In a way I see why she lets the men pay for her
Around where I live, for the most part, kids are brought up to believe that the man pays for all dates when going out. The woman, in turn, cooks nice dinners, buys loads of little gifts for the man and keeps his life running smothly. Most men (again, around here) cringe when the woman tries to pay because they start feeling like they aren't being a good provider. But it ends up being pretty much financially even.

My first husband and I had a good arrangement. He paid all the bills while I paid for all the unnecessary things like dinners, movies, electronic gadgets, his hobbies, his work tools, etc. But of course, I had to give the money to him so he could be the one to physically pay and not look like less of a man in front of the till monkey.

I have experimented with paying half or picking up the bill on dates. Sometimes with success, usually not so much so. I think you just have to be aware of what is normal in your region and go with it.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Fri 24 Oct 2008, 15:33, Reply)