my delusion (mostly fueled by anger and lack of sleep), I thought that a date should require a deposit, via Venmo. What if, just like reservations for large parties at restaurants that occupy space, time, and effort, person A was to throw down money to show good faith? After all, I work 2 jobs, and I paint, and my time is valuable, just like theirs. If they bailed then all they missed out on was $10, itās mine now sucka. If they showed up on the date, I would bring them the $10... BUT being the goofy person that I am, I randomly decided that I would give them the option of choosing a surprise if they decided they didnāt want the $10. I am the queen of gift giving so I set out to find some funny things as consolations if they didnāt like the date, or if they just wanted the surprise... Also needed to find things that would fit in my purse in case I was stuck lugging it home!
If in fact they let me keep the money, it would go towards art supplies to help fuel my passion for designing unique, custom inspirational skateboard art. Everyone wins. Did I feel bad about taking their money? Ah, not really. It ultimately is up to the guy to decide how he wants to spend his money. Iām just a vessel for the unknown ending of that $10. Donāt hate the player guys.
So here we go. Iām gonna do the damn thing. Wish me luck!












