First Dates contestant accused of ’emasculating’ her date by not letting him pay the bill

It's a fairly awkward moment - especially on first dates.

When the bill comes at the end of the night, and then there's the awkward 'who pays?' shuffle. Do you pay the bill? Do you let the other person pay for it all? What about splitting the bill? Well, one of the contestants on First Dates UK have managed to kickstart the debate (once again) on social media after their episode aired this week. Parliamentary researcher Cecilia and her date, Viv, reached the awkward standoff during their dinner when the 23-year-old reached for her card. Cecilia tried to insist that she pay, or at least that they split the tab, but Viv continued to beg her to let him "be a gentleman" and pay the lot. Leaving poor waitress Laura Tott looking very uncomfortable between the two of them. Cecilia tried again, saying:

“Give me one rational reason why you should. There’s no rational reason why a woman shouldn’t pay."

Viv, meanwhile, told her to "shut up for once" as he continued to beg her to let him pay. It eventually came to an end when Cecilia told Laura to split the bill - giving Viv no shot at changing her mind. The debated ended up dividing social media users, many of whom supported Cecilia. https://twitter.com/Ellierose321/status/991789602540277760 https://twitter.com/miruscma/status/991794744668884992 https://twitter.com/Jos21Bell/status/991794673915133952 Other people, however, felt that she had emasculated Viv by refusing to allow him to pay the full tab. https://twitter.com/mariemurphy74/status/991795004753498113 https://twitter.com/TroglodyteDisco/status/992063822792986624 https://twitter.com/JennyPennySays/status/991805994794659840