[PJ]

If it's someone new, I almost always start out with a coffee date. From there I can gauge whether or not a second date would be feasible. If it's someone I think I'd want to continue seeing after the first date, I always pay. Just my personal philosophy -- if I like her enough to want another date, then that means there's enough that interests me that's worth paying for dinner. If the matter of $50 is enough to make me second guess taking her out for that second date, then I probably don't like her enough anyway. YMMV