Unjust desserts (1)
The first time i went out to dinner on a date, i was 17 years old. The 18 years old boy in question took me to a fancy restaurant and, wholesale replica designer handbags, at the end of the meal, paid the bill with a flourish. I was thrilled. He seemed fairly pleased himself. It didn’t accrue to me to offer to split the bill. In those days, life was simple. And wonderful, Men paid.
Then what was once called women’s lib came along and females of my generation claimed that we wanted equality. We didn’t want doors opened for us, we didn’t want bill paid. Suddenly, being wined and dined was considered insulting, part of the male conspiracy to keep us in our places. So we got out our chequebooks and went Dutch. What a huge mistake that was. If I had carried on assuming I’d be paid for, I would not only have saved a lot of money, but a lot of worry as well. I used to spend entire meals wondering what to do when the bill arrived. Should I offer to pay half? If I don’t, wholesale designer handbags, will he expect me to kiss him or…? And if he’s paying, can I still have the lobster? How fair is it of me even to offer to pay half when I know I’ll be disappointed in him if he accepted? And what if he’s got less money than me, should I pay for it all?
My unattached female friends, who all used to believe in she shared bill policy, now say that the only time they would pay for themselves is if they were out with one of those men you meet through dating agencies. “ sometimes I think about saying I’ll put in my share, wholesale coach handbags, “one of them told me, “but paying for yourself is one way of signaling that you don’t fancy the man. Of course, if he asks me to. I’ll split the bill with him, but I’m afraid that signals some thing to me: the fact that he’s tightfisted.”
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