Who should pay for the date?

Question

When you go out on a date with someone, what are you views on who should pay for the date.

Answer 1

The person sitting across from me. HAHA But seriously whomever feels comfortable about doing it. Talk and agree beforehand. Dialogue people. It is all about Dialogue.

Answer 2

It will depend on the culture!

In the U.S. a true traditional date, the one who invites pays the bill. This will normally be the man. A traditional date, is part of the process of testing the waters for a long term relationship.

Going Dutch, is more of two people being on equal status, going out to enjoy a common interest, but not necessarily a relationship.

Many times once the two know each other well, either as a 'couple' or friends, there will be a unspoken understanding of who picks up what.

Answer 3

Depends on several things like: who did the asking? is it the first date? or is it date number 100?

In general, if it is the first date, the person who did the asking should pay. If it is like, the fifth date, then the girl needs to step up and pay or at the very least offer! If it is about date 100, then you two should have figured all of that out by now and if you haven't, you've got bigger issues than who pays!

Answer 4

Some varibles here....

Culteral.. If one has a job and the other dosn't. Age, and the expense of the date. Like a concert or a resturanant

I personaly think on the first date they should share the tab. And from there talk about what is on the plate for the next time. Or find things to do together that don't cost very little or nothing.

Answer 5

Who ever ask you to go out on the date. i always say the guy has to pay just cause im old fashion plus i would never ask a guy out, the guy has to ask me out. So if u ask the guy out that mean u pay and if he ask u out he would have 2 pay. Or u could just split it. But me personally if a guy asked me out to go on a date and he doesnt pay i would not go out with him again (i probly get up and leave)cause that is just plain rude and he is not a gentlemen and is a waste of your time. I would start spliting the money with the guy like after a month i say maybe more whenever u r starting to become kinda close like actuall bf and gf!! u know what i mean? I mean i know people r saying men and women should have equal rights but have the man pay for your meal is just manners not cival rights or anything. I mean he should open the door 4 u, pay 4 your meal, walk u to the door..etc.. any respectable and polite man would do so.

Answer 6

Never, in the presence of the man, should a woman pay for a meal, open a door, close a door, pull out a chair, or give forth any extra effort that the man doesn't attempt to do first. That is just my opinion but I think that women should be valued as if they were the most precious creations on the plantet. In fact, according to God, they ARE the pinnacle of Creation, I agree, treat them that way!

Answer 7

The guy for the first date. Than after go dutch. If the guy insist than pay alternate. It is not too good for one party to pay all the time.

Answer 8

Traditionally the man pays for the date. However; its perfectly fine for the both to go dutch treat. Its even classier when the woman offers to pick up the tab every so often; only when the gentleman is OK with it.

Answer 9

I would say that whoever initiated the date, as in who asked who to go out, should be the one to pay.

More times than not, though, I still believe the gentleman should pay. I'm old-fashioned like that.

Answer 10

According to Middle East traditions, the guy pay always in every date.

Answer 11

If you are still in school, pay for yourselves. If you are both working, the man should pay on the first few dates. If they go steady, they should go Dutch.