u/GoldGorilla

(M, single in mid thirties) I work full time and also go to school at a local college pursuing a masters degree as I look to get a better job within my current company (moved to Miami last year). Financially, I do ok but don't have a ton of extra money at the end of the month. Given my schedule, I don't date a ton these days but when I do, I primarily use one dating app for dating. I met a girl on the app just recently. We seemed to vibe decently on the app, we then met and went on a couple of dates. We were discussing sports we like on our second date. I mentioned I like the NBA and that I enjoy attending Heat games, I then mentioned maybe someday we could go to a Heat game together. Conversation went like this:

Girl: "I will only go to a game with you if we sit court side, it's only $5k a ticket and you should be able to afford that"

Me (not sure if she was joking: "I like getting good seats but not court side, just as long as we aren't in way up in the upper level, I would be fine with getting us those tickets"

Girl (very matter of factly): "Well if you invite me to a game and we aren't right next to the court, I will never talk to you again"

Relationship didn't go anywhere after this date, given we were clearly looking for a different type of relationship. A couple of things:

1. Why are some people like this here? Do people care that much what random people around them think that they would actually be embarrassed to attend a game and not be right next to the court?

2. Tips on avoiding these type of people? Meaning the type that if you would describe their personality, it would be "want lots of money to be spent on them now". I get as a guy you should be the provider and pay for shared experiences (which I'm fine with), but this kind of expectation (pay $10k on tickets for a one night event) is just way over the top to me.