Americans Are Going on Dates Just for the Free Food (and Admitting It)

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Americans Are Going on Dates Just for the Free Food (and Admitting It)

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Nearly 40% of Americans have gone on a date specifically for the free food, and somehow, that doesn’t feel shocking in this day and age. 

A new survey from JG Wentworth, a Pennsylvania-based financial services company, found that 39.9% of Americans admitted to going on at least one date solely to score a free meal. Another 27.5% said they haven’t done it, but they’ve thought about it. Only 32.6% claimed they’d never even considered it, which, fine.

The data also lands alongside a recent Wall Street Journal report noting that........

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