Does your date want to pay your bill? Let him--it's the least he can do to make up for the misogyny unleashed on women by his kind

It's actually peanuts in comparison to the things he should actually be paying for, like sexism. Photo Courtesy: YouTube/ ErosNow

You are a strong, independent woman. And you absolutely believe in going Dutch. So, when you are on a date and the waiter gets the cheque, you insist on splitting it. Your date, on the other hand, wants to take care of it solo, just to prove his masculinity, of course. But, your feminist ideals don't allow you to let him spend the moolah and you offer to pay half. Tsk tsk! There, you have yourself a deadlock right there.

Do you know what's the best way to resolve the issue? Well, just let him pay, woman. Before you attack us for being a conformist, hear us out. There are a thousand other ways to show such men that you are a liberated woman--paying for dinner, however, is not one of them. Let it come out from his pocket.

You see, for years men have been undermining women and riding on misogyny to suppress the so-called fairer sex. And it's high time that they pay for it. So, paying for a meal for two is not a big deal--if you think about it. It's actually a very small price to pay for the bad things his kind has been doing to women.

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There's so much gender disparity in this world that it's sickening. Right from gender wage gap to sexual violence directed at women, let's not make any bones about it while saying that women have been suffering for too long, now. And somebody needs to pay for it. So, if you are waiting for the world to magically change and all men to grasp the concept of a fair, neutral world--don't hold your breath. It's going to take a really, really long time.

Meanwhile, they can begin by paying in cash (or card), and we as women, shouldn't create a ruckus about it, all in the name of feminism.

Yes, we understand the logic is quite twisted, but it's actually worth a try. Of course, we by no means, are suggesting that you turn into a gold-digger and make him bleed dry. However, you should be totally fine with him paying the bill. After all, this move also stems from his need to display the fact that he is a man in the relationship, or the equation--whichever your situation is. Why else does the waiter always hands over the bill to the gentleman and not you? Because to provide for a woman is expected out of a man. It regressive and men who do stick by it, need to taste their own medicine. And anyway, whatever you do, will not make him change his patriarchal line of thought.

Hence, just go ahead with it. It's actually peanuts in comparison to the things he should actually be paying for.

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