Anwar White argues women shouldn't pay on first dates, framing it as a test of whether a man can afford to invest in the relationship. In a recession, he says, letting him pay shows whether he's actually relationship-ready.
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Deandra said I paid for drinks on a first date.
What does that mean?
Can I come back from this or just drop him because he let me?
Don't just drop him. Drop yourself.
When you're going out on a date, girl, put your wallet underneath the driver's seat. Girl.
You don't even. You don't have a wallet. Girl. You don't even have a credit score. You have nothing.
Girl, don't ever. Don't ever pay for a first date ever.
That is not a flex.
He will respect you less when you do this. You will drop it. There's no coming from this.
You're not coming back from this. Now you're big money.
Now. You are.
You're his investor.
You hear me?
No, ma'. Am. No, ma'. Am. Pam, right? We're not telemarketing. We're not.
Donating.
You know those Santa Clauses that ring the bell for Salvation Army? And you, you give those little coins. That's what you did for this man.
Girl.
In this economy.
You paying for date with this inflation rate.
Girl, you better than.
Okay, don't ever do that again.
Okay?
It is actually very, very important right now to not pay for anything more than ever, because no shade, ladies, I don't know if y' all know this, but we basically in a recession. And you want to know if he's relationship ready or not even in this recession, because a lot of guys, they're not going to want to take you out.
They don't even know if they got a job next week.
So this is part of your evaluation criteria while you're dating these men.
You have to give these men.
Tariffs, just like Trump's giving tariffs.
Girl.
Girl, you gave this man a bailout.
Girl. You gave tax cuts to the rich. Girl.
What are we doing here?
No, ma'. Am.
All right. Do you hear me, ladies? We're living in a new world.