First dates are a time for chivalry: A study found that 85 percent of young men pick up the tab, which is more than most people expected.
- It might seem old-fashioned, or even inappropriate to pay the bill at first date.
- A study showed that 85 percent of young men pay the bill for their first romantic rendezvous.
- And what’s more, most of their dates expected them to do so
It is possible to be criticized for not paying the bill at your first date.
The study revealed that 88% of men under the age of 25 still pay for initial romantic rendezvous.
And what’s more, most of their dates expected them to do so.
It might seem old-fashioned, or even sexist to pay the first date bill. A study showed that 85 percent of young men pay the bill for their first romantic rendezvous.
The University of North Carolina conducted a survey of 552 college students aged between 20 and 30. The results, in the journal Psychological Reports, found a ‘strictly gendered pattern’ with ‘very little shift from the convention’
The University of North Carolina conducted a survey of 552 college students, male and female, in the teen and twenties.
The results, in the journal Psychological Reports, found a ‘strictly gendered pattern’ with ‘very little shift from the convention’.
‘On a typical traditional date, the man is expected to ask the woman out, make the plans, pay for the expenses,’ the researchers said.
Women were expected to ‘focus on appearance and make conversation’.
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