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View Poll Results: Who should pay for dinner on the first date?
The Man 99 57.23%
The Female 7 4.05%
They should split 67 38.73%
Voters: 173. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-18-2011, 02:29 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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The man should if he initiated the date. If the women initiated the date I would still offer. Why would anyone expect the other to pay if they asked. Its like inviting others to a party and then expecting them to provide food and entertainment.
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Old 07-18-2011, 02:36 PM
 
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What if the guy invited, would you still offer?
Of course. It is the polite thing to do, whether you're a man or a woman.

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Past threads. There was even one titled something like “Would you go out with a guy who used coupons?” not so long ago. Other threads about how wrong is for men to not have a car, live with the parents, not work, not pay, not take the initiative, etc. These threads come and go and women pretty much agree to the same thing. Google it too, you’ll see the same from women in general. Heck, just look at the poll in this thread.
The poll in this thread does not reveal which gender voted for which choice. So that does not support your theory.
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Old 07-18-2011, 03:13 PM
 
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The poll in this thread does not reveal which gender voted for which choice. So that does not support your theory.
I didn't vote because there is no option for "Whoever asks, pays."
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Old 07-18-2011, 03:18 PM
 
Location: Hawaii
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I didn't vote for the same reason.
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Old 07-18-2011, 03:20 PM
 
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I didn't vote because there is no option for "Whoever asks, pays."
I agree and that is the option I would choose. Reading through the posts, that also appears to be the preferred option for many people.
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Old 07-18-2011, 03:23 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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I didn't vote because there is no option for "Whoever asks, pays."
That and the second option was listed as "the female" instead of "the woman".
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Old 07-18-2011, 03:27 PM
 
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The person that asked the question should pay for dinner. If it's a blind date or internet hookup then you should split the meal.
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Old 07-18-2011, 04:16 PM
 
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Women will either say a man should pay or that "whoever asks pays" but still MOST women prefer men to be the ones who do the asking, taking the inititive, etc. Therefore, in one way or the other, women do expect men to pay for their meals and entertainment. It's not necessarily bad. Cultural thing I guess.
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Old 07-18-2011, 04:21 PM
 
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Women will either say a man should pay or that "whoever asks pays" but still MOST women prefer men to be the ones who do the asking, taking the inititive, etc. Therefore, in one way or the other, women do expect men to pay for their meals and entertainment. It's not necessarily bad. Cultural thing I guess.
Okay ... but who cares what those women think? The downside of that attitude is that those women have to wait to be asked out. If nobody asks them, they never date. There are drawbacks to either way of doing things.

If it's not necessarily bad, why do you harp on it so much?
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Old 07-18-2011, 04:32 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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why do you harp on it so much
Pretty simple, JJ - when you want the "culturally different" women, but you're a cheapskate, your lil' heart hurts!
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