Ugh.
Tells us what responses will make you happy
@hungteacher and I will post that so you can be happy.
If you ask for thoughts on a matter, don't get mad when you get responses that you weren't necessarily expecting. Attacking
@Rene Mills isn't making you look good and I want to believe you are a good person. So...stop, please.
Both of you go to neutral corners and let it be. Your penance is to pay for a bulls d-r-i-n-k next time you are on a date.
As for "paying", we don't hand anybody money. If we invited a guy out for drinks, we are expecting to pay for all the drinks. If we are planning on staying in a hotel, we expect to pay for the hotel room. If the gentleman would like to pay some costs to help out, that's great. But it's not expected.
If there is a situation that is unusual, like he wants to meet at a place with a cover charge, as an example, we would discuss ahead of time going 'Dutch' since his choice of venue requires a payment before we've gotten to meet or know him. Once in and we meet, if we like him, we will likely cover the cost of his drinks. If he turns out to be an ass, he's on his own as we won't be staying.