What's your opinion on guys paying for the first date?

tstarr17

Hey, I ask the above question because lately, I've been going on dates where I paid the check, and I thought the date went well, but I end up being ghosted afterwards. I was under the belief that if the guy invites the girl to a date, that he pays for it, but I now think that could be outdated advice with all the people out there who just pretend to like you in order to get a free dinner. I'm just tired of wasting money on these people that I feel could be right for me, then end up ghosting me. It's bad enough that they wasted my time, but they also wasted my money. I started talking to this other lady lately, and, at the time of me writing this, I haven't asked her out, but she is getting there. I want to just do 50/50 this time around, and I figure if she wants me, she'll stick around and won't be petty enough to want free stuff from me. What do you think?

What's your opinion on guys paying for the first date?
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