It's exactly what I said. There is no either, or.
There is no reason to lie. If you would lie about something so simple, then you are untrustworthy.
"If you want to live with me, this is what your rent will be." Period. If you do not agree that the rate is fair for the market, then find somewhere else to live.
Is that not the process that people go through when renting a home? Does the person who determines whether or not you move in not tell you what the rent will be? This is not a marriage. You don't get marital benefits when you aren't accepting marital responsibility.
If the concept is still incomprehensible to you, then that's not my issue, it is yours.
Yes, it is good for men that many women do not require much of them outside of compliments and penis. That is nothing to be proud of.