When a man asks a woman out on a date, should he pay the bill?

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   Maria Ceciliaposted 14 years ago

   Ideally yes... I guess he wont ask if he is not ready, but as a date, I should not expect more, I mean I will understand what he can afford

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   Revive@OwnRiskposted 14 years ago

   It's definitely okay to clarify. For example, I invited several friends to a restaurant for my birthday celebration, but I also specified that each guest would pay for their own food. I asked them to "join me" for my birthday. No one complained, and were glad I made the clarification.
   
   Asking a friend to lunch isn't the same as asking someone on a date. In that case, asking usually implies "joining me" for lunch, and it's also proper to clarify that each party will pay for their own food. However, a pleasant, unexpected surprise of having one guest foot the bill is a nice gesture, but shouldn't be expected.
   
   In a date situation, I believe the person who makes the date invitation, regardless of gender, should be prepared to foot the bill. Period.
   
   As I see it, the problem arises when there is a miscommunication. Be clear about expectations before hand. Dates are different than other types of get-togethers.

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   ssaulposted 14 years ago

   lol! well this is a touchy topic for me, however, this time has evolved so much i would say depends upon each other if  you want to pay part of the bill, but since he ask u out i figure he should be the one  paying the bills

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   KennyLynnCobbJrposted 14 years ago

   Damn straight am a man should pay. Also, a woman should also be willing "if she knows how to cook" cook for the man she is dating at times. Then, they both should cook together at times. Relationships are a Two Way Street. One Way Streets are for loners-masturbators-intraverts.

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   Mysterious-leeposted 14 years ago

   To me, it depends on the situation.
   If the guy and girl are just friends and arent pursuant of a relationship, just going out for hanging out, then the bill should be split...cuz it'd be like going out with the girls.
   
   But, if it is a situation in which the two are trying to become a couple and the guy asked the girl...then, he should pay.
   
   Just as respectfully, if the girl asked the guy, the girl should pay...

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   Bronson_Hubposted 14 years ago

   Let me get this right: a man asks you out, you agree, assume to be compensated for the time it took to get ready, make yourself attractive solely for his benefit, and to go with him out of reluctance by forgoing much more appealing possibilities as some form of opportunity cost payoff?  That sounds awfully fiscal.  There are women who charge men to spend time intimate time with them; escorts and prostitutes.  They take the time to get dressed, make themselves pretty, and forgo any other opportunities with other men by accepting an invitation.

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      Bronson_Hubposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Clarify and ask when in doubt.  Never assume we all think alike.

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   Aleister888posted 14 years ago

   It really depends on your school of thought, im old school, so i always pay for everything and i mean EVERYTHING when it comes to my girlfriend, from the moment we started dating until now... but not from a chauvinistic point of view, just because im a gentleman who believes in chivalry...
   
   Its all subjective to your personality type i think.

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   FataMorgannaposted 14 years ago

   I think women appreciate not the fact that the man is going to pay but the fact that he is offered to do so. We concider it to be polite and a quite romantic gesture an we really need some romance in our fast-forward city lives!
   

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   philirodjeposted 14 years ago

   Well, Man should pay the bill if they are on a date for the first time. it would be very embarrassing if i ask a woman on a date the first time and she offer to pay the bill. i wont be happy at all.

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    dianne143posted 14 years ago

    actually that would depends to both of you there are some country that even if the guys ask you on a a date you have to  give any amount of the bill.
    
    some cultures its always been a guy who always shoulders the bill.
    
    others also if who among of you got money he/she will be the one who will pay the bill...

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    guy1973posted 14 years ago

    I think that that man should pay the bill and thats it

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