Yes, I know it sounds so Stone Age, backdated and totally superficial. How can you discount a chance of true love with just the issue of transportation? Why would hailing a cab in your mini-skirt in a darkened part of town at 3 a.m. be such a deciding factor in your quest for “the one”? Why would standing on the jeepney line in your 5-inch Blahniks set a tone for a potentially sweet, lasting love story?
The first wedding of the year I attended was that of a beautiful couple whose romance blossomed in the equally gorgeous city of Barcelona. I am referring to the nuptials of Ryan Velasco and Candice Cepeda, two of the friends I have made as a result of my spending some years in Barcelona as a visiting professor of the famous IESE Business School, one of the top business schools in the world today.
Business Monday asked a few people about their dating expenses this Valentine’s Day especially and here’s what they said:
As much as we don’t want to put a price on love, we can’t help but ask that during these times of economic difficulties, how much does dating cost nowadays?
