Exactly, these women are 'equal' and 'grown, independent women'. Let them handle their own financial responsibilities like you said. Just like the recent situation with Malik, most women don't hit you up until they conveniently need a favor. They are gone for months, but a few days before they need something before you they 'pop up' and are extra friendly, buttering you up until the request comes in. Oh hey sweety, how have you been? It's been such a long time. I just wanted to catch up with you... bla bla bla... How have those ladies been treating you? Oh wow, that's a shame, you're any woman's dream. I got a quick question for you. Can you do me a favor?" If a woman asks you for a favor, let's be real, she's most likely highly interested in some other guy and messing with him. I don't know why this is, but just about every situation in which a guy was paying for his girl's school, she was cheating on him... You know the QUICKEST way to get your car wrecked or to have some other negro in it? That's right, loan it to a woman and let her drive it around. And those women you do a favor for? Be assured you won't be able to find her for a long time and she'll be avoiding you for the longest hoping you forget her not paying you back... and if you don't look like the type that would want to be paid back, she'll only hit you up sporadically for more favors. Being the 'favor buddy' of a woman is an absolute no-no. Co-signing for a female is definitely a no-no.
Man this is why this isn't 'common sense'. You would think you do a favor for someone and they appreciate it and would be willing to return the favor. With women, it doesn't work that way. You do a favor for them and they are more likely to return it with the cold shoulder or dismissive or even snake-like behavior.
Let's be real here. A lot of these women are cordial and half-way friendly with a bunch of dudes who they never really seem to be consistent with and then hit them out of the blue when they need something, aka favor buddy. In the meanwhile, they are spending all of that quality time with the men they actually desire. If she was really down to be your friend, she would have spent tons of time with you consistently without asking for favors.