Should Men Still Be Expected for dates????

[Barely__There]

Depends

If he asks me out, he pays (but, I have enough on me to pay my share if needed)

If I as, I pay

If it is a mutual "hey let's do **blank** on Friday, I think if should be dutch.


That said, I have not, in my age group, met too many men that are comfortable with me footing the bill.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

I never had to deal with this. I was raised under this very wise and very old tradition (apparently topical of my town only) that outsiders refer to as 'contas à moda to Porto' (although we, in Porto, don't have a name for it: it's just the right way) and that consists in no matter who asks or what sort of a date it is or how many people are involved or anything at all, each pays his/her own share.

 

[Freya]

I figure if I let them take me out, I let them pay for it too.


Just kidding! My boyfriend took me to the show last night, and although I told him if he was good, I'd let him take me again sometime, chances are, the next time we go, I'll pay. In reality, it depends on where we're going, and what the occasion is. I obviously can't afford to take him to a fancy restaurant, but surely I can cough up $20 for a movie. He, likewise, doesn't have a whole lot of money, so I wouldn't expect extravagance from him either.


Valentine's Day is traditionally a man taking his woman out, so if he does, I'll probably let him pay that night.