I'm telling you how you come off and what many women will assume about you. Again, someone who is use to respect doesn't need to forgo common courtesy to get it.
I never had a dude ask to go out and then tell me that I need to pay for my own. Even my friends and I will pay for each other's lunch.
I would consider dating a dude trying to split the bill a downgrade. Not even from a money prospective but from a general life style protective. I am more than happy to pay for things when I am out and my friends/dates do the same. Mutual respect/contribution is common practice and if someone has to demand something that is usual and freely given that tells me he 1. does not experience that on the regular 2. probably makes bad dating decisions 3. he gets used frequently which means he 3a. Probably has a shytty personality and/or 3b. is a pushover
You are telling on yourself with that attitude whether you know it or not and a quality women is probably going to be turned off.
You should go on free or cheap dates if the money is an issue or you are worried about being used. But again, do you breh.
All lies and awful assumptions, try again. Also you never met me, someone who is unique and not like anyone you ever met in your life

Please don't categorize me with those scoundrels and bum nikkas you may date, no offense.
To address your points as follows:
1.As I said before women have offered me things and I usually turn it down. It's not about her paying for me but paying for her own meal and us using the date as an opportunity to get to know each other. I can buy my own things but the problem is in most cases their is not mutual contribution and they expect me the man to pay for everything and they don't have shyt to contribute. I have had women make offers to me, even when I was in high school some chick offered me a ticket to go to the scream tour with her, I think it was with mindless behavior or diggy or something but I declined cause I wasn't feeling her due to her heavy christian vibe and I don't know, just never wanted a women hanging that kind of thing over my head. If I was close with her like that or feeling her then I would have took the ticket but I have to be close with a woman before I accept and expect her to contribute but her paying for her food on the date is to see if she can put some money on the table to begin with. Metaphorically, if I buy the table she has to be able to put the food on it, shyt otherwise I'm better off alone. Now I will contribute by paying for the tax and if I establish a strong relationship with the women then I have no issue with mutual contribution as you put it but I want to see she has something to contribute too. I don't experience mutual contribution and most men don't.
2.I have and not letting the women pay for her own meal is one of those bad decisions
3.Nah never been used, though a few women have tried it. Luckily I caught on and threw those women off a cliff so to speak and curved them. This is why I want women I date to pay for their meal so that I know they are genuinely interested me and are not in it for a free meal. If they really like me they will have no issue paying for their meal as we get to know each other in the beginning. I'm not opposed to buying gifts but that's something you buy once you feel comfortable with the person.
My questions to you are
How am I telling on myself?
Also If you're more then happy to pay for things when out with friends then why not pay for your own meal on the date since you're happy to do so? Isn't it about the connection or you just want to stuff your face
