I’m a firm believer that whoever asks someone out on a date, should pay for that date. If you’re a woman and you ask a guy out on a date, then you pay for that date.

It’s 2010. Pay for the date. You asked him out. He didn’t ask you out, so he doesn’t need to pay.

Now I’m sure that there are women reading this right now thinking, “Wait a second. Men are always supposed to pay for the first date.” Yes they are — if they do the asking.

If you’re a man and you ask a woman out — you tell her where to meet you or you tell her where you’re going — then you better for the date. You better pay for the full date.

That does not mean that you pay for dinner and have her leave the tip. That does not mean that you buy the drinks and she pays for dinner.

When you ask someone out, then you had better be prepared to pay for that date. If you can’t afford where you’re taking them, find another place.

Always date within your budget. That’s so important. So many people try to impress someone with a date they cannot afford.

Then when it comes down to the end of the date, the woman is getting her car from the valet and you leave her to pay for it. This guys, is also part of what you should be paying for if you are paying for the date. If you don’t, she will think that you’re cheap for not paying for the whole date.

The bottom line is that when you ask someone out, you are responsible for paying for that date, including all the activities that go on that evening. It’s that simple. It really is.