Poll: Who pays on a date?

[Dirkie]

I pay. Even if it annoys the girl i'm out with.

 

[William Dickbringer]

Well in my case I pay for the dinner but my girlfriend always ends up paying me half back (she doesn't like it when other people pay for her) so way I see it depends on the couple although I haven't heard of girl paying for guy anyone ever have that happen?

 

[DementedSheep]

Whoever is in the better position money wise or split the cost/pay for yourself. Never got why guys are suppose to pay for the girls. I hate it when people pay for stuff for me. It's sweet but I don't like it. If I have cash I should pay for myself. I don't need someone else to pay or me. Perhaps it?s a tradition left over from when woman didn't have money earning jobs?

 

[Tiger Sora]

I've made myself a man of high caliber so I'd wind of paying for food and such. Unless she insists on paying.
I like whoever said if you want to go out to eat you pay. But that wouldn't be till the relationships steady.

 

[cbert]

Go on free dates. Long walks on the beach, anyone?

Otherwise, I usually avoid discussion by buying concert tickets in advance. If she wants food, it's on her.

 

[Queen Michael]

Me and my girlfriend take turns treating each other.

 

[cystemic]

i reckon who ever asked to go out should pay, and if its a mutual thing, split the bill 50/50, unless someone eats a tonne, in which case just pay for your meal

 

[SkyeNeko]

it makes me uncomfortable when a guy wants to pay for something, just because i feel like he's expecting something more than conversation at the table.

 

[jumb]

The male, with two exceptions:

1) if the girl wants to put some money in, let her. No point in being a prick and telling her that you pay or else.

2) the chick's a boring cow: make her pay, you have nothing to lose.

 

[SovietSecrets]

Couple of the first dates, I will always pay and then if she wants to go dutch, dutch it is.

 

[camsha]

whoever asked the other on a date should pay unless the other person asks to split it

 

[Sgt.Weirdo]

Depends on what the intention of the date is...
If it is a friendly date with a female friend then either the guy pays or go dutch.
If it is gettingtoknoweachotherbettercausethereseacertainkindofthingaboutyouilike then the guy pays.

The girl at no point will owe you anything...

Yes females like the idea of emancipation but they still like to be courted and pampered...

 

[Vault101]

I supose in society its the guy that pays

how ever I really woulnt mind going eaqel, in fact I prefer it I dont like the feelign that I "owe" them anything

 

[spartandude]

If i initiate the date il pay for most of it, but i think they should pay a little

 

[standokan]

Washing the dishes alway works, either that or running like hell.

 

[spartandude]

it makes me uncomfortable when a guy wants to pay for something, just because i feel like he's expecting something more than conversation at the table.

so eaqual pay then?

 

[rubinigosa]

I think that the one that wanted to date should pay...because they wanted to date.

 

[Biosophilogical]

Dutch.

Otherwise is sexist. If they want equality, they've fucking got it.

If (big if, BTW) I found someone who liked me, whom I also liked, and assuming[footnote]For the sake of the thread[/footnote] that it was a woman/female/whatever-term-you-prefer, then I'd want to pay. There are a couple reasons, so time for a new paragraph!

First reason, if I liked someone enough to want a romantic relationship with them (complete with dating and dinner), then I'd want to give them everything I could, to the full extent of social allowance (so I'd pay for dinner in this scenario). Second, assuming the other person is female, then building off the first idea of "I like this person a huge amount, and I mean HUGE AMOUNT", then I'd want to set a good impression so that I don't screw it up. Thirdly, I'd conform to social norms to avoid any potential awkward moments where her desire to pay for herself, her desire to not make an awkward scene where we fight over who gets the 'honour' of paying, and the overall social inclination for the male to pay conflict. So I'd prevent the conflict by solving it pre-emptively.