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Be honest. If a man expected you...

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AWiseWomanOnceSaidFuckThisShit · 31/08/2021 16:25

to split the bill on a first date would it put you off?

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GiveMeAUserName123 · 31/08/2021 18:46

No, if he paid the price in full for every first date, beating in mind it can take a while to find someone, he’d be broke!

Meezer2 · 31/08/2021 18:47

I'd expect to pay my own way.
It's not the 1950's and we are not little women to be looked after.
The idea that men pay for everything is very archaic.
Wouldn't you rather come across as someone who is independent?

LemonDrizzles · 31/08/2021 18:47

No, it would not put me off. Typically, I used to insist on splitting the bill.

BrozTito · 31/08/2021 18:48

Who are these unmanly wimps you're dating? My 7 figure earning husband brought a hunted corpse to the table and payed for the whole restaurant for the first year. Traditional values

stepupandbecounted · 31/08/2021 18:48

We are just talking about dinner jassy It is okay for a man, even an unmanly one whatever that is, to pay. I can't stand mean spirited behaviour in anyone, it does not have to be a date, but I drop friends that are penny pinchers. I can't stand it unless there are struggling financially. I am a kind, generous and warm person, and I like to be surrounded by other warm, kind and generous people. If I didn't have boundaries around penny pinchers then they would in time take advantage of my generosity. So yes I definitely look for someone who shares me values.

stepupandbecounted · 31/08/2021 18:49

Shares my values.

Flipthatpancakehighboy · 31/08/2021 18:49

In all honesty, yes.

It’s not about the money at all, happy to pay my way, is no biggie, it’s just the token gesture and I just like it 🤷🏻‍♀️

frogswimming · 31/08/2021 18:50

Having read the thread I have decided that the interaction about who pays reflects both the wishes of both parties to have a second date and also the future expectations of being able to negotiate financial matters smoothly and equitably (not necessarily equally).

So,
I) he offers,
Ii) I offer to pay half,
Iii) he insists,

then

A) i insist on paying half if not interested,

Or

B)I accept and say I'll pay next time if I am interested.

stepupandbecounted · 31/08/2021 18:51

Independent women do not need to 'come across' as independent, it should be obvious for all to see day in and day out. I don't need to work towards being something I already am - jesus christ meezer YOU sound like a 1950s throwback. We are still 'working towards' independence according to you Confused

stepupandbecounted · 31/08/2021 18:52

Spot on frog It is unspoken but generally the case. I pay half on a first date if I have no intention of seeing him again to pay for a second dinner!

altmember · 31/08/2021 18:53

From a man's perspective - I'd be fine to pay the whole bill, wouldn't be offended if the lady didn't offer, or offended if they did or insisted on paying. I get why some women want to pay their half - equality, don't want to feel like they're in the man's pocket/owe him anything.

If I do pay the whole bill I usually tell her (half jokingly) that it's her turn to pay next time. Maybe that's why I never get any second dates?

I think traditionally, that because it was usual for the man to invite a lady on a date, then it would be seen as his responsibility to pay for his guest. Obviously that whole idea is a bit out of date. If a woman asks a man out on a date, would the man still be on the hook to pay for it?

IceLace100 · 31/08/2021 18:54

@frogswimming

Having read the thread I have decided that the interaction about who pays reflects both the wishes of both parties to have a second date and also the future expectations of being able to negotiate financial matters smoothly and equitably (not necessarily equally).

So,
I) he offers,
Ii) I offer to pay half,
Iii) he insists,

then

A) i insist on paying half if not interested,

Or

B)I accept and say I'll pay next time if I am interested.

Spot on.
JassyRadlett · 31/08/2021 18:56

We are just talking about dinner jassy It is okay for a man, even an unmanly one whatever that is, to pay.

Yes, we’re talking about a specific dinner in fact - a first date, and not whether it’s okay for a man to pay but whether he should be expected to pay lest he be considered unmanly, ungenerous or the many other epithets used on this thread.

I can't stand mean spirited behaviour in anyone, it does not have to be a date, but I drop friends that are penny pinchers.^

Me too. But I don’t think that analogous to expecting a man to fully pay on a first date rather than halving the bill.

I can't stand it unless there are struggling financially. I am a kind, generous and warm person, and I like to be surrounded by other warm, kind and generous people.

Me too. I’d hate any man I’d gone out to dinner with to think I wasn’t kind and generous and willing to share the costs.

If I didn't have boundaries around penny pinchers then they would in time take advantage of my generosity. So yes I definitely look for someone who shares me values.

We have a similar approach, just a fundamentally different attitude to whether men should be expected to pay on the first date to demonstrate they have those values. I’m not treating a first date as a test of whether he’s ‘generous enough’ - why wouldn’t he be doing the same to me, in that case?

Honestly, my sole argument here is that it’s bonkers and archaic to assume a man is unkind, ungenerous, unmanly, ungentlemanly or whatever if he’d prefer to halve the bill on the first date.

frogswimming · 31/08/2021 18:56

"If I do pay the whole bill I usually tell her (half jokingly) that it's her turn to pay next time. Maybe that's why I never get any second dates?"

Erk! She should offer and you say "I'd be delighted, where are you taking me". Don't make that joke!!!!!!!!!

ZenNudist · 31/08/2021 18:57

No

Sexnotgender · 31/08/2021 19:01

No, I’d be quite happy to split it.

SarahBellam · 31/08/2021 19:05

[quote Boatonthehorizon]@CoffeeTopUp
Haircut / colour £90
Nails £25
Eyebrows £10
Dress £50
Shoes £30
New tights £5

£210 and thats doing it cheaply. Expense is one of the reasons I dont bother any more.[/quote]
You know you don’t need any of those things to go on a date?

Comedycook · 31/08/2021 19:07

If I do pay the whole bill I usually tell her (half jokingly) that it's her turn to pay next time. Maybe that's why I never get any second dates

If a man paid for the first date, I would pay for the second date. Your joke would annoy me though and would make me feel like you were keeping score

supadupapupascupa · 31/08/2021 19:07

Yes it would but only the first date. After that split or turns.

AgathaAllAlong · 31/08/2021 19:08

No, because I live in the 21st century and dislike the implication that because I'm a woman I earn less money. Having said that if they invited me and implied was on them and place was expensive I would want them to pay.

I would prefer drinks in rounds first, starts off equal as one intends to carry on and is low expense /pressure if goes badly.

SignOnTheWindow · 31/08/2021 19:09

No. I'd feel uncomfortable not splitting.

traintraveller · 31/08/2021 19:19

Nope and he wouldn't have to mention it, I'd be expecting to split it.

Disneycharacter · 31/08/2021 19:24

No. It gets me out of even the tiniest sliver of obligation to him.

Milkandhoney888 · 31/08/2021 19:28

Nope I would feel uncomfortable not splitting it. I would never expect someone i may never see again to pay for me.

Anonymouslyposting · 31/08/2021 19:29

I’d expect a man to offer to pay and then graciously agree when I said I’d pay half. But if he didn’t offer it certainly wouldn’t be a deal breaker.