(June 3, 2016 at 8:00 pm)The_Empress Wrote:(June 3, 2016 at 7:50 pm)Sterben Wrote: If I knew her a bit better I would not have of minded. I only just met her four days prior days to her asking from me. If you ask me that's very rude to ask someone for money that soon.
Thing is, dude, you called it a "scam". You asked her on a date, and her answer, according to you(!), was that she would love to, but she'd need help paying for a babysitter. IMO, that's pretty damned straightforward. Scams aren't exactly known for being straightforward. The problem here is that you used a pretty heavy word to describe a pretty light situation, which only puts forth more bigotry against single parents, which you don't seem to mind doing. In your case, though, I see that this woman dodged a big bullet when you stopped responding to her.
These are people. They're not monsters; probably not even criminals most of the time, but you're willing to make them look that way for your own bias.
I'm aware these are people, it's the principle of the matter though. If you barely know a person and their already asking you for money, that's to me a major warning sign. If she just needed me to pick her up, that be a different story. It was not the case though, she was straight forward about yes, I give her credit in that regard. On the other hand though, it was not even a formal date. It was for a simple drink at a bar that was close by.
