Splitting the bill on dates should always be mandatory
This hill is unclaimed. Nobody is willing to die on it. Yet. First blood pending.
- Pay, and you hold it.
- Anyone can dethrone you for more.
- Every claim stays on the record.
No claims on the record.
The other side
The person who picks the restaurant sets the price, and covering it was how hosts kept an expensive choice from landing on a guest's budget. That logic still holds. A wine bar chosen by the higher earner can cost the other person a week of groceries. Mandatory splitting also drags a calculator into the first hour of meeting someone.
Tell me when this hill changes hands.
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Adjacent hills to die on
Looks matter more than personality
You are morally obligated to leave once love fades
Lifelong monogamy is the only legitimate relationship model
Infidelity is an automatic dealbreaker, no exceptions
Wanting kids is a legitimate dealbreaker in relationships
Staying friends with an ex is almost always a mistake
More relationships hills, all of them, or find one worth $1 of your convictions.