Josh tweeted me today… Seems the moneysavingexpert Martin Lewis wants to understand if men should still pay on the first date.
Of course you know my views and to be honest its interesting to see the answers and the results.
Currently (19:27 on 18/3/2014) 1,556 votes have been received
| Yes. The man should always pay – chivalry’s not dead yet! | 125 votes (25%) | |
| Yes. The correct etiquette is the man offers, the woman says “let’s go Dutch”, the man says no and pays. | 131 votes (26%) | |
| Yes. But only if he earns more than his date. | 14 votes (3%) | |
| No. It should be split equally. | 136 votes (27%) | |
| No. The person who invited the other should pay. | 57 votes (11%) | |
| No. In the modern world, the woman should pay. | 6 votes (1%) | |
| Don’t care either way. | 37 votes (7%) |
| Yes. The man should always pay – chivalry’s not dead yet! | 222 votes (21%) | |
| Yes. The correct etiquette is the man offers, the woman says “let’s go Dutch”, the man says no and pays. | 371 votes (35%) | |
| Yes. But only if he earns more than his date. | 22 votes (2%) | |
| No. It should be split equally. | 251 votes (24%) | |
| No. The person who invited the other should pay. | 132 votes (13%) | |
| No. In the modern world, the woman should pay. | 3 votes (0%) | |
| Don’t care either way. | 49 votes (5%) |
This is of course kind of good news but I think the balance of males to females might be causing the sway. I expected a lot more people to be thinking the man always pays. However, it also shows we are driven by tradition and social etiquette more than the fear of rejection etc. Its also interesting that money plays less of a role in the voting that I would have thought on a site all about saving you money.
The last couple of dates I have been on, we have split the bill and theres been no issues or concerns. I’ll stick to that for myself…
Moneysavingexpert asks, should men still pay on a first date? I say whaaaat? But what do you say? http://t.co/5JX0YG9saJ