On The Unspoken Rules of Chivalry
BILLY PAYS THE BILLS, DUH.
So, a while back, a friend of mine posted that meme where a girl offers to pick up the cheque in a date, and the guy, who is a respecter of persons (and cheap, like me), lets her. The girl sulks in response because, obviously, she was stupid enough to pass up free food. Pretty harmless, right?
Then my friend went ahead and lit the fuse by captioning it: Who raised you?
The worst place to kick a guy, besides his balls (he can go into shock, I don't know why y'all usually find that funny unless it's in self-defence), is aiming it at his mother.
According to her ensuring status update, her phone was soon crawling with counter-responses from, I'm guessing, the rest of the male species. She promised that we would all gather for a showdown in a WhatsApp group later that night.
Yeah, that never happened.
Everyone has their opinion on this one, and all opinions are valid (even if their proprietors are currently single and undesirable). There is no one way of doing it.
Why you ask? Because people are just about as different as East is to West, as Heaven is to Hell, and as Beyonce is to Msupa S. You'll come across a guy that believes paying is his sworn birthright dating a girl who insists on splitting the bill. A girl who is as traditional as they come dating a guy who wants a joint bank account because: "Mama Sylvia unafanya kazi na mimi nafanya kazi. Hakuna pesa ya mtu kwa hii nyumba." Life has all these dynamics that make sure no one type of person exists because natural selection needs a buffet to choose from. Or maybe life is just a sadistic asshole who just likes watching people fight, I don't know.
These are the kinds of things that you need to know about someone who you're in a relationship with, platonic or otherwise. Then you can decide whether you're comfortable with their perception of things, or you'd rather wait for the next bus. You can also always compromise your stand if it's not that much of a big deal. No one will ever know. (Mark Zuckerberg sighs in exasperation because: WhatsApp receipts)
So, the next time someone asks you who's supposed to pick up the cheque, ask them if they're trying to ask you out. Then say yes, they should pick up the cheque, not because you're a girl and they're a guy, or you're broke and they've got more Helb money than you do (because you'll sound cheap, like me). Just say you like free food. And you kinda like them too, at least enough to eat their money.
Which brings me to the last point in today's class discussion: Nani ako na charger ya pin ndogo?
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