My boyfriend does not pay for most things...

So I am with this guy, he is very old fashioned. He is all about opening car doors, kissing the hand, very respectful. The problem is when we go out to a cafe or a bar i am always buying my own drinks, and sometimes I end up buying his. I mean when we go out to dinner he always picks up the tab, but thats about it. We go out about twice a week to socialize with out friends and he never pays...

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  • Conyn21

    When he always picks up the tab at dinners i think its not wrong at ALL that you would buy a few of his drinks sometimes..!

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  • randomjelly

    What is left? If he pays for food and you "sometimes" pay for drinks...then he should be the one bitching on IIN!

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  • bleach_baby

    I agree with randomjelly, its nice for both of you to pick up the tab once in a while and other than that you should just pay for your own stuff, I mean unless you are way way poorer than him I dont see why this would be a problem

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  • BoredGuy

    LOL, If he wanted to buy a ho, he wouldn't call her a gf afterwards. Pay your own god damn bills.

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  • 68newman

    Guys, you can go ahead and throw terms around like "equality" and "women's rights" to justify why you don't pay any more, but despite all that, through my years, I have learned that women still want a guy who will show they care, and that includes taking care of them.

    If things were truly equal, there'd be a lot more stay at home dads.

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  • sparrowfeed

    it seems ok.

    it's weird he makes you pay for HIS stuff, though, when he never pays for yours. that would make it 60/40 on your part.. i don't know. there's absolutely nothing wrong with a woman paying for her own stuff, but when you're also paying for his.

    of course, paying is also a form of power, and when you're paying for his things, you're showing a certain amount of power in the relationship. it's not necessarily a negative.

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  • aussiewolf

    why should he have to pay for you? you should both pay for your own stuff. i think you are expecting him to pay because he is "old fashioned". my husband is old fashioned and wants to pay for everything for me but we do this for each other. we love buying each other things, even if it is just a drink. try sharing the bill next time.

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  • combatgal856

    He doesn't have to really pay for you. Being a modern day woman is about not relying 100% on men. He should pay for he's stuff and not take advantage by making you pay for everything. Just pay for what's yours and let him pay for what's hes

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  • killiminati

    So listen, women want to be equal , women can pay for their boyfriends were livin in a new world babe get use to it, but occasionally he should be a gentle men and handle the bill

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  • Zara00

    If he respects you he should pay most of the time. My boyfriend has always been broke till recently. In the beginning when he was "courting" me, he would pay for everything till he had literally zero dollars. Now that he's "got" me, he won't pay for sh*t and I end up paying for him and we fight. He has money now but doesn't respect me enough to spend even a dollar on me. So get out of it now or you will end up being his bitch

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  • 8Serene8

    Hmm. Well maybe you offer to pay too many times? Maybe tell him you are tight on money and have him pay for his own stuff.

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  • chicken471bologna

    I means he is a slease ball

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  • A3504

    I wouldn't mind sharing the bill if we had been together longer, but we just got together and I'm already paying for shit? Plus I'm in school full time, I'm taking 21 hours and don't have time for a job. I'm living off of what I made this past summer. He is not in school and has a full time job.

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  • aprilmercedes

    I think that he should always offer. And MAYBE sometimes you should pay. That's just the way it should be...Whatever happened to chivalry?

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