I agree, Mysnoatb. There rally is no "down-side" to getting to know someone a little better. Yes, there may be requests for money but then again there may not.
I got to know my girls family pretty well. I was going to go to the fairia (local fruit/produce/misc market) last Sunday and since my girl was on the phone to her mom, I asked if there was anything she needed. She talked to her mom for a minute, then told me there was nothing she really wanted. After she got off the phone, she admitted that there were many things her mom needed but she couldn't afford anything. I doubled up on most everything we needed and dropped them off at her mom's house. Cost me less than $20 cash and I know that her mom, little sister and brother (both in school) have something to eat for the week. Does that make me a "soft touch"? Maybe but I don't think they see it that way.
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Of course, I am the consumate business man to the point of that I liken the whole thing to just a professional appointment. It might take some of the romance out of the whole experience, but that's ok. It's like that old joke: Know how to make a prositute C*m? Who cares?
To me, this is like saying "I like driving a Ferrari but I never get it out of first gear...". Just trust me, it's worth the effort.....

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but your love don't pay my bills,
I NEED THE MONEY!" - John Lee Hooker
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