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I never dated yet, but once I will begin dating, I think that both parties should split the pay for the date unless one of the parties insists on paying (and/or perhaps one of the parties is much wealthier than the other party).
That's a very easy question. It's who ever asks out. I believed I've already said that on another ''Who pays for dates'' thread here sometime ago and somehow this turned into a ''getting accused of not being equal'' thing and how I was still very unfair. Before any male poster asks me if I would pay if I'm the one asking him out, yes I would.
Who normally does the asking between men and women? We can't deny it's men. Therefore, the whole "whoever asks pays" means "men pay". As simple as that. Not saying this is right or wrong but I do have my preferences.
I paid for my first date with my SO when we first started! I offered since we had such a great night
He paid for our first "proper" date (not a hung over breakfast), and after that we tended to split. We started dating rather quickly exclusively. He was still a grad student when I was working full time, so more than not, I footed the bill (which is no big deal, I enjoy treating him and know he would do it for me).
Now that he is done with school and has a far higher paycheck than I ever have, he pays his fair share. His gifts tend to be slightly more expensive around holidays, but we usually pick up the tab every other. It's more of a habit now, really. We are moving in together soon and talk about marriage, so at this point it's really whoever reaches for their wallet first.
I like it, very romantic and low pressure. He kicks my butt in terms of gift creativity though. Worth more than any meal he could take me out for!
I love how the metric is given as "whoever asks" by the majority of the women on this board.
How coincidental that men are expected to do the asking and the pushing things forward. Probably upwards of 90%.
So, the "whoever asks" qualifier being peddled here is just a more PC way for the women to say, "the man should always pay."
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