“Splitting the bill on dates should be mandatory, not optional”
Agree
- Sets equal partnership from start
- Removes transactional feeling from dating
- Both people benefit from date
- Financial equality matters in relationships
Disagree
- Treating someone is nice gesture
- Taking turns paying works fine
- Some prefer traditional courtship dynamics
- Flexibility beats rigid rules
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