After my divorce, I had a number of relationships break up over "the car thing." Finally, I learned to be up front about it, and developed "the $50 speech" which got delivered early on in the relationship. I went like this:
"Honey, if I have $50 to spend and it's a choice between taking you to dinner and getting a part for the car, we're going to White Castle."
When Jean answered "Cool, I like White Castle" I almost proposed on the spot.
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