This is how it should work (at least for the first few dates). Guy meets girl. Guy says to girl: “What can I get you to drink?” Guy buys girl drink. End of story. A quality girl will do three things: 1. Say thank you 2. Not order a top-shelf, triple-shot drink 3. Offer to buy a second or third round, or whatever else later that night. If she doesn’t do these things that means either the girl isn’t so into you OR she’s not that quality a girl and will continue her selfish and high maintenance behavior down the road. Same thing goes for dinner. If she’s a quality girl, she won’t pick the most expensive restaurant or the most expensive item on the menu and will offer to do her part.
Guys buying the dinner/drinks is not only sexy, but fair. Why? If you add up all the time, pain and money that we spend to look good for your benefit you have to admit it’s a fair trade. Here’s just a short list: waxing, bleaching, perfumes, shoes, clothes, accessories, working out, shaving, shoes, manicures, lingerie, make-up, lotions, tweezing, etc.
Also, even though we may be very “independent women” and likely will pay for much of the load down the road, we do like to know that you can and are willing to take care of us. Paying is proof positive that you are willing and able to be the provider.
Look, you don’t have to think it’s fair, but sometimes earning those sexy points may cost you a pretty penny. The best defense for your wallet? Learn how to weed out the quality girls from the blood-sucking, money-mongering hootchies early on. Disagree? I would love to hear about it. . .
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this may be the case if you're on a date with a man who looks like he just left the fraternity. however, there are men who also spend money and time looking good for their women. men who spend money on clothes and shoes, pay extra attention to shaving in case of a goodnight kiss, and wear sexy underwear -- no tighty whities when out on a date.
so, while i might buy chivalrous, i am not down with "it's not only sexy, but fair."
Posted by: stuart at October 7, 2005 07:20 PMoh and by the way -- y'all should update your comment mechanism so that it escapes any text entered here. the above was supposed to be a quote enclosed in a couple angle-brackets.
Posted by: at October 7, 2005 07:22 PMI don't agree with the "it's not only sexy, but fair"
From my experience, the best way to go is not to buy anything more than one drink. A lot of women have told me afterwards that they felt pressure when someone bought them dinner, etc.
In my view you should only pay if you really want to, without expecting anything in return. If you communicate that, it takes most of the pressure off.
Posted by: john at May 13, 2006 09:06 AMI agree with the guy paying. If I go out with a guy and he pays on the first date, they think that is reason for me to pay on the second...and that turns me off. Aside from that, he usually takes me to lunch, then plans a nice dinner to stick me rather uncomfortably with the check which I would be happy for paying for myself, but they expect me to pay the whole thing. There usually isn't a third date after that, and they always wonder why!
Posted by: laurie at July 26, 2006 08:39 AM
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