guy.lepage Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 Let's say a man and a woman have a nice fancy dinner. At the end of the meal, the man offers to pay. Should the woman readily accept and say thank you, or should she at least "pretend" that she's willing to pay her share?
Sabali Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 Let's say a man and a woman have a nice fancy dinner. At the end of the meal, the man offers to pay. Should the woman readily accept and say thank you, or should she at least "pretend" that she's willing to pay her share? Offer to pay the tip and a real man should decline her offer and pay the full bill. Period. Next topic.
zengirl Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 Let's say a man and a woman have a nice fancy dinner. At the end of the meal, the man offers to pay. Should the woman readily accept and say thank you, or should she at least "pretend" that she's willing to pay her share? I generally always offer to pay, unless the man has knowingly taken me somewhere out of my price range or already explicitly offered it in some way (i.e. I'm dating a fellow and he's taken me out to "treat" me to something in this particular instance; when I make such an explicit offer to a fellow, I find it odd if he still tries to pay, so I follow the same logic here). If he declines my offer, I let him pay if I like him. Personally, I've never been on a first date with a fellow who didn't decline my offer. I've insisted on paying for my share if I know I'm not going to see the man again. That said, I don't see the need for "fancy" dinners early on. Fun activities, casual but hip restaurants, etc, are best for early dating.
Citizen Erased Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 If someone offers to pay I am grateful and say thank you. If they're expecting me to play the "oh no, I insist on paying my share", don't offer to pay in the first place.
oxfordsocks Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 I guess it depends who asked who out and many other things like a previous history or dinner and who paid. In general I would just say thankyou I really enjoyed that. One would not offer if he didn't want to pay.
O'Malley Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 Thank him, and treat him the next time you go out. When I was still single, I assumed if someone asked me out, they would have planned a date that was within their budget. If you are absolutely certain that you don't want to date him again, there is nothing wrong with offering to pay your share or the tip. But avoid making a big fuss over the bill.
phineas Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 If someone offers to pay I am grateful and say thank you. If they're expecting me to play the "oh no, I insist on paying my share", don't offer to pay in the first place. This. Why offer to pay when you really don't want to?
torranceshipman Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 Let's say a man and a woman have a nice fancy dinner. At the end of the meal, the man offers to pay. Should the woman readily accept and say thank you, or should she at least "pretend" that she's willing to pay her share? In terms of manners, she should accept graciously.
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