Should I keep dating this guy? (Cheap)

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  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
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    Eh... you should be glad he was nice enough to pay for your movie...
  • wolfpack77
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    Anybody that measures a man by whether or not he's willing to pay 100% of the time isn't worthy of the date in the first place. Sure, I'll be happy to treat you the first few dates in the spirit of chivalry and as an expression of my interest in you. I may even continue to pay the majority of the time after that. But I expect a little reciprocation once in a while. Whether you agree with it or not, expecting a free ride 100% of the time just because you have a vagina does not reflect positively on your character.

    Sure I've got competition that will gladly throw money at you to get in your pants. But then again, so do you. I'm not that desperate.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
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    I'm of the opinion that it's totally ridiculous to expect a guy to pay for everything. If we as women want equal treatment in society, then we also need to let go of the chivalry we expect of men otherwise it's a bit hypocritical.

    **** equal treatment!
    I don't want any equal treatment! You women in America got yourself your equal treatment when have 6 weeks to take care of a baby after the delivery, and we have up to 1.5 years, our jobs are protected by the law.
    Men and women are NOT the same, neither physically, nor mentally, why would we have the same responsibilities?
    Equal human and political rights? Yes. But you guys take it to a freaking another level.
    please explain to me how any of that has to do with expecting a guy to pay for everything
    the fact that your job is protected by law speaks more to the necessity for women to start growing up and realizing they can pull their own weight than anything else, so i don't know what your point was here.

    this thread literally took feminism back like 40 years
    some of you girls need to get a grip

    You need to wake up and realize that this "feminism" you're talking about is not pro women. In other countries where women did not archive this feminism yet, thank God, if a woman wants to take care of a baby, she is legally protected for staying t home on maternity leave for 1.5 to 3 years, her job is protected and she receives a percentage of her salary. That's what I call taking care of women's rights, not pushing women going back to work after 6 weeks.

    No idea what you were fighting for out there. Equal treatment? What equal treatment? In some states you're not allowed to have abortion! That's not 40, that's like 60 years past in Europe.

    Who needs equal treatment if its ridiculous and only causes pain in *kitten*?
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
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    Wait...I pay...and I put out....then I invite them over to play video games....

    Is this wrong?

    I think it makes you the perfect woman!
  • dukeninja
    dukeninja Posts: 50 Member
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    If both of you work and support yourselves, then why should one be paying more than the other?

    I would run a mile from any woman who expects me to pay most of the time.

    It's just being respectful.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
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    Here is what i have found...

    women who dont have much going on career wise are the ones who expect men to pay for everything.

    the women who ive dated who are career minded/professionals will begin to pay their share as the relationship develops and some pay their share right from the start.

    a woman who has a good career and doesnt expect to be taken care of is super sexy.

    Disagree.

    I graduated Ivy League and now I'm an executive at an international company. And I expect my man to pay.

    I'll cook for him at home but I won't pay at a restaurant. Only maybe once a year for his bday.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
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    Here is what i have found...

    women who dont have much going on career wise are the ones who expect men to pay for everything.

    the women who ive dated who are career minded/professionals will begin to pay their share as the relationship develops and some pay their share right from the start.

    a woman who has a good career and doesnt expect to be taken care of is super sexy.

    Disagree.

    I graduated Ivy League and now I'm an executive at an international company. And I expect my man to pay.

    I'll cook for him at home but I won't pay at a restaurant. Only maybe once a year for his bday.

    nothing is 100% but most women who have good careers dont expect men to pay for everything. and not every "executive" is making bank. so for those of you that need a man to show you the finer things i guess i understand a little.
  • themeaningofthemorning
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    You need to wake up and realize that this "feminism" you're talking about is not pro women. In other countries where women did not archive this feminism yet, thank God, if a woman wants to take care of a baby, she is legally protected for staying t home on maternity leave for 1.5 to 3 years, her job is protected and she receives a percentage of her salary. That's what I call taking care of women's rights, not pushing women going back to work after 6 weeks.

    No idea what you were fighting for out there. Equal treatment? What equal treatment? In some states you're not allowed to have abortion! That's not 40, that's like 60 years past in Europe.

    Who needs equal treatment if its ridiculous and only causes pain in *kitten*?
    I think... you are... very confused. This debate is not about America vs. Europe, it is about how rude, presumptuous, and mean it is for a woman to expect a man to pay for her and then turn around and shame him when he doesn't. I don't know why you're making this about America, considering nothing I've said has in any way insinuated that I support the way women's rights are handled in this country. But way to go with the total avoidance of the subject at hand.

    The point is this - in this day and age where a woman's right to work is, as it should be, protected by her civil rights, there is no legitimate reason for her to expect a man to pay for everything she needs on a date. That practice came about BECAUSE women had no, or little, money in their own names because IT WAS ILLEGAL. Now that we've achieved equal status, it is COMPLETELY absurd to expect men to empty out their pockets just to court us.

