THROWBACK OF THE DAY: The Man Mooch, by Hot Chocolate

Man Mooch (mn) (mch) n. - A man who does not take on any type of household and financial responsibilties, and instead allows his girlfriend/mate to assume a motherly role, while he comfortably remains a dependant; a sponge.

Unfortunately, I have attracted a man mooch or two in my day, and trust me, it's no picnic. I honestly think the more independent you become, the more likely you are to attract a man mooch. He may not be parasitic when you first meet, but eventually you start to notice warning signs, until one day you realize that you should be claiming another person on your taxes. Man mooches come in all shapes and sizes, and don't get it twisted, a man mooch might very well have his own crib, car, and a job, but he is just cheap as hell and would rather stay at your crib to eat up all your food, sit in your a/c, and ride in your car so he doesn't have to fill his gas tank up. Now, I definitely don't mind sharing my belongings with my man, but it becomes very problematic and quite annoying when I notice that you have paid for 2 of 10 ten dates, one of which we went dutch. Not to mention that, I had to drive way outta the way to pick you up for all of these dates. It seems as if guys have gotten so overwhelmed and intimidated by strong, independent women, that they have just completely loss their minds and have determined that they will just put in as little effort as possible into the relationship and revert to a lifestyle of usin' and abusin'. Ladies, I mean man mooches do extra triflin' things such as, assume that because you have a good job, you don't want your change back from the 20 dollar bill you gave him to put 10 dollars on pump eight. I don't care if i'm holding a stack of hundreds, I want my change! Beware of man mooches...