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Money Matters: To Pay or Not To Pay in Dating

Posted by Unknown ~ Wednesday, 5 March 2014


The rules about who should pay are convoluted in dating, but try to follow along:

• The best approach is to talk about the tab when the asking happens.
“Let me take you out to dinner ... the movies ... etc.”
And, if you are doing the asking, you better are prepared for the paying too.

• Give your date the opportunity to chip in if he/she wants to, but do not make them.
A good way for the non-payer to contribute is leaving the tip, buying a drink afterwards or being the driver on the date. But, if your date does not offer, then do not suggest it and just pay up.

• People are very opinionated about this subject, so tread lightly.
If your date is insisting on paying his/her way and you are traditional and think only one person should pay, then evaluate how important your paying is to you. If you are putting your date in an uncomfortable position by not letting him/her pay, then he/she will unlikely go out with you again.

• Make sure you know how you are handling payment before it’s time to pay.
You want to avoid the silent standoff when the check is placed on the table.

• No matter who pays, both individuals should have money with them.
Both you and your date should have enough money—either cash or credit—to be able to cover the entire date by yourself.

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