Relationship Goals: Does A Man Need To Pay To Make It An Official Date?

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Relationship Goals: Does A Man Need To Pay To Make It An Official Date?

If we're subscribing to society's gender norms, or even the rule of whoever asked is who pays, would you consider it a date if you have to pay for your own items consumed on said date? Is the view of a man paying for a date antiquated?

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