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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
During a first date last week, at the end of dinner and before the check comes, he asks,
"Hey, you wanna split this?"
I replied, "Sure!"
I feel like it is the man's responsibility to pay for dinner during the first date. After a few more then it can be split evenly; I don't even mind taking the bill if it's a place that I recommend. This wasn't an expensive dinner, either--it was Mexican. If you can't afford to do that, then just limit the first date to drinks or coffee.
Needless to say, I deleted his contact information from my phone the next day.
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I feel like whoever initiates the date should pay. I've never asked a guy out, but if I did I'd offer to cover the check. Would he get bonus points if he said, "No let me?" Yes. But it wouldn't be a deal breaker if he didn't. But if he asks you out on a first date then he should at least OFFER to pay. Like you said, if you can't afford to find a cheaper place to have a date in the first place.
I will say that when I've started regularly seeing a guy I've insisted on splitting. I have two brothers and I wouldn't be thrilled for either of them to date a girl that insisted they pay her way for everything after they had been dating a while. At all. I've got sympathy for the dudes. (Or if I'm dating a guy that always wants to do dinner and a movie it's acceptable for me to get the bill one date and him the next.)