Comments on: Who Should Pay For A Date? http://www.brokegradstudent.com/who-should-pay-for-a-date/ Paying back $22,000 in student loans by making money online Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam http://www.brokegradstudent.com/who-should-pay-for-a-date/comment-page-1/#comment-4819 Adam Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:01:42 +0000 http://www.brokegradstudent.com/?p=3693#comment-4819 I went on a date this weekend just gone, it was teh first sate. Being the guy es[ecially for the first date I think it's right to pay and maybe a few times after. But once the relationship had been established then I would fully expect the girl to help out every now and again. If I had to pay everysingle time I would not be impressed. I went on a date this weekend just gone, it was teh first sate.
Being the guy es[ecially for the first date I think it’s right to pay and maybe a few times after. But once the relationship had been established then I would fully expect the girl to help out every now and again.
If I had to pay everysingle time I would not be impressed.

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]]> By: Mary http://www.brokegradstudent.com/who-should-pay-for-a-date/comment-page-1/#comment-3833 Mary Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:37:58 +0000 http://www.brokegradstudent.com/?p=3693#comment-3833 Honestly, this is all so confusing. I've gone out mostly with guys who insisted on paying for several dates, and with boyfriends, one who was way too broke to be paying for everything, but who was such a traditionalist, he got offended when I tried to pay for my own burrito, and one who made three times as much as me and loved eating out all the time, who, even when I tried to pay for something didn't let me. At least where I live, if I were to go home and tell my friends (male or female) how a date went, if they knew that a guy accepted my offer to pay half, they would tell me to drop him. It's happened before! It's very confusing. I don't have a lot of money right now, but I don't feel like disclosing that on the first couple dates insisting that we go somewhere super cheap that I could afford. On the other hand, I think I've rarely asked a guy out, so if I did ask, then I believe I would pay. I do try to split it up, buy a guy a drink if we go out after dinner. I'm not a traditionalist, but if you are basically on the poverty line and a guy wants to take you out and they are doing better than you financially, then...I really think it's nice to offer to pay something but I don't think it means that the girl is a non-keeper if she doesn't fight to pay the entire bill. If I were loaded, believe me, I would be happily paying equally, and treating also, but I still believe that the guys that I have gone out with would be offended if I tried to pay for the first date. If we could just all come with a sticker on our shirt explaining our view on money and who pays, first dates would be less awkward. Honestly, this is all so confusing. I’ve gone out mostly with guys who insisted on paying for several dates, and with boyfriends, one who was way too broke to be paying for everything, but who was such a traditionalist, he got offended when I tried to pay for my own burrito, and one who made three times as much as me and loved eating out all the time, who, even when I tried to pay for something didn’t let me. At least where I live, if I were to go home and tell my friends (male or female) how a date went, if they knew that a guy accepted my offer to pay half, they would tell me to drop him. It’s happened before! It’s very confusing. I don’t have a lot of money right now, but I don’t feel like disclosing that on the first couple dates insisting that we go somewhere super cheap that I could afford. On the other hand, I think I’ve rarely asked a guy out, so if I did ask, then I believe I would pay. I do try to split it up, buy a guy a drink if we go out after dinner. I’m not a traditionalist, but if you are basically on the poverty line and a guy wants to take you out and they are doing better than you financially, then…I really think it’s nice to offer to pay something but I don’t think it means that the girl is a non-keeper if she doesn’t fight to pay the entire bill. If I were loaded, believe me, I would be happily paying equally, and treating also, but I still believe that the guys that I have gone out with would be offended if I tried to pay for the first date. If we could just all come with a sticker on our shirt explaining our view on money and who pays, first dates would be less awkward.

]]> By: Gina http://www.brokegradstudent.com/who-should-pay-for-a-date/comment-page-1/#comment-3830 Gina Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:44:50 +0000 http://www.brokegradstudent.com/?p=3693#comment-3830 such a gentleman. such a gentleman.

]]> By: Hannah http://www.brokegradstudent.com/who-should-pay-for-a-date/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 Hannah Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:55:07 +0000 http://www.brokegradstudent.com/?p=3693#comment-3812 i think whoever invites should pay. when i ask a guy on a date, i expect to pay for both of us, but i appreciate him offering, because it shows respect and good manners, even though i wouldn't take him up on it. i invited, so i pay. when a guy asks me on a date, i expect him to pay. i always offer to be polite, but would be very offended if he took me up on it. if he did take me up on it, i wouldn't make an unpleasant scene in a restaurant or wherever, i would pay since i wouldn't feel able to take back the offer i made, but i would never see him again. he invited, he pays. i think whoever invites should pay.
when i ask a guy on a date, i expect to pay for both of us, but i appreciate him offering, because it shows respect and good manners, even though i wouldn’t take him up on it.
i invited, so i pay.

when a guy asks me on a date, i expect him to pay. i always offer to be polite, but would be very offended if he took me up on it. if he did take me up on it, i wouldn’t make an unpleasant scene in a restaurant or wherever, i would pay since i wouldn’t feel able to take back the offer i made, but i would never see him again.
he invited, he pays.

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