    Like I said earlier in this topic, if your preferences dictate that a guy should spoil you and you should never have to pay a cent for anything, fine. I hope you find a guy who is willing to abide that kind of brattiness. But that's not the norm anymore because it is an outdated and unfair practice. If you want that done for you, it's YOUR responsibility to let the guy know. It's NOT your right to expect it of him, and it certainly isn't your right to shame and disgrace him when he doesn't cater to your princess-level desires without even being warned of what they are.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    Wait...I pay...and I put out....then I invite them over to play video games....

    Is this wrong?

    friend request in 3...2..1...
  • algebravoodoo
    algebravoodoo Posts: 776 Member
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    I always thought it was simple supply/demand economics. We have it. They want it. Thus we control the price. Now the only question left is, how badly does he want it?

    Personally, I'd be insulted at the idea that I should give it up so cheaply. He needs to cough up the cash :laugh:
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,326 Member
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    ^ why you mad?

    i also LOVE when women taut feminism as being this life changing event yet they totally ignore the demographics of who's actually taking care of their kids, cooking their meals, cleaning their homes etc.
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
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    Here is what i have found...

    women who dont have much going on career wise are the ones who expect men to pay for everything.

    the women who ive dated who are career minded/professionals will begin to pay their share as the relationship develops and some pay their share right from the start.

    a woman who has a good career and doesnt expect to be taken care of is super sexy.

    Disagree.

    I graduated Ivy League and now I'm an executive at an international company. And I expect my man to pay.

    I'll cook for him at home but I won't pay at a restaurant. Only maybe once a year for his bday.

    nothing is 100% but most women who have good careers dont expect men to pay for everything. and not every "executive" is making bank. so for those of you that need a man to show you the finer things i guess i understand a little.

    I should've add that most of my girlfriends are pretty successful and follow the same way.

    When women are successful and have something in life, they won't date a broke guy from a street, no, we want a man equal to us in terms of education, money and career. And I have not yet met a successful man who would ask a lady to pay at a restaurant. That's low class.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
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    I think whoever initiated the date should pay. If it was a mutual decision, split the bill. That just seems fair (and like good manners) to me.

    I agree.

    So let me get this straight, I am paying for the honor of spending time with you?

    I will make sure to ask in future if the girl I'm asking out is from an escort service...
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
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    Here is what i have found...

    women who dont have much going on career wise are the ones who expect men to pay for everything.

    the women who ive dated who are career minded/professionals will begin to pay their share as the relationship develops and some pay their share right from the start.

    a woman who has a good career and doesnt expect to be taken care of is super sexy.

    Disagree.

    I graduated Ivy League and now I'm an executive at an international company. And I expect my man to pay.

    I'll cook for him at home but I won't pay at a restaurant. Only maybe once a year for his bday.

    I don't think theres a requirement to want a free meal off of somebody...
  • Surfrider
    Surfrider Posts: 364 Member
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    To the OP: Break it off immediately. (For his sake)
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
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    A gentleman always pays.

    Actually that really depends on how much he likes you. I have no problem paying if I feel like the date went well and I want to see the girl again. If it sucked, we're splitting the bill. Being a "gentleman" is over rated.
  • SPBROOKS68
    SPBROOKS68 Posts: 561 Member
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    If my man has the money, he pays. Always. (We've been together over a year.) Find a more decent guy.

    ^^^ This except now with divorced guys (child support)...I do find myself paying more than I did:grumble:
  • themeaningofthemorning
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    ^ why you mad?

    i also LOVE when women taut feminism as being this life changing event yet they totally ignore the demographics of who's actually taking care of their kids, cooking their meals, cleaning their homes etc.
    Those demographics are part of the patriarchal norms of society that feminism combats... By saying what you posted above, you assumed that it is a woman's job to be home with the kids and NOT to have a career.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
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    [/quote]
    When women are successful and have something in life, they won't date a broke guy from a street, no, we want a man equal to us in terms of education, money and career. And I have not yet met a successful man who would ask a lady to pay at a restaurant. That's low class.
    [/quote]

    If you want a man equal to you then wouldn't it logically make sense to split the bill?
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
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    I should've add that most of my girlfriends are pretty successful and follow the same way.

    When women are successful and have something in life, they won't date a broke guy from a street, no, we want a man equal to us in terms of education, money and career. And I have not yet met a successful man who would ask a lady to pay at a restaurant. That's low class.


    lol.. expecting a man to pay for every date you go on is low class.


    maybe your definition of "successful" is below mine because every single woman i have ever met that was truly successful did not expect or want a man to pay for every date they had.
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