Adair Lara and "Who's Cheap?".

Adair Lara writes, Who's Cheap? This story is about a young woman who has a boyfriend who is as cheap as dirt. He never offers to pay for anything whenever they go out. And when he does pay for anything, he makes sure she takes care of the next tab. She doesn't know if she should get rid of him or try and work things out. Maybe he might change. She knows most people would say "why you are with a man who never doses anything for you." She knows the woman who chants that saying is the ones who usually don't even have a man. The young woman's mother always told her that women should never have to pay for anything especially if it is on a date and that the only thing that she should have to offer is her beauty. The young woman thought to herself "why should women today have to go by the old rules of men always having to take care of the bill, She new that her mother's rules that men should get the check, but times have changed and it is time for women to put out their funds. At the same time working out the situation and meeting each other half way is also away of getting paid.

I really enjoyed this story, it was funny and it made me think about all the times I had the idea that all men should pay no matter what. After reading this story I have changed my whole concept that men owe all women. The creative devices Ms. Lara uses in this story are the ones to pick at a woman's brain to make her think; should we forget about how men should treat us? I think the point of this story is this is the year 2003 and women it is time to dig in our purses! How I related this story to what is going on in my life. I have a boyfriend who dose not pay for anything like to the fair, movies, and the restraints.

I am with a man who is broke and he never offers to pay. Wow, it is so hard to get this man to pay for anything. He acts like he is so broke and what makes me mad is that he lives with his grandparents. He has no job and does not go to school. Oh and get this, he is 21 years old. Come on now, can you believe that you would think he would take advantage of trying to at least go to school or try to get a job.

Sometimes I think is it a daises? That this man cannot keep a job longer than two months? What is he doing up there? Probably not going to work so they let him go shoot maybe I should take that hint too. Yes the boy is crazy because he says he is going to get a job every week hello! Where is the job honey? I am so tired of paying for this "nigga."

We went to the movies one time and he had ten dollars in his pocket. He had the nerve to say "I ant got no money" (that's a lie because I check his pockets when he was in the shower.) I was so shocked I didn't know what to say but I guess you're not going to the movies but I am. I hope this man learns a lesson real soon because this is ridiculous. I know he has money but he's just being tight with it. He has some money because I have seen that money in his pocket. One day I am going to catch this cheap man in an act and will see what excuse he will come up with now. So when Adair Lara talks about how women should pay and it is the year 2003 we should all get treated equal. Maybe Adair Lara feels like women are cheap and do pay for a lot of things we do but I wanted to share to her that there is some men out there who don't want to pay.