Who pays on a date?

This entry describes who pays on a date as the small money question of the bill, the tickets, or the ride, and what that payment is taken to mean about interest or rank. It notes that a one-time payment is not a marriage agreement, and that an unspoken rule about who always pays is already a fact about the pair.

What this entry does not do

It does not set a custom for who pays, and it does not replace the entry on talking about money before marriage.