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Who Pays on a Date? Navigating Finances (and Insecurity) in Your Relationships

Who Pays on a Date? Navigating Finances (and Insecurity) in Your Relationships

Update: 2025-06-06
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Talking about money with your partner can feel awkward, tense or even taboo—but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode, we unpack the most heated financial debates couples face, from splitting the bill on the first date to dealing with income imbalances. Whether you’re just starting out or have been together for years, or even if you're just friends, we share practical tips, our own experiences, and a little research to expand on why this matters and why you gotta be talking about it. We dig into: 

💰 Why is money and dating still such a spicy topic?
💅🏽 Just how much some of us spend getting ready for a date
👩🏽‍❤️‍👨🏽 What about when it comes to treating friends?
🤑 When to start talking finances 

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Who Pays on a Date? Navigating Finances (and Insecurity) in Your Relationships

Who Pays on a Date? Navigating Finances (and Insecurity) in Your Relationships

Sadaf Ahsan & Meaghan Wray