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Who should pay for the first date? The majority says it’s the guy’s responsibility. A survey released this month found that about 77 percent of people in heterosexual relationships believe men should settle the bill on the first date. The survey was put together by US financial website NerdWallet. The site polled roughly 1,000 Americans who had been dating their partners for six months or more. 第一次约会该由谁买单？多数人认为这是男士的责任。本月初，美国财经网站NerdWallet公布了一项针对近1000名交往6个月及以上情侣的调查结果。数据显示，77%（异性恋）受访者认为应该由男士来买单。 The financial chivalry began when, in the past, women had no access to employment and therefore couldn’t fend themselves financially. But nowadays, more and more women have become the breadwinners. According to The Atlantic, between 1960 and 2011 in the US, the proportion of two-parent US households in which the mother earned all or most of the income roughly quadrupled. 过去，这种勇于付款的“骑士精神”是因为女性没有工作，不能经济独立。但现如今，越来越多的女性都成为养家糊口的主力军，据美国《大西洋月刊》报道，从1960年到2011年，美国双亲家庭中母亲是家中主要或全部经济来源的家庭所占比例几乎翻了两番。 So why, amid economic changes and gender equity advancements, are men still expected to pay for the bill? | 
