I typically pay on the first date unless she makes a point of paying, which I don't expect her to do. I'm not sure what why reasoning is, it just seems right. As long as I get a sincere thank you I'm happy, the lack of that is a much better way to root out a 'scummy' girl.
From there on out I don't really think about it, split or not if we date long enough it'll even itself out typically. One thing I don't appreciate is the 'I'll pay for this since you got dinner last time' move when dinner last time was 4 courses and dinner this time is an $8 burger. Go ahead and pay, I appreciate that, but don't make it out to be some balancing of payments move.
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