This past weekend my boyfriend and I went on a dinner date, in which we walked around the mall, had dinner & drinks, did a bit of shopping and then went home ( keep in mind he proposed we go out for dinner) ( We made it official on August 27th).
During our dinner date, we played a conversation card game, in which a question regarding finances came up; he then mentioned to me that as the year is ending, he plans on putting as much money into his retirement'/savings account in so next few months, he will have to rely on a very tight budget, as he also recently bought a home last year.
He then asked me if it was ok for us to split the bill on the dates we would be going on, for the rest of the year and maybe into the following year, so I told him that was fine with me as he had been paying for most of our dates since making things official and paid for a few of our dates when we first met.
He seemed uncomfortable mentioning this to me, so this is both of our first relationships; do couples usually split dates? He appeared rather unhappy to have to tell me this. Still, I'm glad he said something as he seemed hesitant to even engage in some activities I had suggested two weeks ago that cost above $30.00 for each person. I suspected the price was probably a drawback as he is working on saving as much money; this was our first conversation surrounding finances, and I felt a bit awkward.
So now I'm lost when he asks me to have dinner. Are they event dates? Or hang-out sessions?
I'm 25, and he is 26.
