Wednesday, September 10, 2008
9/10
Today in class we discussed men being the ones within a relationship to pay for things. I think that men should pay for things but the woman should pay sometimes. A woman should not expect a man to take on that responsibility all of the time. Men like to be treated sometimes too. I think that it should be equal responsibility. I know within my relationship I pay sometimes. I think that it is healthy for our relationship for him to know that I do not want a sugar daddy. I want someone who can afford to take me out but does not necessarily have to pay all of the time. When you are in a serious relationship I believe that the concept of "who pays" becomes less important.
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i totally agree. In my relationship with my boyfriend we split pretty much everything and sometimes i even pay because i know he has more of a money issue then i do. He's even said to me once, "wow this is the first time i've had a girlfriend and not been completely broke" which made me feel great. I don't think its fair to have guys pay for everything all the time and expect the girls to never contribute financially. Things are expensive these days,so as far as girls paying sometimes, i think its fine.
This topic hits home with me very well. I've been in several serious relationships where this topic has come up. I think this stems from chivalry and how a person is brought up. It's nice being paid for when I would go out with my boyfriend. But for myself I believe that once you are in a relationship you should pay at time or go half with things. Like a simple dinner and movie date, he's paid for dinner but then I paid for the movie. One of my boyfriends liked that I wasn't a high maintenance girl that expected "him" to pay for everything. But I had one boyfriend that would not let me pay for anything because he claimed it just wasn't right. He liked to take care of me and pay for things. In this day and age I think the concept that a guy should pay for everything isn't important is how equal you are in the relationship.
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