Who Pays The Bill?

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I know there are plenty of similar themes around the internet, but it seems to be an issue that often makes people wonder and creates awkward situations, as well as ruining potential connections sometimes. I've got it all over me. I've noticed there are two types of people. The first are those with old-fashioned understandings that they believe that the cavalier, inviting the lady to a meeting, is expected to take the account from the place where he took her, in an expression of desire for courtship, care for her and a gentlemanly gesture of attention. It seems somehow more natural for a man to pay the bill, which is well received by many women and many men who feel it as a necessity and thus comes from within because of their beliefs, because of the way they were brought up. Let's talk now about the second type - the proponents of emancipation (which is very convenient for some men, especially since the woman in many things can not be equal), who believe that the bills should be divided, the man is not obliged, etc. that if the woman expects to be regularly drawn on a date is hardly a user and what not yet. Yes, there are such women, but these are the mercantile muffins on the similar images that show them from afar. BUT behind the same position on the issue, from two different points of view, two different justifications and views can also stand. Here's a recent situation from my personal experience. I started dating this guy. I'm an unemployed student, and he works. The first meeting went great, everything normal ( with one exception, but it's off-topic), manifested itself as a cavalier and for the bill – I took to pay, but he stopped me in the bud of this action of mine. We went on a second date. It went even better than the first one. We sat down to eat. In the process of the conversation, we commented on some restaurants, for one of which he said "we might go there sometime, but you buy." (? !? ). When the waiter brought the bill, I tried to pay it and he "no, no", and insistently shoved me in the hands say-speeches almost half the amount. Okay, whatever. We got up from the place, took a walk for a while, and later sat down in another place to drink something. There already he paid (which I think was of a guilty conscience because of another misunderstanding). We left, we took a little longer, and he wanted to send me in a taxi. I said to myself a pleasantly surprised "bray, what a gentleman! " in my mind, but... Later, the taxi parked in front of us (he intended to go home with the same one), and it became a little uncomfortable to me that it opened more way and accordingly a larger bill. Again I go to take out the purse (he does not make any attempts to stop me and says nothing), I paid the driver the bill so far and he again remained speechless and idle. Even the driver slightly astonished asked "ah, is that how you're going to pay? " ... well, yes. We like the man, but these manifestations seem to me to be kind of petty ... and from the second meeting. (and repeat again – if it works and I don't). But it just gets a little offensive, especially the taxi thing, and I've lost a little bit of a desire for anything. My question is, how do you deal with the bills of the first few meetings, that's the way it is?

Last Updated
June 25, 2020
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hungandyung030

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