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"  $240 for a first date is a lot, but we&amp;#039;re totally into being wooed by a wealthy business man a la Edward Lewis. According to a dubious new study, guys who take you on high-rolling dates are looking for more of a commitment than a guy who is an el cheapo. WhatsYourPrice.com, an online dating site where members can bid on a chance at a first date (LOL, REALLY?!), conducted a two-year study with their American male members to determine the correlation between first date spending and relationship outlook. Nationally, men spend an average of $80 on a first date. But in this study, guys who spent thrice as much ($240 or more) increased their chances of being in a serious relationship by 34 percent. And guys who spent below $80 were more likely to be sexually promiscuous than the ones who decided to pay a little extra. &amp;quot;The amount a man spends on a first date indicates his level of sincerity towards building a serious/lasting relationship,&amp;quot; says Brandon Wade, Founder and CEO of WhatsYourPrice.com &amp;quot;That is not to say that men should always spend the same amount as they did for the first date. However, to leave a good impression, men need to do, what I call, &amp;#039;The Peacock Dance&amp;#039; to show they are good providers and therefore viable mates.&amp;quot; Okay. There&amp;#039;s no doubt that a guy should go out of his way to impress you on the first date (and continue to wow you). But him spending more than $80 on your first date doesn&amp;#039;t necessarily mean he wants to wife you up. It&amp;#039;s your first freaking date.  I enjoy being treated like the queen I think I am. But if some guy was shelling out close to $300 on me for our first date, I would think that he was just trying to be a show off and values money over love. My love don&amp;#039;t cost a thing! Yet on the other end, if a dude isn&amp;#039;t willing to wine and dine me properly, I&amp;#039;d think he was a cheap muhfucca and might skimp on other places in the relationship...like the bedroom. NO. THANK YOU. Do you think how much a guy spends on your first date can tell if you two will become serious? Want more from Dara? Follow her on Facebook and Twitter @dadeeyo. Photo: Touchstone Pictures "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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