Good morning, everybody.

Hope you're doing well.

Steve and Mollonew from Free Domain.

I hope you're doing well.

Sorry for the slight switcheroo on the spaces,

but the previous one didn't work.

And good morning, good morning.

And an account on X called Mr. Husky One wrote a story, wrote a fantasy.

This is not a real story, at least.

I can't imagine it's a real story, but let us talk about it.

I don't pay for women, wrote a 52-year-old man.

I showed up to the date without makeup and wearing sneakers.

We had been talking for about two weeks.

Giovanni was one of those rare people, polite, straightforward, no mind games, divorced.

Two grown kids worked in construction. He had humor, balance, straightforward, no mind games, divorced, two grown kids worked in construction.

He had humor, balance, culture. When he asked me out, I said yes, without hesitation.

Then came that message, clear, almost sharp, he said, let's be clear. I don't pay for women on dates.

It's my principal.

Hope that's not a problem.

Honestly, it wasn't.

In fact, I appreciated the honesty.

Better to know up front what you're getting into

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