{"id":31974,"date":"2026-05-04T08:40:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/?p=31974"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:40:36","slug":"dating-isnt-broke-its-just-expensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/dating-isnt-broke-its-just-expensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Dating Isn\u2019t Broke. It\u2019s Just Expensive."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A recent piece from WIRED<\/span><\/span> argues something a lot of us have felt but maybe couldn\u2019t quite name: dating isn\u2019t just emotionally exhausting right now, it\u2019s financially exhausting too. According to new data, the average date now costs around $189, and a huge percentage of singles say money is the reason they are delaying or avoiding dating altogether.<\/p>

That means dating has quietly shifted from something spontaneous and fun into something you have to budget for. Dinner, drinks, rideshares, outfits, the whole production. It adds up quickly, and for a lot of people, it\u2019s simply not sustainable.<\/p>

This is where things start to feel a little broken. When connection becomes expensive, it stops being accessible. And when it stops being accessible, people opt out entirely. Not because they don\u2019t want love, but because they don\u2019t want a $200 bill for a maybe.<\/p>

At OBC, we think that\u2019s ridiculous.<\/p>

You shouldn\u2019t need a three-figure budget just to meet someone new. In fact, a full month of OBC costs about the same as two cocktails on a typical night out. Which means instead of putting all your eggs in one pricey date, you can meet multiple people, in real life, without the pressure of making a single night \u201cworth it.\u201d<\/p>

More connection. Less financial stress. Much better odds.<\/p>

If you\u2019re feeling the squeeze of \u201cdate-flation,\u201d here are three ways to keep dating without draining your bank account:<\/p>

1. Rethink the first date<\/strong>
Coffee, a walk, or a casual meetup beats a full dinner every time. You are there to gauge chemistry, not host a five course experience.<\/p>

2. Stop over-investing early<\/strong>
You do not need to impress someone with spending. The right person is not measuring you by the price of the cocktail.<\/p>

3. Choose environments that do the work for you<\/strong>
Group settings and curated events take the pressure off and give you more chances to connect without starting from zero each time.<\/p>

Dating should feel exciting, not like a line item in your monthly expenses. And if the current system is making it feel that way, it might be time to try something different — like OBC. Join today for FREE<\/a>, then upgrade for less than a dollar a day.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A recent piece from WIRED argues something a lot of us have felt but maybe couldn\u2019t quite name: dating isn\u2019t just emotionally exhausting right now, it\u2019s financially exhausting too. According to new data, the average date now costs around $189, and a huge percentage of singles say money is the reason they are delaying or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dating-and-sex","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"\"moneysex\"\n

A recent piece from WIRED argues something a lot of us have felt but maybe couldn\u2019t quite name: dating isn\u2019t just emotionally exhausting right now, it\u2019s financially exhausting too. According to new data, the average date now costs around $189, and a huge percentage of singles say money is the reason they are delaying or avoiding dating altogether.<\/p>

That means dating has quietly shifted from something spontaneous and fun into something you have to budget for. Dinner, drinks, rideshares, outfits, the whole production. It adds up quickly, and for a lot of people, it\u2019s simply not sustainable.<\/p>

This is where things start to feel a little broken. When connection becomes expensive, it stops being accessible. And when it stops being accessible, people opt out entirely. Not because they don\u2019t want love, but because they don\u2019t want a $200 bill for a maybe.<\/p>

At OBC, we think that\u2019s ridiculous.<\/p>

You shouldn\u2019t need a three-figure budget just to meet someone new. In fact, a full month of OBC costs about the same as two cocktails on a typical night out. Which means instead of putting all your eggs in one pricey date, you can meet multiple people, in real life, without the pressure of making a single night \u201cworth it.\u201d<\/p>

More connection. Less financial stress. Much better odds.<\/p>

If you\u2019re feeling the squeeze of \u201cdate-flation,\u201d here are three ways to keep dating without draining your bank account:<\/p>

1. Rethink the first date<\/strong>
Coffee, a walk, or a casual meetup beats a full dinner every time. You are there to gauge chemistry, not host a five course experience.<\/p>

2. Stop over-investing early<\/strong>
You do not need to impress someone with spending. The right person is not measuring you by the price of the cocktail.<\/p>

3. Choose environments that do the work for you<\/strong>
Group settings and curated events take the pressure off and give you more chances to connect without starting from zero each time.<\/p>

Dating should feel exciting, not like a line item in your monthly expenses. And if the current system is making it feel that way, it might be time to try something different -- like OBC. Join today for FREE<\/a>, then upgrade for less than a dollar a day.<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31974"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31976,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31974\/revisions\/31976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}