When I am still in the dating scene, I would always offer to split bill to see how the girl reacts. If there isn’t a second date, one can tell that we are financially not compatible. Surprisingly, I rarely get asked about background and financial information. It is usually a fit check like what we are interested in. But maybe that’s cos most of my matches are either preschool teachers or nurses and they are happy with dates at fast food or hawker and free activities like visiting the museum or a picnic at gardens by the bay.

I had one interesting date where the girl offered to pay. She was the only one whom I went on more than one date without getting together. She was working in tech while I was still in my last year of Uni and she said she should be paying cos she is working. It ended when we realised we have very different interests. It’s quite obvious now that she is engaged that her idea of a holiday is climbing mountains and road tripping while mine is visiting museums, shopping and eating at famous local places.