"The dates keep getting more expensive," said Benny Boas, a 31-year-old CEO of an educational tech startup who lives on the Upper East Side. "It takes me about $1,000 to realize I don't really like somebody."
"You can really dig yourself into a hole," added Charles Gargano, a 31-year-old attorney who lives on the Upper East Side and recently had a date with a Staten Island woman. Wanting to be a gentleman, he offered to meet her at a restaurant near her home - and ended up spending $150 to Uber there. "And she turned out to be absolutely horrific,'' he sighed.
In the end, with cabs and Ubers, "It turned out to be a $700 night," he said.
"I know dinner anywhere is going to be at least two bills, and odds are I will never see the person again, but there is no ceiling on the price at some of these sushi places," said Michael Hollander.
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