谁应该为第一次约会付费–迈上新台阶
我曾经对20somethingfinance进行过任何讨论,引起了最激烈的讨论之一。 谁应该为第一次约会付费.
Regardless of what your take on 那 controversial topic is, the next question to arise is “您第一次约会应该花多少钱?”.
第一次约会:难以摆脱社会规范
这里’关于初次约会的事情。它’s hard to break away from the traditional 晚餐和电影, or dinner and some form of entertainment since it has become such a social norm. On the second, third, or fourth date, and so on, I think it’我认为完全可以接受的是,摆脱那种社会规范,去长途远足,骑自行车,在家做饭或做一些通常免费的事情。
但是我不’t know 那 you’d想要在第一次约会时与社会规范相距太远,以节省几美元。如果您因其他原因而挣脱,那就这样吧,但是为了节俭而节俭可以等到另一天。
话虽这么说,可能会花得太少吗?
花费太少–节俭Vs.太便宜了
因为我们’都是所有有价值的个人理财顾问,我’m going to assume 那 there are few people 那 would set a lower limit on how much you should spend on the first date. That would just be shallow, after all, right?
没那么快。有社会规范,如果您’要参与其中,热狗摊和美元剧院组合可能不是路途。
第一次约会花费太多:不利因素
另一方面,我认为有可能花费‘too much’在第一次约会。我们’我会了解多少‘too much’ to spend in a bit…但是花太多钱有一些明显的缺点:
- 您’重新设定不好的期望。无论谁付款,都必须保持下去。
- 您 are showing signs of reckless spending. Hey, if this is going to be something serious, why set 那 standard right away? It sends a bad message 那 you are careless about your spending.
- 您的动机可能会受到质疑–在第一次约会时花很多钱,约会的动机可能会受到质疑。你通常不’t want 那, unless your goal is to not have a second date (if you catch my drift).
- 如果您有很多初次约会而没有’不能超越,您可能会很快破产。
是什么‘Perfect Amount’花在第一次约会?
I’我花了很长时间才吐出来,所以我’我现在就继续…
是什么perfect level at which you are spending neither 太多了 nor too little on the first date? (take the poll below).

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I prefer lunches for first dates since I tend to meet people at work (I work at a large company, so 那’真的不是什么大问题)。午餐是随便的,很容易结识某人,看看您是否想在不正式的情况下再约会。它’如果事情很奇怪,也很容易走开。
I prefer coffee as a first date. Since my pool of potentials are limited by my social circle, online dating has helped broaden my horizons. Dinner and a movie (esp in 那 order), is 太多了 of a time investment if there’没有最初的火花。我更喜欢看电影然后晚餐,所以如果谈话不畅,那边’在整个晚上都有帮助。
咖啡店的气氛迫使谈话没有任何附加条件,如果我们成功了,它不会’不必在那里停下来。如果没有的话’对任何人来说都不是一笔巨大的投资。
I disagree with lunch for a first date, but 那’只是个人喜好。我说第一次约会是$ 75- $ 100。 $ 50可以,但是您’d be hard pressed to find a decent, non-chain restaurant dinner for 那 price. BF and i usually spend $115 at dinner… not what we would prefer to spend, but 那’是我们居住地区的价格。
我更喜欢好主意,而不是考虑实际花费。
我的准丈夫知道我喜欢甜甜圈和恐怖电影,所以他带我去看《地狱》,但希普利给我一个惊喜’他走私的甜甜圈。通常,这听起来很便宜和俗气,但他已经竭尽全力让我微笑…that’s a perfect first date. I found out later 那 he despises scary movies and like kolaches more than donuts…才变得更甜蜜。 --
I agree 那 lunch is an easier first date, as its low pressure and generally more casual, but depending on how much chemistry you have, it might be best to go straight for dinner.
I’我将同意带RS并在第一次约会时说咖啡。对于某些女性而言,晚餐或午餐看起来压力太大。所以如果两个’没有足够的时间谈论他们的咖啡约会,那么就没有’t much lost.
In my experience, I have found 那 it actually hurts a guy’s chances with a girl if he spends 太多了 on her during the first date. I think this is due to the fact 那 spending 太多了 doesn’t make you seem like as much of a challenge 那 she has to overcome. So, my advice is to go somewhere very casual (not trashy), reasonably priced, and most of all fun!
按计划:我’我从来没有做过刻板印象“dinner and a movie”第一次约会。如果我要与一个我想认识的人共度时光,那么看电影就是浪费时间,因为你不知道’完全无法互动。晚餐的初次约会可能会很尴尬,因为您对价格范围太过偏执,难以忍受,应该由谁付款,保持对话朝着正确的方向等等。实际上,我想我只是描述了一次采访……我一直首选休闲或娱乐类型的早期约会。午餐,迷你高尔夫,棒球比赛,游乐园等。如果您有共同的朋友,团体约会也很有趣。您可以在一起,相互交流,彼此了解,而不会感到“面试”,也不必成为整个时间的关注中心。
付款时:我对无法与我花大笔钱的人感到不自在。如果我的约会坚持要我付钱,我不会为冰淇淋蛋筒或适度的午餐而战,但是如果我至少不能为一个100美元的夜晚捐款,除非我能接下一个这样的常规东西,否则我会感到很糟糕。我不喜欢我“欠”他们一些东西的隐含期望,但是更糟糕的是,我不倾向于与那些一贯拒绝让我为自己做的事情如薪水,开门或开车的人相处等等。当它不被迫下咽时,侠义就很好了……那只是令人毛骨悚然。即如果我因为您的手已满而我的手未打开而试图为您打开一扇门,请不要对我大喊大叫,以免违反规定。
哪里’你过我一生吗…
@Abby:你听起来像是个有道理的女人。一些年轻女性具有这种应有的感觉,就像男人应该为一切支付费用,因为女性必须为自己的化妆和衣服付出很多。
Personally, for any meeting, I think 那 the person who did the inviting should pay. I wouldn’除非被邀请时对我有所提及,否则不要期望被邀请参加。
我认为这完全取决于您能负担得起的钱。虽然没有人应该在第一次约会上花费数千美元,但如果您每年赚取150,000美元,则每年赚取40,000美元,这有点不同。
@ Jessee-我认为这与您维持的生活方式息息相关。
If your goal is finding a person you will continue wanting to do things with, you should pick things 那 you enjoy doing 那 are within your personal spending tolerances. If you are the type of person who enjoys expensive dining, then a compatible person should as well. If you expect to never do 那 again, a nice dinner first date seems like a waste.
Discretionary spending is not an equal % of salary for everyone. There is nothing wrong with someone making 40k spending more a year on entertainment than someone making 150k. Maybe the 150ker is saving for something in particular like a house or visiting family 那 lives overseas and the 40ker has minimal expenses.
I said $ 75-100. Even an afternoon in a museum or zoo and dinner/lunch would easily cost this in NY so I realize this might be alot but 那’这就是约会的花费。