45. Who should pay on the first date and why?

I get so many questions about what to do when the check comes at the end of the date. The easy answer is, that whoever asks is who pays. However, it goes so much deeper when it comes to heterosexual dating. In this episode, I deep dive into the reasons why women believe men should pay and why men are increasingly bitter about it. What we're experiencing now in dating is the growing pains of traditional courtship between men and women catching up with the progression towards gender equality (even though we're not fully there yet). Listen to hear what straight and queer folks had to say about the expectation of who pays on the first date. Continue the convo on IG: @dating.intentionally more on the blog: intentionally.dating I'm also on TikTok: @dating.intentionally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices