Date Debate: Should He Pay For Your Cab?

One of our friends just sent us this message:

Debate @ my office today:  girl is talking about a date she had last night and the fact that the guy didn’t pay for her cab home so must be classless.  I said “a) I’ve never had someone pay for my cab home and b) would be offended if someone offered that.”

Everyone thinks I am crazy.

No, you’re not. This is an annoying gray area worthy of endless discussion: Some ladies think that splitting the bill on a first date — and declining cash from a guy for the ride home — is the best way of doing things (thus avoiding all sorts of expectations with a man-stranger).

Then again, the rest of us would gladly accept free cab fare as a chivalrous gesture. If the guy didn’t offer to pay our way, we might call him a cheapskate in our post-date recap to friends — but we wouldn’t necessarily label him classless either.

Let’s put this debate to rest: Should he pay for your cab, and would you accept his money? Leave your comments below.

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