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Fine, are you saying that you are not even going to offer to pay the bill when it arrives?
Yes. That's EXACTLY what I'm saying... have you seriously never heard this line of thought before? Really?!
Just say, "hey, I don't mind springing for stuff later on, but first time out I like to keep money out of it. Sets the tone better." Girls respect that, big time, the cool ones at least. Bribing girls and automatic treating is for provider males. It's the category that the girl puts you in. You may not think much of buying lunch, but it will land you in the category of men that buy food, drinks, diamonds, cars, trips big house with white picket fence and in the end the woman runs of to fuck the guy who wouldn't buy her anything on a first date. This is well understood and best not ignored.
Google "buy me a drink?" test.
And "we're talking a lowly grocery store clerk"... you might be. I'm talking about woman, not a job title, and looking at her like a charity case is a totally unhealthy and again, provider male. We learn pickup to develop skills precisely so we don't need to play that crappy game. We provide positive emotions. Let someone else provide materialistic stuff.
Trust me, I'm not alone in this view.