A man who behaves politely and with respect, even when faced with an unfair situation, is worth a second date.

Most women date in order to find a mate. It is essential that while selecting a mate and a future father for her children, a woman must asses both the genetic potential and the behavioural patterns of any potential mate. (That is what most women do, even if they do not always reason it out consciously.) By expecting the man to pay for her meal, even though she may be more able to afford the cost than he, a woman will be able to observe his true attitude towards her: did he think that paying for her meal entitled him to take liberties with her, or did he treat her with the respect she is looking for in a potential life partner? If he sees her as a piece of 'meat' to be purchased in exchange for food, there is no point in pursuing a long-term relationship with him. Finding this our on the first date, before she falls in love with him, is prudent common sense. A man who behaves politely and with respect, even when faced with an unfair situation, is worth a second date.