i think its important for both parties to pay for their own meal,
ticket etc. everyone likes to get something for free, but not just
everyone is interested in you. from a mans point of view if your date
is not willing to pay for their own part of the date it may be hard to
know if your dates interest goes farther than an evening out free of
charge. sometimes it seems like a date is just an interview for the role
of provider, when personally if i wanted to take care of someone i would
just adopt a kid with down syndrome or something. now that most peoples
salaries are only enough to sustain their own life it is important that
women and men both are willing to prove an actual equality to the other.
paying your own way shows that you are not week or coddled by the people
around you, it is also a good way to show your interest in spending time
with your date and getting to know them better.
strong femenist,
ken