Should i pay for date night?? ??????
By Sally vinall
@Sallysweetxx (9)
Aberystwyth, Wales
September 3, 2016 10:41am CST
So...last night, me and my partner went on our first dinner date in about 2 years, after having children, we get very little time alone, and even less nights out, so.... as we sat down ordered food and drinks, we were really enjoying ourselves and about half way into the night, my partner popped to the toilets, so I took it upon myself to order drinks for when he got back, and why not pay for our dinner while I was there hey? Makes sense. To most people I thought, ask I asked the waitress for the bill for the meal and the drinks we,d had and just ordered, the very shallow lady says, what! Don't pay for his dinner, that's his job!, I just smiled politely and said it was fine, but in my eyes, that's not fine. Where's the equality in that? How can girls live there life with there hands out! I feel proud of the fact I can and will buy my man a meal!!! And my daughter will to! Think some women need to get there head out of Cinderella's ass and realise we are all equal and life is no fairytale!!!
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@carexing25 (1818)
• Philippines
3 Sep 16
They will never know until they get married.. 
I'm always the one who pay the bills every time my husband and I would go out. Always.. that doesn't mean he doesn't care for me or don't love me much..
I'm always the one who pay the bills every time my husband and I would go out. Always.. that doesn't mean he doesn't care for me or don't love me much..4 people like this
@MattMeng (3440)
• Hangzhou, China
4 Sep 16
In China, the money earned by wife and husband would be put together.
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
3 Sep 16
I'm single so I always have to pay the bill
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@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
4 Sep 16
I live in a southern state so can tell you it ain't just women. There are many guys here who while they might thank you for the offer, they will flat out refuse your money. Thing that I think most people don't know, women also want to be needed, to feel useful and to contribute. Hence the reason you felt proud to buy a meal for your partner. This is perfectly normal but some members of our society felt that having control over us was far more important so this natural instinct in women was shoved to the side and we've been brought up ever since to ignore those things because "this is how things are". So, to say only a man should pay is just a form of oppression to women.
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
3 Sep 16
It's totally fine for you to get the bill.. My boyfriend & I of 9 years+ we alternate. The waitress is shallow!
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@arintellect007 (533)
• Kolkata, India
3 Sep 16
Why not !!There is nothing wrong in it.Don't think so much about what others say.
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@MattMeng (3440)
• Hangzhou, China
4 Sep 16
In China, women would pay after their marriage, just because usually husbands would put their money on their wives.
@moffittjc (118813)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Sep 16
As a man, I always offer to pay, but it's not because of an equality or inequality issue. I just think it's the polite thing to do, but with that being said, I have no issues or problems with my girlfriend paying if she wants to pay. In fact, we'll often take turns paying for meals and drinks and whatnot.
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@ms1864 (6886)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 16
Exactly! I have the same view...some girls are still like that....my personal experience of this inequality was with a guy.....once when i was out on a date...i had told the guy i was with that i wanted to pay for our lunch...you know...my treat. Which he agreed to, but when the bill came, the dodo's ego came into place and he said he would pay the bill in the restaurant and I can pay him later. Like he didn't want some strangers to see a girl pay for him. It was a completely lame move.
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@sakinasaifee18 (575)
• Mumbai, India
3 Sep 16
I split the bill with my boyfriend on our first date. It's nice to be pampered once in a while, but women can definitely pay for themselves and for their partner if they want to. Nothing unusual.
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