For me, the decision on who purchases the meal when I'm asked out is based at least in part on who makes the most money and/or is in the best position to pay the tab.

Most of the men I know make nearly twice what I do, so I'm very comfortable with letting them pay. On the other hand, I do like to return the favor from time to time. You make it sound like a guy is somehow degrading a woman if he treats her. I say it's a matter best decided on a case-by-case basis by the parties themselves. There are no hard and fast etiquette rules for many behaviors any longer.

wanna go to country kitchen buffet with me? I won't pay for you, because I'll only pay for one plate. then you can eat off of it with me.

BUT NO ICE CREAM FOR YOU!

ok miss independent,yea i can see your future bright and clear you'll be married 3 times,and when you die you'll be alone.

dont be stupid if a guy is trying to be nice to you dont treat him like garbage,not everyone is as a sorry ingrate such as yourself.

-dirt dobbler

This is a growing trend though and I do like it when women are actually more independent.

i'm independent,i take care of myself i struggle a bit,but i think it would be great to actually find a guy who could show me a good time,do some traveling,actually buy me a present for my b-day.Yea guess i should stop dating guys who work at mcdonalds lol.

-dirt dobbler

So why should I pay a meal for you again? No offense but that post would turn any intelligent guy off. You make it sound like its free loading.

well i didn't mean for them to pay for the traveling all together,just have enough money to actually do something like that.i dont think i sound like a free-loader.my ex and only boyfriend i've had so far.never did anything special for me,no valentines anything,he didn't even remember my birthday.i even payed for every date we ever went on.so it's whatever,man.

-dirt dobbler

listen men if this guy is offering to pay fo your meal then you should take it!!
You sound like a real hard ass bitch I like that, I have big kahooners wanna party baby??

wtf, take the damn service girl. should be fooking happy that some people r still willing to do that stuff these days

well if ur a hobo GO FOR IT lol

@stargirl

why on earth would a girl ever offer to pay?
they never do!

friends dont pay for each other unless one of'em for some reason doesn't have money at that moment.

when a man and a woman go out the man paying will increase his probability of getting to fokk that woman later on.
Otherwise we wouldnt pay anything for ya in a million years!

nobe, mimir

nobe, im never anything else than Mimir.