who pays?

I always thought that they'd split it evenly if the askee says something like, "Wanna see a movie?" If the asker tells the asked like, "Hey, let me take you on a lunch date." It signals to me that he'd be paying for the bill since he asked for the date and I assume if you ask to do something with someone that requires money that you have it. It'd be awkward if a guy asked me out on a date and expected me to pay the whole thing without knowing if I had any in the first place.

 

since i'm like always nice i always pay

 

I depends who invites who. But if that's not clear just offer to pay. If he wants to then split the bill. It weird now that I think about it.

 

this is a good one

It all depends on who the date is. For example, i would date someone and in the end i would say cheerfully, "hey, let's split the bill." I usually am the one to break the akwardness anywhere, so again it depends on the individual.

 

I split the bill cause well i'm cheap

 

Well generally the person who asks I reckon should pay, but if it's just a random thing it should be split.

 

This would be why I don't date.

I have no income, and refuse to let someone pay for me XD

But on the actual question, George's views are the same as mine.

 

I kinda agree with the two post above me. I feel that if someone asks me out then then they should pay, although i would probably try to pay since I am like that lol. Now if I ask somebody out then I am willing to pay 100%. If they wanted to split it I would probably decline first and if they offered again then I might cave depending on how hot they are lol.

 

I would ALWAYS assume things are split unless the other person specifically says "let me take you out for food/let me take you out for a movie." I think it's ridiculous to default to expecting someone to pay for me just because they were the one who suggested going out. If someone expected me to pay because I said, "Hey, let's get dinner," that would be the last time we ever went out.

 

I had this same question a few months ago.
Usually whoever asks pays. Now I could just get someone to say, "yes."

 

i think going splitsies is better.
but like joeyconnick mentions, if they wanna pay, i wont stop them

 

i say either inviter pays or you split the cost...or you pay for his he pays for yours

 

Who ever offers first! Which is usually me!

 

Obviously the gay guy who is the man in the relationship pays and the gay guy who is the woman in the relationship doesn't.

Sheesh guys, what rock have you been under?

(I think it depends. If one guy is obviously much richer, i think he might decide to pay just cause he feels obligated. Splitting the bill seems like a safe bet though.)

 

If one guy definitely, completely, obviously asked the other out, he should assume he's picking up the tab. If there was a "wanna do something this weekend?" thing, where they discussed various options, I'd say they split the check. If one guy greatly outearns the other, and they end up at a very pricey place, it'd be best if the richer guy offered to pay.

Lex

 

In all of my experiences dating, it's simply been a question of who grabs the check off the table and/or has money in hand first. Sure it's not that romantic sounding, but it does become a fun little game to see if you can grab the check first.

 

my sugar daddy pays ;]