So since this is my first post, I decided to ask everyone here for their honest opinion. My best friend and I had an interesting talk and it was about who should pay on a date. He said "Man should always pay for dates because it shows he's a gentleman." I said, "Both should contribute because they are more than just a couple, they are a team unless one of em insisted." So what do you guys think? Should a Man pay on dates? Should a woman pay on dates? Or should both contribute equally as a team unless one of em insisted?
Girls rarely ask guys out on first dates so I think it should be a social norm that they have to pay for it. If there was more equality in society regarding which gender is more likely to ask out then maybe splitting bills or even having the asker pay is fair. I mean it makes sense that if you ask you should be a philanthropic host. But it's really always on the guy and I see it as unfair that he has to do everything. It's primitive really.
There's nothing to really think about. I was raised in a way that said you can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his mother, waitress, girl, prospective significant other... I've had women try to pay for me and you should see how society looks at it... No one says anything but there is a definite judgement placed on guys that let their girls pay. You can choose let your girl "wear the pants" in the relationship though... Different strokes for deferent folks.
Up to the two.Better for each other to insist each other and then settle it over a game of scissors-paper-stone
It really depends. Depending on who did the ask out..and the place. If it's a restaurant then the person who initiated the meeting will pay. Or at least that's what I will do. If it's somewhere where it is pay as you order then I will say each to settle their own.