"Men should pay!" Really?

BlackjackChess · 2013-03-16T17:46:41+00:00

Personally, I feel that if I ask a girl out, I should pay for dinner. And I don't mind this. Because basically when I ask a girl out I am saying "Hey, I would like to get to know you better and I would like you to know me better so let me buy you dinner and while we eat we have a chance to talk."

What upsets me is when a girl asks me out and expects me to pay. When that happens, she is basically saying "I want free food. I'll let you be seen with me in public in return for food."

MRMRising · 2013-03-16T18:27:22+00:00

But, it made me confirm all the things which I’ve been reading or listening about traditionalist as well as modern feminist women from the anti-feminist regions of the internet

...And Neo takes the Red Pill.

2013-03-16T19:22:17+00:00

Jenna Marbles :3

ekjohnson9 · 2013-03-16T20:10:59+00:00

I fucking love Jenna Marbles.

Papasmurf143 · 2013-03-17T05:58:29+00:00

holy hell, it's our worst nightmare. the comment section on that first video is revolting. it's a bunch of female hating animals spewing all kinds of misogynistic drivel in pseudo-philosophical manners. it's disturbing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ii1-IN_MPLM

Cakesmite · 2013-03-18T08:32:53+00:00

I've been on several dates now, and from my experience, a girl who expects a man to give her free food because of her gender is not a girlfriend material. But that's just me.

Always_Doubtful · 2013-03-16T22:21:41+00:00

Men pay for dinner still cause as the blog says its beated into boys' heads that they gotta bend over and be a girl's bitch. Its extremely old fashioned and needs to die cause women should pay 50/50 cause free food isn't an option.

KTY_ · 2013-03-17T01:59:33+00:00

Most first dates I've been on, the women insisted we pay our own meals.

Just kidding. They also expect flowers most of the time.

ThatCynicalCynicism · 2013-03-17T02:10:34+00:00

It will ultimately depend upon what arrangement will work for the individuals involved, however there is definitely more pressure upon men to pay for a meal. For the sake of fairness, it should really be 50/50, although this doesn't really account for the facts surrounding who is being treated and who is doing the treating.

Generally, it's men who ask women out to dinner rather than the other way around, so it will make sense that they are the ones who pay. In a scenario where a woman were to ask a man out to dinner, it would be unreasonable, in my opinion, for her to expect him to pay when it was supposed to be his treat from her.

I suppose the summary of my argument is that it's not really an issue of who pays, but under what circumstances. If person A agrees to treat person B to a dinner, person A should pay for the meal. Another issue is why it's always the man that's expected to invite women on dates and not the other way around. With men taking the initiative and having the confidence and nerve to ask a woman out, women have the advantage of feeling more wanted.

Personally, I feel somewhat relieved that I avoid all of this entirely. I'm considerably better off for being single, and can focus on more important things.

Muffinizer1 · 2013-03-16T21:16:33+00:00

I feel like the conversation mentioned is something that belongs in /r/shitthatneverhappened

Title	"Men should pay!" Really?
Author	so6p
Upvotes	47
Comments	23
Date	March 16, 2013 4:48 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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