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When you first start dating I think it's horrible idea to give woman money to pay their bills or for beauty reasons. She technically hasn't "earned" it and she knows it. So she won't generally appreciate the gesture. That is just my opinion. But let's say you have been dating her for a couple of months and she starts dropping hints of bills being due.
What's the general rule of thumb for giving your girlfriend money?
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As a banker, unless it is a life-threatening emergency, I'd advise against giving loans or paying bills for any girl who ain't your wife or a tenured LTR. It can get real messy, really quick.
You should only give/loan someone something when you trust that person enough to reasonably expect him/her to not use you, pay you back, etc. It doesn't matter if it's a good friend, relative or boyfriend/girlfriend.
If course, if you give someone anything there's always a chance you'll end up used. That's just the nature of some people, but I still like to help people.
Is this actually a thing? Here I am, going to work and paying my own bills like a chump.
Edit: In all seriousness, I can't imagine asking a boyfriend to lend me money unless there was some sort of dire emergency and without the intention of paying him back as soon as possible. I certainly wouldn't be asking him to pay for my hair and nails or my cell phone bill. I don't need or want a sugar daddy.
Last edited by fleetiebelle; 01-07-2013 at 09:03 AM..
When you first start dating I think it's horrible idea to give woman money to pay their bills or for beauty reasons. She technically hasn't "earned" it and she knows it. So she won't generally appreciate the gesture. That is just my opinion. But let's say you have been dating her for a couple of months and she starts dropping hints of bills being due.
What's the general rule of thumb for giving your girlfriend money?
Who the heck gives their dates money to pay bills or get their hair done??????????????????
Why would one need to pay their bf/gf bills or give them money for personal expenses except for a rare temporary emergency situation. What planet do you live on that this is common? 98.5% of the women I know have their own job/money and pay their own expenses.
When you first start dating I think it's horrible idea to give woman money to pay their bills or for beauty reasons. She technically hasn't "earned" it and she knows it. So she won't generally appreciate the gesture. That is just my opinion. But let's say you have been dating her for a couple of months and she starts dropping hints of bills being due.
What's the general rule of thumb for giving your girlfriend money?
i usually wait until she starts sending me an invoice.
but in all seriousness, i'd generally wait until i crossed the $500 million mark in terms of net worth, well beyond the point I owned, say, a fleet of italian sports cars. At some point money begins to have diminishing returns, so you might as well blow it.
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