Times have sure changed. When I dated my wife, I never expected her to pay. I always figured it was usually me who asked her to go out (except for a Sadie Hawkins Day dance or a dance recital she was in or something like that) and so I should pay (we dated for three years before we married and we've been married 43+ years).

I guess I can't honestly say I ever remember her paying for a date. I suppose if sometime she'd said, "Let me get this," I might have said okay ... but I certainly never expected that. I guess I'm just old fashioned, but then, I still typically hold doors for her and open the car door for her.

There's certainly nothing wrong with the lady paying or anything like that. I guess I just never expected her to.