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Originally Posted by Sparrow
There should be an option to pay for your own meal.
Nothing less romantic than agreeing to go halves, and then sit there watching her munch her way through a selection of the most expensive dishes on the menu.
(Time to visit the loo and not go back.  ) |
actually that is something that drives me crazy about going to a restaurant with a group, not really on a date. i don't eat very much, and since i'm a vegetarian there usually are not many choices for me. then you have some starving footballer type who orders an entrée and an expensive dish and dessert and a cheese plate. at the end when you get the check someone invariably says "shall we just split it evenly among us ?" and i end up paying three times more than i ate.
as for the specific question... i don't have a policy. usually taking turns is good, or each paying their own part. but i also like the idea that whoever invites, pays. i've never really thought about it... i always offer to pay my part unless it's a case of someone taking me out for my birthday or similar, but if the man says "no no, let me," i usually let him with an appreciative smile.