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Health & Fitness

Dating in America .... Let's Change Things

Addresses the question of who pays for a date.

Being single, I often wondered why certain things are implied and how did it get this way?

For example, I see a lot of posts from online dating where women wonder why guys want a model-like body from them when they have the "matured" body themselves. I think the reason is that it is implied that the man should or must pay for everything on a date. Therefore men feel if they have to finance the dating process, they should get what they want. Fair? Well let's take a look. Is it fair for the man to always pay? How long ago was this requirement established? These days women have equal rights in the workplace and men are not the highest paid anymore. So, why not throw the out old 36-24-36 requirement out of the window with the man is expected to pay. Instead let's replace it with the one who makes the most money pays for the dates? Or better yet..... let's take turns.

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