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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think men "should have" to pay. If men want to or a woman wants to only date a man who pays, that's their option.

The reason this issues vexes so many people (there's some variation of this question at least once a month on this forum) is that gender norms are in flux and there is no consensus on what the appropriate roles are. The lack of consensus is evidenced by 18 pages in this thread!

People being people, will cherry pick the gender norms that benefit them. Men and women do this. Men may want to their wife to work, but might expect her to do most of the cooking. Women want to be equal partners, but expect men to pay for dates & ask them out.

I think it's unwise for women to judge men over whether he pays or not, how could he possible know if you're a woman who believes in equal expectations of sexes or some other interpretation of gender roles. So if a guy accepts your offer to pay, I don't think that tells you much other than he's taking your offer seriously.[/quote]

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