I was happy to see the advice "don't use a coupon for food or services..." One time on a first date my companion used a coupon for the movie theatre we were attending. I thought I was being silly but it bothered me...like I wasn't worth the full price of a movie? I wouldn't have minded if we had been already dating, even for a short time, but on a first date it just felt cheap. It would have been better if he had told me in advance, like "by the way I have a free pass to this theatre - would you be interested in seeing a movie?" He didn't turn out to be a cheap person but it still wasn't a good beginning!
I was happy to see the advice "don't use a coupon for food or services..." One time on a first date my companion used a coupon for the movie theatre we were attending. I thought I was being silly but it bothered me...like I wasn't worth the full price of a movie? I wouldn't have minded if we had been already dating, even for a short time, but on a first date it just felt cheap. It would have been better if he had told me in advance, like "by the way I have a free pass to this theatre - would you be interested in seeing a movie?" He didn't turn out to be a cheap person but it still wasn't a good beginning!