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Old 07-23-2008, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by brian39nj View Post
It's funny how bill paying can be confusing. I heard from a female colleague who is a professional (perhaps modern) woman, who likes to pay her share only because she thinks it's fair. But the man she meets with (perhaps traditional man) gets really upset. Then she gets upset for being treated as less than what she is. Moral of the lesson: there's no win either a man pays or not because you just don't know what kind of women you are meeting. And it's not an easy subject to discuss beforehand with someone you barely know.

The best solution to that is to offer to pay but not insist on it if the lady in question objects strenuously. Obviously you will know by the end of the first date whether she will be very independent minded and insist on paying her fair share, so just don't press the issue. Of course I have been on dates where the girl has demurred, but then secretly really still wanted me to insist on paying...
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