27 “The Person Who Earns the Most Should Always Pick Up the Tab”
“There’s this belief that one person (traditionally, the one who earns more) should always pay for every date,” Shutt says. “Once you’re in a more committed relationship, it’s a good idea to start talking about how you want to use your money as a team, and expecting one person to pay for the dates every time usually doesn’t make sense, no matter how much more money they make.”
Instead, she recommends talking about a “date budget,” plus how you might fund it as a team. “It doesn’t sound romantic, but blow-ups over long-term money frustrations are even less romantic.”
