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C. Guy realizes a sports bar isn't a good first date venue, and while not agreeing to expensive alternate suggestion, comes up with his own idea of a nicer but still in his budget place.
C. Guy realizes a sports bar isn't a good first date venue, and while not agreeing to expensive alternate suggestion, comes up with his own idea of a nicer but still in his budget place.
I'd go one further in this "negotiation" and tell the woman: "How about C? My treat!"
dinner may be the only choice if both parties are driving quite a distance (25+ miles) to meetup. If you drove 25 miles to see someone would you just have a cup of coffee? And not all sports bars are noisy. Meeting up for a drink is quite common on a first date, I don't really see what is wrong with it.
On the other hand, I don't think doing something fun like a hike or something like that for a first date (assuming met online) is a good idea as it locks you into the date for a long time!
The guy should have countered with a less expensive place.... or cancelled the date.
That was rude of the girl to suggest an expensive place so early in the dating process, unless she intends to foot the entire bill.
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?
There is no "protocol" when it comes to dating, you asked her out and asked her if one place was okay.
She agreed to go out with you but chose another place to eat.
You should pay however, if you choose to suggest that the check be split, do not anticipate a second date.
The guy should have countered with a less expensive place.... or cancelled the date.
That was rude of the girl to suggest an expensive place so early in the dating process, unless she intends to foot the entire bill.
Suggesting a sports bar for a date in the first place is a stupid idea unless the girl is into sports. I'd assume she's not since she suggested something else.
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