"Surprisingly, views on gender norms didn't make much of a difference: On average, both men and women in the sample expected the man to pay, whether they had more traditional views of gender roles or more progressive ones."

Surprisingly

to who? people that have never talked to a woman before????

During a recent dinner at a cozy bar in Upper Manhattan, I was confronted with an age-old question about gender norms. Over bowls of ramen and sips of gin cocktails, my date and I got into a debate: Who should pay for dates?

My date, a 27-year-old woman I matched with on Hinge, said gender equality didn't mean men and women should pay the same when they went out. Women, she said, earn less than men in the workplace, spend more time getting ready for outings and pay more for reproductive care.

When the date ended, we split the bill. But our discussion was emblematic of a tension in modern dating. At work and on social media, where young people spend much of their personal time, they like to emphasize equity and equality. When it comes to romance and courtship, young people — specifically women and men in heterosexual relationships — seem to be following the same dating rules their parents and older generations grew up learning.

Contemporary research, popular culture and conversations I had with more than a dozen young Americans suggest that a longstanding norm still holds true: Men tend to foot the bill more than women do on dates. And there seems to be an expectation that they should.

double standards ? in my modern reformation of gender roles ? It's more likely than you think !

The traditional family where the man provides and the woman takes care of the kids and household day to day is by the far the best way to operate. Its how my family runs. Yeah, that means I pay. The trick is to find a foid who can hold up her end. Housewife is actually a lot of work if you are doing it right.

What kinda soy doesn't pay after a good date? The only time I split a bill is if I genuinely didn't feel a spark. It's worth investing in your future if you feel rhat connection imo

Women still don't get that a guy asking to split the bill is trying to give you the ick. He doesn't like you.

Pay up scrotes

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• ghostarchive.org

• archive.org

• archive.ph (click to archive)