Refusing to pay for a first date is cheap.
John and Wilma are on their first date at a restaurant when John realizes that he doesn't have money to pay.
John wants to get the meal paid for.
John asks the restaurant to put the bill on his tab and gives something personal as collateral.
John asks Wilma to cover the food bill.
John pays for the bill later and keeps Wilma as his girlfriend.
Wilma is disgusted, pays for the food, and never sees John again.