ooh $20 . where did you go McDonalds? big deal. find a guy who isn't broke

Run fast, don't look back.

Not only is that not really expensive, but you should learn things about the person you're dating for example do they use food stamps that's a pretty basic thing to know. If they do need food stamps then that probably can't afford to go out to dinner. Basic information about a person you are in an intimate relation with.....

cheap

come on us males make some mistakes! give us a chance for once!!

whoa 20 dollers not alot of money so just chill

He sounds like a keeper...

I think people have missed the point here. It's nothing to do with equality. Personally (I'm female) I always pay my own way on a date, unless it's for something really special that they've taken time over and therefore it would be insulting to offer to pay half. I never expect a guy to pay (though I do find it sweet of them to offer, and would hope they also find it nice that I'm not with them for stuff.) The OP is upset because a) her date seems to have no sense of embarassment. Attempting to use foodstamps to pay, and then not having any money and probably making a bit of a scene of it would be redface time for most people. If you cannot afford to eat out , most people don't do so. Spending above your income shows a worrying lack of a grasp on reality. b) However you slice it, she ended up paying for the whole date. Not half of it (which would be fair and equitable especially if he is hard up) but the whole thing. It doesn't matter that it was only $20 it is indicative of how he views it as acceptable to treat the early stages of a relationship. Hopefully she'll stop seeing him. c) Let's stop pretending to be holier-than-thou and admit it. Someone who lives on the poverty line or below isn't someone who we generally see ourselves dating if you're not in similar circumstances. They generally tend to be undereducated, and foodstamps would indicate that he might have a family already who he needs to support. It doesn't make her a greedy bitch. It just means that they might from the outset already have very different places that they're heading to in life

it's a ******* tab for $20.. >.> if you didn't have a good time, he obviously wasn't worth the $20, and you need to move on.

I don't see how this is a big FML. I just don't.