Men invest money preparing for dates too so you're still down by 1. How can a man be a hunter and provider in a system where a woman has the ability to make more than him. You're being obtuse and hiding behind archaic language and convenience. My current girlfriend proved that she deserved to have later dates paid for by paying for her own food the first date. That's how I knew she wasn't after a free meal and that she was actually serious. Our first date was impromptu as we had just met earlier that day...a few hours before to be exact. So we invested the same amount of everything. People don't shack up these days because a man can kill a fukking mammoth. They do it because they know the person they're with can actually add the other half to their half. If you're living in the past that's cool but economics and education have changed and relationship dynamics along with it.They invest the same thing you do: time and money, even if the guy pays for the date. We spend $$ getting ready for dates you know lol. Women don't need to get back in the kitchen for a man to still be a hunter and provider. So a woman who is your equal doesn't deserve to be treated well and have a date paid for??
If I asked her out I'm paying.
