For all you single women torn with this dilemma when on a
date.
If she wants to sleep with him, then it's a date:
He pays.
If she doesn't want to sleep with him and if she's
a nice person who wants the "just friends" message to
get through loud and clear:
She pays for herself and insists on it.
If she doesn't want to sleep with him and if she's a
nice person but he's rich:
He pays but she offers.
If she doesn't want to sleep with him, she's not
a nice person, and he's rich:
He pays.
If she doesn't want to sleep with him, she's not
a nice person, and he's not rich:
He pays.
If he pays but she doesn't want to seem like a
freeloader:
She offers to help, he refuses, she says
she'll get the drinks or coffee later.
If he's cheap:
He asks her to split the bill.
If he's broke, they're close, she's not a nice
person, and they're going to a good place:
She feigns indifference to the financial catastrophe
that awaits him. He pays.
If he's broke, they're close, she's a nice
person, and they're going to a good place:
She slips him the money before they get to the
restaurant.
If he's broke, they're close, she's nice, and
they're going to a cheap place:
She pays.
If he's broke, they're close, she's not nice,
and they're going to a cheap place:
She suddenly realizes that she has to stay home
and wash her hair... forever.
If she asked him out, it's his birthday, and they're in
love:
She pays.
If she asked him out and it's not his birthday but he
knows what's good for him:
She starts to pay, he protests, she gives
in.
If he's a guy with any interest in seeing her again:
He pays. Period.