Do you share your bills on your date?

Australia
May 23, 2007 1:21am CST
Hello myLotter and friends I am just thinking about the culture for relationship when we go out for dinner as a dating. In some Asian country, the man will pay all the bills on that dinner. But in other country they will pay their part by them self even the are have a love relationship. Is that common on your culture ? which one is your culture? For me, my boyfriend usually pay the bill, even sometimes I paid for him. But mostly he will pay. Do you agree with this?Can you share your opinion about this? If you share, what is the reason do you share? Thank you and God bless you
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
23 May 07
Hello,littleangel,when i used to go out with my exboyfriend,i would never ask him to pay for me,we like to share the bill because it might not fair to anyone if one paid the bills everytime. I think it is common for people to share the bills in australia. Do your boyfriend insist on paying the bills everytime?
• Australia
23 May 07
Hello easy888 My boyfriend always pay the bill every time we go out for dinner or go to the movie. Maybe because my boy friend is Asian. God bless you
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
23 May 07
You are asian?
• Australia
23 May 07
Yes I am. And everytime I want to pay mine, he said no.
@disvachic (10117)
• United States
23 May 07
Now on the first date I do expect the guy to pay the bill,then after a while we can switch up if he wants to.That is not problem with me.
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• Australia
24 May 07
Hello discachic For me, I will choose pay for the first date, because after we have a love relationship, he will be pay all the bill. thank you for sharing. God bless you
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
23 May 07
Yeah I have been out a few times on a date where I payed for my part of the meal or the movie that we went to go see.
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• Australia
24 May 07
thank you shaun72 so its really common to share pay the bill. God bless you
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
19 Apr 08
we do share when it comes to bills. we're in a give and take relationship so its ok for me to share some bills with him
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@jesbellaine (4139)
• Philippines
17 Apr 08
I live in Asian country, and it is true that most men here pay the bills when going out or date a girl. On my own experience, my boyfriend is the one who usually pay the bills when we go on a date. The reason for this is that we are both busy and we don't date "everyday" so it is okay if he is the one in charge with that but OFCOURSE there will be times that I want to share on the bills or sometimes, I really tell me that "Hey, it is my treat now" :), and it's cool. He will let me. It's a matter of give and take I guess coz it works for us. I mean, I don't really BELIEVE that the guy must SHOULDER it all, money is very hard today so if both partners will share, i don't think there's something wrong with that. The important thing is that you go on a date with him and had fun! Yeepee! Though, I must admit that it's really sweet when sometimes the guy pay for the bill when you go out but not ALWAYS ofcourse. :)
• Canada
18 Apr 08
Personally, i think first dates should be paid buy the man, its just a tradition that comes with respect. As for when am dating my boyfriend, i think its important that we share the bills, one time he pays then next i pay kinda thing.
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@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
23 May 07
Yeah I have been out a few times on a date where I payed for my part of the meal or the movie that we went to go see.
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
23 May 07
When my husband and I were dating, I always tried to offer to pay or split the bill to be polite, but he pretty much always paid for everything anyway. I didn't want him to feel like he had to, but I think it made him feel like more of a gentleman when he paid or something. lol (not that I minded!) I think in today's world, it doesn't really matter who pays. I think on a first date, it's nice if the person who asked for the date pays though.
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@nengs10 (3180)
• Philippines
15 Apr 08
It really depends. Most of the time, it's the men who pay the bill. But if the men has no sufficient income, the couple may talk it over and decide that both of them may divide the bill. It all goes through smooth negotiation between the two people.
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