When 2 people are in a committed relationship, should the man pay for everything until married , or should both partners contribute?

[Anastacia1989]

Should both partner contribute on dates or should the man cover everything g till they get married?

Man pays for everything till married or living together

Both partners contribute

[Anonymous]

It depends whether she wants the relationship to last long enough to get married. I mean I wouldn't expect a woman to pay for anything necessarily. But I'd be very cognizant after a long enough time that she wasn't or that she wasn't even offering. And that would tell me a bit about her. I'll tell you ofall the women I've dated. About half at least have offered to pay thier share. Of course I never took them up on thier offer. But it's nice to know they're at least willing.

Hope this helps.

[Anastacia1989]

So if a woman offers to contribute it shows she’s serious and not using the guy and that she’s not a free-loader basically?
If a woman sits there expecting the guy to pay then she’s an opportunist it seems

[Opinion Owner]

Kind of yeah. Like I say I appreciated the offer. I think most guys understand the time honored tradition that guys pay. But this ain't the 1950's anymore. Women work and make money to. And if there's a future in the relationship she probably going to do some of the lifting financially speaking. It just kind of shows her commitment to the relationship.

[Anastacia1989]

Ya that makes a very valid point!
If someone is willing to financially contribute like for a shared gift for a relative for example it shows the person is serious about the relationship

[exitseven]

Once you get to the point where you are talking about marriage, both parties should contribute. It is a good practice to have and will help in the future.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[Anonymous]

If you intend to get married you need to be fully committed

[Berethor]

Both should contribute, and it make more sense to pay for wife than for unknown woman.

[Anonymous]

Women don’t add anything to a relationship except vagina, therefore they should be paying at least half.

[Anastacia1989]

Both partners should contribute equally regardless of their gender

[Opinion Owner]

That’s a farce.
Men bring protection, they pay generally for most shit, they generally make them most money.

Name 1 thing, that isn’t sexual that a female brings to the table.

[Anastacia1989]

Cooking , cleaning, taking care of the kids if any, women also work and pitch in these days too

[Opinion Owner]

So nothing we can’t do for ourselves, or better.

[BarryLiverstone]

Both

[BarryLiverstone]

by the way if the man pays for all you can’t call them partners

[Anastacia1989]

Ya that would be like the woman free loading off of the guy…. not very good

[BarryLiverstone]

Right that’s not teamwork. Same if she paid for everything and he didn’t contribute

[Anastacia1989]

Ya I would hate it if my boyfriend made me pay for everything or if he never treated me…. I’ve been in that type of a position before and it wasn’t fun at all

[Anastacia1989]

I agree both people should be willing to pitch in not just the guy

[BarryLiverstone]

What type of position were you in and how did it feel?

[Anastacia1989]

An ex boyfriend of mine used to make me pay for everything and he was getting mad if I didn’t…. felt very frustrating and I felt lots of anger towards him for it

[Sevenpointfive]

she pays for everything!

[TheSpaceGnome]

Both.