Women have a new reason why they refuse to split the bill on dates: It all adds up

Women on social media are debating over the “hidden fees” associated with getting prepared for dates.One New York City-based TikTokker explained that she refuses to split the bill on a date because she’s “actually splitting the bill before [she] even gets to the date.”“Regardless of the cost of the check at the end of the date, I am spending money to show up,” Nancy shared.The user explained that as soon as she has a date scheduled, she books a Cycle Bar class ($38), gets her eyebrows done ($38 + $10 tip), gets a manicure ($75 + $10 tip) — and she continued to list the cost of all her beauty and hair products.She continued to say that even if she already did her brows or manicure earlier in the week, it takes her a whole day to get ready: She has to plan her outfit, plan her hair wash schedule, and be mindful about what she eats before the date.“I love garlic knots, I’m not having garlic knots to pregame,” she joked.“Add then a guy is gonna ask you to split the bill on the date when he won’t even split the conversation,” she said.

“I spent all this time and money to get to the date, I am not taking my credit card out once I’m there.”While many people online agreed that a woman shouldn’t split the bill on a first date, they didn’t think that the cost of getting ready was a fair reasoning — and podcast host Kimberly Murstein echoed that.“I’d be offended if a man didn’t offer to pay for the first date, but not specifically because of all the beauty treatments I got,” the Palm Beach and NYC-based creator told the Daily Mail.Murstein — who co-hosts the podcast “Excuse My Grandma,” where she talks about dating with her grandma Gail — said she gets manicures regularly, but does also schedule a mani/pedi right before a date as well as a blowout when she first starts dating someone, which is usually between $60-80 on Glamsquad.“Later on in dating, you start thinking about things like waxing or laser appointments too ...