The Boyfriend Test
Language: en
When I was little, I went to buy a soda and picked out a $3 bottle of Coke. My mom said, "A $1 bottle of water quenches your thirst just the same. Why spend the extra two dollars?" When we went out to eat, given the choice between a $25 Happy Meal or a $16 bowl of beef noodle soup, it was always the noodle soup. My clothes were always picked from the discount stalls at the market—the cheapest ones available. Then I grew up, and I brought home a boyfriend with bleached blond hair. My mom had a meltdown.