Viewers of the youth drama Skeem Saam were appalled by Leshole in last night’s episode (7 July) when he made his date Kgothatso pay half of their bill after inviting her.

Fans think Leshole is just as stingy as his father Big Boy Mabitsela (Charles Maja) and being stingy runs in the family.

Leshole showed viewers how financially savvy he is, and he did not shy away from asking his date to pay 50% of the bill. Men often offer to pay for the whole bill on their first date to impress a woman, but Leshole wasn’t one of those men.

As soon as the bill arrived, he stated that they were going 50/50 with his date leaving her shooketh to the core.

“I’ll pay my half and she will pay her half. I will pay first,” he said. Her date’s eyebrows raised and she asked “Are we splitting the bill,” she asked. Leshole agreed and went on to tell her the balance.

There has been a lot of discussion on social media on Leshole’s plea for the bill to be split, and if there will be another opportunity after the bill is split.

SelloMakole2 “Yes I think he will get other chance he was just using tactics only he didn’t want the Girl to take the advantage of him.”

THIBONOTCH1 commented “Well… for the fact that she seemed to be kind of surprised when Leshole said he was gonna pay half of the bill, l think she might not agree to a second date.”

Ntombi76712506 “After splitting the bill, i doubt there will be a second date. Mara Leshole worked and struggled to get the randelas maybe that’s the reason

Junior072874 commented “He did the correct thing…not letting a women walk all over him…after what she did she lucky he agreed to let her “make it up” to him”

Whalezworldwide commented “Why did he ask to split the bill though ? Would be better not to go the date cos that was embarrassing.”

How Should You Really Be Splitting the Bills With Your Partner?

Talking about finances in a relationship can be tricky—even when you’ve been together a long time, talking about money can make people awkward and defensive. But if you live together and want to build a life together, it comes up—in part because, on a basic level, you’re going to need to figure out how to split the bills with your partner. The answer will come down to how you view your relationship.

“The first question to ask yourself is, ‘Do my partner and I plan to approach our life as a team?’” Priya Malani, co-founder of Stash Wealth, a wealth management company, tells Brides. “Once that question is answered, it’s much easier to decide ‘the best way’ to split bills with your spouse. For most couples who are planning a life together and view themselves as a team, the best way to split bills with their spouse is to not split them at all.”

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