Today my boyfriend and I ate at a nice restaurant for lunch. It is located in the "rich" part of town, but it's not too expensive, $10-15 per dish. As we're eating there, I realized that most of the people eating were women, women with huge diamond rings. Since it's Friday and they weren't at work, they probably don't work. The party next to us had eaten there earlier this week. In that party, one women shopped clothing on her ipad, another spoke on her iphone, and the older woman simply sat with her own thoughts. Their husbands were probably working. They probably do nothing but shop, but stuff that they don't need, and spend money that their husbands make.

While that realization was upsetting, getting the bill was even odder. When the waiter saw that we were done, he said that he would grab the bill for "the gentleman." I looked at my boyfriend, took his wallet, and told him that there was no way he was paying. The waiter brought the bill saying, "Here you go, sir." He must have been shocked when he read a female name on the credit card. Needless to say, when he returned, he simply thanked us, leaving any gender comment out. I guess it is rare for women to treat their boyfriends/husbands to lunch or dinner these days. Today felt like the Women's Movement had never happened.