When is Giving Like a One-Night Stand?

He quickly followed with, “Now I’d like you to think about the last time a stranger asked you for money and you gave it to them … maybe even with a credit card. How did it make you feel a couple of days later?”

It was no real surprise when Steve listed some possible post-donation emotions:
* Maybe a little excited … but uncertain if it was a one-time thing.
* Confused … maybe a little scared.
* Regret, embarrassment, remorse.
* Used or cast aside.
* Uncertain about the future.