Reply #106: I would invite him to serve meals to the homeless with you

[eilen]

and actually talk to people. He has obviously never had contact with homeless or people down on their luck. Of course there are homeless people who just take money to drink, so what he says is not untrue but it is not the truth for everybody. There are rich people who are not thieving greedheads but there are many who are.
I don't know your ages but I have to say that people do change their opinions about stuff as they get more experience in life. It sounds to me that he is more into you than you are into him and perhaps you should set him free to find someone that has more appreciation for his good qualities instead of focusing on his negatives.

For a really long time I would only give to organizations that helped homeless, hungry, etc. instead of to individuals. People who approached me in public for money scared me. One time in San Diego a young man was particularly aggressive and I tried to avoid situations like that again. There are people who do try to scam you and I have seen it in my community (people strung on on meth particularly stand out--like Night of the Living Dead). But there are many who just really need help and usually they are afraid or too embarrassed to ask. I encounter many people who need help at work (I work at a hospital and before that a home care agency).