In a date, who pays the bills?

@larish (2191)
Philippines
April 7, 2009 9:20pm CST
Whenever I am on a date, I usually pay my share when the bills come. I want to be percieve by my date to be an independent woman who doesn't need a man to pay for my meals. lol. It this correct? Whats your honest opinion on this?
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9 responses
• India
8 Apr 09
I prefer guy payse because generally he was responsible for date.
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@mestr12 (226)
• Philippines
8 Apr 09
We take turns in paying for our meals whenever my husband and I go out on a date. It is not a fast rule but normally the one who pays for the bill is the one who has money for that particular day. ;)
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
8 Apr 09
My boyfriend and I have been together for a couple years. We usually take turns paying most of the time. (Sometimes he does pay a little more often because he makes a bit more money than I do these days.)
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• China
8 Apr 09
of coure, it's me, i think it is should me, because i am a man. as a man, it's a gentleman pay the bills in our culture. happy ,mylotting.
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@cindyhxf (1446)
• China
8 Apr 09
Hi my experience on date was i seldome pay bills if just dinner together.most of time i asked to pay but men didn't want me to do that,they acted so politely and i didn't insist on cause i thought they were not a big bills.i felt ok.but most of the time when i invited my female friend for dinner,i paid for bills or they paid.i didnt' care too much who paid the bills,if my friends cared much then it is ok for me to pay .
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• United States
8 Apr 09
I think the person who asks the person on the date should be the one who pays.
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• United States
8 Apr 09
I am 59 and when I was younger it was almost unheard of for a women to pay for part of a date. Also a women would never call a man to ask him out on a date. But times have changed and there is nothing wrong with a women doing either of these. Women have become independent and also women are out working also. I see nothing wrong with you doing this.
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
8 Apr 09
I would prefer my date to pay the bills. We can split it or I pay occasionally but it's better that he's the one that usually pay.
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• United States
8 Apr 09
For me most of the time what I'll do with my boyfriend is I'll pay fully for one meal and then he'll pay fully for the next one - but we always make it equal level. But when I first start dating a guy if he looks at me and asks if he can take me out to eat then I believe he should be the one to pay for the bill. Cause its not asking to go along, its asking to take you out. It depends on the situation.
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