The Golden Rule of paying on a date is this: always offer to contribute, but be willing to take no for an answer. Even if you asked your date out, even if you are a powerful woman with an extremely high salary, and even if you want to pay, its OK to let you date cover a bill no matter their gender.

Who should pay the bill on first date?

It starts, before you even leave for the date, with your expectations. Men should expect to pay for the whole thing, while women should expect to pay for their half of the bill. Men, when you offer to pay — yes, youre going to offer to pay, at least at first — dont make a big show of it.