Who Should Pay on a First Date?

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  • This is correct

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 01/28/2015 11:47am EST
    re: Dial it up

    Dial it up wrote:

    Sex or no sex, second date or no second date, be a man and pay for the lady. Open the door for her. Treat her well. Cheap ass wimps.

    This is the correct answer.

    Going on, however, look at how easy the woman has it. Men have to plan. Men have to pay. All the woman has to do is show up.

    Potential for great abuse with this set up. I work with a woman who dates frequently with no intention of having a second date. And, she is not putting out. She freely admits she's going for the free meal and "something to do."

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    HonestThief

    Member since 05/18/2014.

    579 posts. Last post 7 years ago.
    9 years ago 01/28/2015 12:24pm EST
    re: first is last

    first is last wrote:

    Invariably the woman is paying for the first date by politely suffering through the miserable ordeal with you dysfunctional clowns.

  • Debbie Dunham

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 01/28/2015 12:33pm EST
    re: HonestThief

    "Hey are you for real, girls don't pay, GUYS pay!"

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    Ted Underhill

    Member since 02/25/2011.

    813 posts. Last post 5 years ago.
    9 years ago 01/28/2015 1:10pm EST
    re: Debbie Dunham

    If you invite someone on a date and they accept, then you (especially as a guy) should be prepared to pay and then if the subject comes up at check time, then discuss (or discus on this site).

    If you are a girl and ask a guy out on a date and they accept, I think again, maybe you should be prepared to pay, but social convention suggests the guy will pay. If your intent was to pay for him or to treat him to coffee or dinner, then the conversation will almost certainly come up at check time as he reaches for his wallet, because as stated earlier, it is social convention that he pay.

  • lady runner

    Anonymous Poster

    9 years ago 01/28/2015 1:45pm EST
    re: Ted Underhill

    I never let the guy pay, when I was dating. I always split, even when he invited.. Now I've been dating my bf for 5 years, and I am by far the bread winner, I pretty much pay for everything.. When we were more equal in income, we generally followed the convention of who ever invited, pays.

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