It's deplorable to manipulate people into buying you free food.
Mark waits for women to ask him out, agrees, and then vanishes after she buys him a meal.
Mark wants to continue to get free food.
Mark decides to get a job in the restaurant and work hard there.
Mark sits around in his best suit until sure enough a lady asks him out, and he gets his free meal.
Mark's job comes with free meals for Mark.
Mark continues to take advantage of women for free food.