Paying for dates has always been a hot topic for debate. Should the guy always pick up the tab? Should you ditch a girl who never pays for anything? Is going dutch totally taboo?
A couple months back, I wrote about the 60/40– guys paying for the bigger things (dinners, tickets), and girls paying for the smaller things (coffee, cab rides). Alex Furmansky, the founder of Sparkology.com, added even more wisdom into the post. So check out the new and improved version:
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I always get the question of who should pay for dinner on dates. From what I’ve seen and heard, the 60/40 split is what usually works best. This means that the guy covers the “bigger” purchases (dinners, show tickets) and the girl pays for the “smaller” purchases (cab rides, tip).
The 60/40 split addresses many of the problems found in the traditional 100/0 split or the modern 50/50 by offering the right balance of tradition and gender equality:
Problems with 100/0
Reduces value of the woman; supports outdated notion of subordination
May make woman feel like…[Read the rest of the post here]
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