Did I hear right? You’re crazy, right? Actually, nope, this is all true. According to a new study done, if you have a beautiful date, be it man or woman, then said person expects you to pay for the lovely date you two shared.

Participants of the study were first asked to judge how attractive/beautiful they deemed themselves to be. Then they were showed pictures of 12 potential dates and asked who they would pick to pay for dinner.

About half of the men and women were find splitting the check - they had no problem and preferred that. However, here’s where it gets interesting: amongst those who said they were beautiful, they were more prone to saying that their dates should be the ones to pay for dinner; after all, beautiful ones shouldn’t pay for meals, right?

And it turns out some men aren’t as chivalrous as thought to be. If men thought their dates were beautiful, they would buy said dates dinner. However, some narcissistic men wouldn’t mind if their dates paid for dinner. (And I thought men would try to pay for the meals on the first date.)

According to a doctor who helped conduct the study, since attractive people will have more opportunity to meet new people, they can afford to be choosy and not need to pay the bills since they have a better chance of impressing people.

Another interesting tidbit in the study: the more attractive and handsome women found their dates to be, the more they wanted them to pay for the meal. To them, it means it’s going the right direction. As for less attractive people, women didn’t care who paid the bill because they weren’t interesting in having a romantic future with those people.

This is interesting - I wouldn’t mind paying for the bill but you know, women? What about that man who you didn’t think was attractive? If they found you attractive and you picked up the tab, they might think the same way as you. Be careful in what you think!

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