When? Immediately.
If? Definitely.
Why? The whole reason guys pay for dates is because girls spend more on upkeep--make-up, clothes, shoes and whatever else she does to stay thin and hot. But now that fewer girls are putting time and money into their appearance they should start holding up their end of the bargain.
And when she pays, don't miss your chance to say "if you pay, do I have to sleep with you?" Use it or lose it.
Keep in mind that 50% of the people replying to this thread are loser runners who've never had sex
Thanks for upping the percentage.
Oscar the Grouch wrote:
Keep in mind that 50% of the people replying to this thread are loser runners who've never had sex
what in the world wrote:
If you are paying for dates then you are paying for sex, (or the future expectation of sex). What does that make your girlfriend?
Don't want to believe it? Do you insist on paying for everything when hanging out with your guy friends? Case closed.
Start sharing expenses equally and stop being an idiot.
You're welcome.
Sorry, paying for dinner and dates is not paying for sex. Paying for sex is paying for sex. The guy is paying for dates for the same reason you don't, because he was raised that way. I agree, let her pay if she wants to, these customs are all about respect and making people feel comfortable.
Not "case closed" on "guy friends". In general, when someone asks someone out to dinner, it is customary for the person who asked to offer to pay. I do this with other men as well if I ask them to lunch or dinner for work, networking or social outings. Of course guys also customarily argue over the bill or maybe split it with large tabs, but that's how it works. The less familiar I am with the people I am dining with, the more smoothly this custom usually works and when you are with good friends people tend to fight over it.
I usually go with the "who asked who out" deal. Like if I ask a girl (ok I am married now, but..) out for dinner, then I am paying. Now, if dinner goes well, and we decide to go have a drink and she offers to pick that up then that is cool with me, and I politely accept. This is fine even for a first date strategy.
Anyone know how homosexuals do it (i.e. who pays for the date)?