On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:43:38 -0500, "J. Clarke"
> wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > ?
>> > "Lenona" > wrote
>> >> http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationshi...entid=27656377
>> >>
>> >> Dear Miss Manners,
>> >> Who should get the check? My question is in regards to the etiquette
>> >> of getting the check at the end of the meal. I was raised that if it
>> >> was not made very clear at the beginning (such as "don't worry we are
>> >> taking you out"), to always make an effort to pay.
>> >
>> >> Gentle Reader,
>> >> Yes, sometimes even parents. The long habit of paying for their
>> >> children often remains; many parents prefer to continue to do so and
>> >> will make sure they win any such polite arguments as you mention. But
>> >> even they will be flattered if you occasionally make a point of
>> >> issuing a clear invitation at which you are the hosts -- at a place
>> >> that you can afford.
>> >
>> > If I invite you as my guest, I pay
>> > If you invite me as your guest, you pay
>> > If friends say "do you want to go out to eat", we split it
>> >
>> > As for paying for (adult) children, it pretty much applies the same way
>> > but can change with their finances. My son always pays though (his
>> > choice) and can easily afford it.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> And if it is a date and he 'lets' you see what he is paying-he wants
>> something more than just dinner.

All normal brained females can see and tally the prices on the menu
when they order... and even when someone places the order they gotta
know that surf n' turf costs more than a burger w/fries.

>If it is a date take it as a given that he wants something more than
>dinner.

Well duh, that's true when a women accepts a date... and it's just as
likely it's the women who expects "something"... if all a women wants
is to eat dinner then she'd go out with her girlfriends. A date with
one man and one woman is by default a prelude to intimacy. Are you
really so naive?