Guys paying for Girls. Do you agree?

I never expect to be paid for and insist to always go 50/50. It irritates me no end when they try and insist on it or act as if it hurts their pride for me to pay my half. The fact is I wouldn't want him to expect me to pay for him and it shouldn't work the other way round either. Girls who think men should pay have got to get over themselves...gender has no place in deciding how to split a bill.

It's like girls expect us to carry their handbags. It just looks camp and embarrassing.

It is, but on certain occasions such as a boyfriend and girlfriend dating it's still more culturally popular for a man to pay for something, say eating in a restaraunt for example. Unless those stigmas are overcome then things aren't going to change easily.

So in the olden days, men used to pay for women. It was all part of courting a girl. Additionally, women weren't expected to have much money for paying for dinners, drinks, cinema, theatre etc as most didn't work, and when they did, it was in only very low paid jobs.

But now with 'equality' the tables are turned. Women generally have just as much money as men. Well enough to justify a 50:50 split of costs at least. So we've reached an awkward zone where some girls will expect to be paid for still and certain guys will be taken aback and annoyed by this.

My question is Do you guys sometimes feel it is a bit of a competition and if you are dating a considerably attractive, charming girl then theres always the chance that; if you don't pay for her, she'll go and find a boyfriend who will. Cos lets face it;its easier for girl to get a boyfriend than the other way round.

I've seen this mentioned on the thread "do you give your partner petrol money" recently, with some guys saying "I don't ask cos she could really go and find a boyfriend who wouldn't. Its a tight race"

Then be a trailblazer, refuse to pay

I did that once and I got shunned by everyone in the restaraunt when I left lol. Which isn't fair because it's slightly sexist