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“Absolutely not,” Mark said smoothly, gently sliding his credit card down onto the bill before she could even unzip her purse. He offered her a warm, definitive smile. “A man pays on the first date.”
Sarah didn’t argue. In a dating culture where splitting tabs down to the exact cent via apps had become the norm, Mark’s firm insistence felt refreshing and chivalrous. They said their goodbyes with a sweet kiss on the cheek, and Sarah walked away thinking it was, without a doubt, one of the best first dates she had ever had. She went to sleep that night feeling a rare sense of optimism.