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View Poll Results: Who pays on the first date?
Go Dutch! 27 29.03%
The man always pays 29 31.18%
The woman always pays 1 1.08%
The person that initiates the date always pays 36 38.71%
Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-30-2014, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Denver
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Would you be understanding if he wrote you off for not offering?

All things being equal.
If a girl did not offer, I would indeed feel that she thought she was entitled to me paying for her food/drinks/what have you. It would probably be a pretty big turn off to me, because I'm not looking for a "gold digger" if you will. I'm looking for a partner. She'll get the perks once she's shown that she is worth. And I agree that she should feel that way as well (as far as sleeping together, etc.).
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:20 AM
 
Location: Katonah, NY
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This horse has been beaten so much that it's more than just dead.
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:20 AM
 
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If a girl did not offer, I would indeed feel that she thought she was entitled to me paying for her food/drinks/what have you. It would probably be a pretty big turn off to me, because I'm not looking for a "gold digger" if you will. I'm looking for a partner.
You're allowed to feel that way, but not offering to pay on a first date doesn't make someone a golddigger.
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:21 AM
 
Location: Denver
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If I were in his position, I wouldn't be seeing that many women anyway but if I were, I'd still pay for the ones I really liked.

So I stand by what I said previously.
Ah, if we could all be so fortunate to find "the one" after a couple dates with a couple different people. We can dream, can't we?

Dating to find the one kind of entails seeing many different people.
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:21 AM
 
Location: RI, MA, VT, WI, IL, CA, IN (that one sucked), KY
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This horse has been beaten so much that it's more than just dead.

It's just gross.
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Denver
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This horse has been beaten so much that it's more than just dead.
So then don't contribute. You've been a member for quite awhile and have seen it "beaten". Some of us have not.
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:23 AM
 
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You're allowed to feel that way, but not offering to pay on a first date doesn't make someone a golddigger.

Maybe not a gold digger, but definitely entitled at a minimum. Especially in a society where women earn the same. You don't get to pick and choose when to be traditional.
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:23 AM
 
Location: Denver
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You're allowed to feel that way, but not offering to pay on a first date doesn't make someone a golddigger.
What does it make them?
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:23 AM
 
Location: SacTown
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When you're financially stable, $20 isn't a big deal.
If $20 isn't a big deal why not just go dutch and pay for your own meal?
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:24 AM
 
Location: california
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First of all , a first date both should assume responsibility for their own bill, not knowing what the bill will be till after the fact.
Secondly,, if the date is not going to be repeated then there is no feeling of debt one way or another.
thirdly , if the date seems to indicate that a future might be possible, then offering to pay is a good gesture of confidence.
fourthly, I'm not paying for a woman that just want's a free lunch.
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