The REAL price of feminism: Modern men expect women to go Dutch on dates now there's equality in the

[Jazzy]

It seems that chivalry is dead thanks to growing financial pressures and greater equality at work as men are becoming increasingly unwilling to cover the cost of a first date.



The latest survey revealed that most men would now ask for a contribution from a female partner on a first date with the vast majority (51 per cent) happier to go Dutch and split the bill.



The true gentlemen out there are numbered - with just under one third of those polled saying they would still pay for a first meeting.



The remaining one in five said they would be happy to pay for parts of the night, such as a round of drinks, but would not be willing to cover the whole evening.



Shockingly a penny-grabbing five per cent of those quizzed said they would be happy to reverse roles and allow their female companion to fund their evening.



Increasing financial pressures was cited as the number one reason behind the decision however many of those polled stated that they felt it was unfair, or even a little embarrassing to pay for the date.



Interestingly if things were going badly the vast majority of those polled (91 per cent) said they would be willing to cut their losses and leave early to save cash.



A spokesman for FridayFriday.com. who carried out the research, said the results show that some men are choosing to put financial realities ahead of first impressions when it came to a first encounter.



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Question: Do you think men should pay for the first date? Why or why not?

 

[Evil Eye]

I guess whoever asks the other out should pay... After all, they're doing the inviting.

 

[Jazzy]

I guess whoever asks the other out should pay... After all, they're doing the inviting.

I agree but got the impression this was about men asking women out. If this is the case and a guy did this to me, it would be his LAST date with me. If you can't afford to take someone out then don't ask.

 

[Evil Eye]

I agree but got the impression this was about men asking women out.

Same, but I figured I'd cover all sexes and sexualities

 

[Jazzy]

@EE: If you asked a girl out, would you expect her to pay half?

 

[Evil Eye]

Not unless she said so... Within reason of course, I'm not going to pay for a 500 year-old bottle of champagne or anything

 

[DrLeftover]

I got told not to hold the door open for a woman one time at the mall.



She said she was fully capable of opening her own door, and went to the next set of doors and opened her own and went in and left me standing there.



I still do it, just to spite her. Maybe one day it'll be her coming in and, I'll do it again.



Oh well.

 

[Jazzy]

I got told not to hold the door open for a woman one time at the mall.



She said she was fully capable of opening her own door, and went to the next set of doors and opened her own and went in and left me standing there.



I still do it, just to spite her. Maybe one day it'll be her coming in and, I'll do it again.



Oh well.

How rude can people get? Maybe she just never met a gentleman before. They are, after all, very hard to come by.

 

[Evil Eye]

She said she was fully capable of opening her own door, and went to the next set of doors and opened her own and went in and left me standing there.

There are some weird people in this world...

Personally, I won't go out if I can't pay my own way in any case.

Prepare for the worst, eh?

When I'm out, I always hold the door if someone is coming in behind me or coming out in front of me.

This. I'm definitely not the politest person ever, but this is just common courtesy.

 

[Cranos]

If I do the inviting, I'll always offer to pay. Quite often they want to split the bill though. It depends on the girl. I must say I prefer girls like that or ones that at least reach for the check. It annoys me when they just expect me to pay for them.

 

[Sinon]

Personally, I think splitting the bill is a good idea. I don't know about dates, but when I go out with friends we always split whatever bills we accrue. It's polite. You're reaping the benefits, so you should pay for said benefits, regardless of who asks who.