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I know that the person who invited (99.9% of the time it's the guy) should pay for the date, but what happens in this situation. Guy suggests place X for the first date which is a cheaper but still decent sports bar... girl says let's do Y instead which happens to be an expensive restaurant. Does this mean that now it's reasonable that the check be split instead?
I think in this case the guy is off the hook to pay the entire thing as some responsibility for the increased cost goes to the girl as well. Agree or not?
I agree, but she may not. Some girls expect the guy to pay every time. Unfortunately, his expectation that she chip in is probably going to result in more awkwardness when the bill comes. She is not exhibiting very gracious behavior.
I think this puts the guy in an impossible situation. He won't want to say no to her choice of restaurant. So he has to pony up and pay for it. Or he can be a chump and ask her to split it.
However, the lady gets major points off for expecting him to go for the more expensive option. Is that some sort of test? Very tacky.
I guess if he really feels he can't afford it, or doesn't want to pay that much for someone he doesn't know, he has the option of cancelling.
I would NEVER do that to a guy. In fact, I purposely suggest casual venues early on. If he wants to do a fancy dinner out, he needs to be motivated to take the initiative for that on his own. And a guy who goes for the fancy/expensive place for a first date...to me that means he either has something to prove or just has expensive taste, and in that case is probably not the guy for me.
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