Answering the ‘Foodie Call’
Study shows many women are dating for dinners
For people who are horny in the middle of the night, they may be seduced by the lure of the booty call. But for some women, the early evening hours are for what has been dubbed the “foodie call” — the practice of going on dates with men they have no real romantic interest in just to get a free meal.
In a study conducted by Azusa Pacific University and UC Merced, researchers asked a series of questions to 357 heterosexual women to gauge their beliefs about gender roles, as well as determine their personality traits and propensity to participate in foodie calls. They found that 33 percent of participants had at least one foodie call in their dating history.
“They could be more prevalent, for instance, if women lied or misremembered their foodie calls to maintain a positive view of their dating history.”
In another study, 820 participants — 40 percent single, 33 percent married, and 27 percent in committed unmarried relationships — also had their personalities assessed and were asked about their foodie call histories and gender role opinions. In this group of women, 23 percent admitted they had engaged in at least one foodie call, and those who did…
