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Inflation has never been as high as it is now. It seems that life is getting more expensive by the day. Energy costs have risen at an unprecedented rate, while the price increase for food and drinks is also clearly noticeable in the wallet. What do the higher costs of daily life mean for singles who want to date? Dating app happn conducted research among 957 Dutch singles.
Dating with money worries
With prices constantly rising, it is no wonder that singles are also worried about their financial situation. This is also evident from the survey in which 18% of singles say they are worried about dating and their wallet. Although a date does not have to cost money , 13% of singles indicate that they have cancelled a date because they did not have the budget for it.
A fifth of singles indicate that they do not spend money on an average date. For example, they go for a walk together through the city or to the beach. Or they let the other person pay, because the bill does not always have to be split. And that brings us to today’s big question: who pays the bill?
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Who pays?
As the date draws to a close, the moment comes when all singles try to prepare. What do you say when the receipt is placed on the table? Do you assume the other person will pay the bill or do you offer to split it?
The research shows that 55% of men are happy to pay the full bill. Women prefer a different solution, because only 8% of them are willing to pay for the entire date. Women prefer to split the bill compared to men. 30% of women want to split, while only 12% of men want this.
The classic ‘I forgot my wallet’ excuse is surprisingly still quite common today. Of the singles surveyed, 18% have experienced their date not having a wallet on them.
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This is what singles spend
When singles go on a paid date, how much do they spend and how often do they do it? The research shows that the majority of singles (85%) go on a date at least once a month. This is what they spend on a date:
- €1 to €25: 31%
- €25 to €50: 15%
- €50 to €75: 15%
- €75 to €100: 11%
- More than €100: 8%
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Talking about money on a date
Despite the fact that talking about money matters is still a kind of taboo for a part of the Dutch population, it appears that today’s singles find it easier to talk about it. Three quarters of the singles indicate that they find it very normal to talk about money in everyday life.
In general, today’s singles are open to money matters and they also talk about it easily on a date. It is just like any other topic for 64% of singles. But not all singles think the same about it, because a third of the respondents prefer to avoid the subject on a first date.
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