The Average Date Costs $180

Being in the dating world can be expensive. You've got tons of things to consider from grooming yourself and to the actual date itself.

The Daily Mail reports on a survey, done by Match.com, and found that the average date today costs $180. The biggest cost went towards food/drink and entertainment, but this is how it was broken down:

1. Entertainment/meals/drinks: $98
2. Clothes: $29
3. Getting a haircut/done, and other cosmetics: $18.25
4. Transportation: $14.50
5. a Gift: $9
6. Something to eat at the end of the night: $7.25
7. Contraceptives: $4

Does spending around $180 sound about right? How much is appropriate to spend on a date?

Maybe if we all lowered our standards a bit dating wouldn't be so expensive.