Spending money for the person you are in a relationship with. Sensible or Wasteful?

[King Belieal]

As I was leaving my house today, my neighbor was berating her younger sister and almost beating her. The young lady had spent $500 to buy her boyfriend a phone. Do you think it is wasteful to spend money on a person that you are dating and you are not married to?

 

[Augusta]

Whether spending money on a partner is sensible or wasteful depends on individuals involved , the individual's financial situation, and the overall relationship dynamics needs to be considered

 

[Fidelia]

You have to spend money for the person that you are dating. And that applies both for male and female. But it shouldn't be at your own detriment.

 

[Springtime]

That depends on the closeness of the relationship, and the financial situation of the persons involved.

 

[Nomad]

It depends on whether the person truly loves you or not and where you are spending your money, I mean on what items.

 

[Augusta]

it is not wasteful to me. it is showing love to your partner. What's love without giving

 

[freelancermaria]

It's normal for people in relationships to spend money on each other. However, problems arise when one person spends all their money on the other and neglects their own needs.

 

[eLdavis]

It depends on where the relationship is going to, personally i believe every reasonable person going into a relationship would be for marriage, so spending on such a person should not be considered as wasteful.

 

[Suba]

Generally, men buy things for their girlfriends, but nowadays, maybe considering the financial condition of their partner, I think it's reasonable as long as I still have idle money, there's nothing wrong with me buying the latest cellphone for my girlfriend.

 

[King Belieal]

I spend reasonably on the person that I am in a relationship with. I don't spend to ruin my finances down but reasonably

 

[Fire&Rain]

Tricky one hey. I would say it really depend on the person you are dating. It works well if its a two way

 

[Augusta]

Just help if you have to help. You don't have to be stingy as a person and a friend to another

 

[Min George]

Tricky one hey. I would say it really depend on the person you are dating. It works well if its a two way

When the spending is symbiotic, it is nothing much to do. But when one person is parasitic, it is very difficult to keep spending for the person you are romantically involved with.

 

[Augusta]

Yes it should not be parasitic. The two need to be in a mutual relationship. Just help one another