Who pays?

[Tony-NJ]

in this relationship - so I guess we both pay.

 

[snoopy]

DH usually pays, and always calculates the tip. I'm mathematically impaired.

 

[Kermit]

DH usually pays, unless it's cheap and I have enough cash and he doesn't. But most of the time we use a card, and he does it. It's funny to me that he's okay with me getting the money out. My dad has my mom pass him money under the table when he's low on cash. It's not like they're old-fashioned--my mom makes most of the household decisions since my dad travels a lot and isn't always home when something important needs to be done--but he cannot bear the thought of someone seeing her put the money on the table.

 

[shep]

DW

 

[Poohbear123]

DH does.....I like Jason's idea though.

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

like some of the others have said, its all coming from the same pot, so its usually whoever has the right change on them

 

[Minnesota!]

99% of the time I do. I am in charge of the checkbook. DH just contributes the money Honestly, I think that in my experiences, women are better with finances, and DH agrees, I believe, so he leaves it up to me.

 

[TigerBear]

Browneyes, why does your SO always leave early?

 

[Helopoh]

DH almost never has cash on hand so he uses the CC to pay and I put the tip on the table in cash.. I don't know how alot of places give the wait staff the tip if it is calculated on the CC so we leave cash so we know who served us get the tip.

 

[hercamore]

DH likes to take care of the bill/tip. (not a problem here to let him, LOL)

On rare occasions when we need a check to cover the bill, I write it and give it to him to pay. I am usually carrying the checkbook.

Herc.

 

[Claudia1]

Several years ago on Mother's Day, we ate out with a group of friends after church. We all had toddlers & little ones and it was a particularly trying meal.

Well, we women all found ourselves at the cash register, ready to check out and I remarked that we would have a much calmer Mother's Day if we scurried out the back door. One of my friends had her car keys are we half-hearted joked about disappearing. We didn't go but it was tempting......

(BTW, our DH's were doing all they could to make our day happy by doing clean-up duty after the meal. Not easy with a bunch of young ones, ready for naps!)