love aint cost no thing??

How much does love cost??

Almost all of us have had a boyfriend or a girlfriend, and as a result almost all of us have learnt money management! When one falls in love, he must mentally be prepared to even shell out money. But in this who generally pays more? And how much does love cost? There are two views: The girlfriend view and the boyfriend view. So how much does love cost?? Ill write both the sides…in both monetary terms.

First comes the proposal.. generally guys try and take out the easiest and cheapest way out here. A rose generally solves the purpose well. So the guy buys the girl a rose which costs around 5bucks. Though there are times guys try and make it special by going beyond the general way. My college friend asked out a girl with a Mc Donald’s burger and another one with Nirulas ice cream. Sometimes to avoid even asking out on face, cell phones or emails are used. Long conversations on phone or even exchanging few smss have become quite a trend.

But expenses in love are recurring. Regular outings, movies, dates, dines, gifts, recharges, surprises, treats become quite a routine. Treats and dining could include anything from simple momos and icecreams to dining at Nirulas, KFC etc. though movie ticket rates for morning show have reduced, yet each outing of movie costs you lots including movie ticket, popcorn, pepsi and lunch. Not every guy has the liberty of having the car. So then there’s an extra expenditure on transport by auto. Not every girl is sporting enough to travel in buses and could be particular about autos or car. Guys have to generally bare with the tantrums in the form of eating at specific joints, meeting at specific places or going to particular markets. Not all girls willingly share the bill and the guy has to shell out from his pocket.

So are guys the financers in every relationship?? No! there are lots of girlfriends who willingly pay half the bill if not more.. they contribute in movie tickets and don’t get too demanding. But all this is of a very individual nature. It depends from a couple to another, circumstance to circumstance, and occasion to occasion. A year has several occasions for which the couples do have to keep extra budget!! Valentine ’s Day, anniversary, birthdays and some couples even celebrate the dates when they first help hands or kissed! So like I said it’s of a very individualistic nature.

But according to me there are different ways in which love can be expressed even when your tight on your budget. Small surprises like a bar of chocolate or favorite ice cream, a red rose or a card convey lot of feelings and generally lot of girls appreciate it. Girls look for emotional support and these small gifts are quite meaningful to them. So for guys tasks become easier, as they can easily indulge even with their boy friends while for girls it’s a little difficult. Girls do need to keep a tough budget for guys since they generally don’t like anything less than a woodland shirt or levis jeans. But girls could try cooking them cake or organizing them a candle light dinner.

Hence, love does cost much. Its quite expensive to have a girl friend or a boy friend in today’s time. And this is put forth so well by a joke. There was once a beggar who was begging for 10bucks for he wanted to have a coffee. But one person asked him why he wanted 10bucks when the tea costed only 5bucks. He replied because I’ve a girlfriend too. (though this joke is quite applicable to the guys also, who do get broke soon and then it’s the girl who pays more frequently!)