Navigating Modern Courtship: The Significance of Men Taking the Lead

In the realm of modern dating, the winds of change have swept away many traditional gender roles and expectations. The shift towards equality and shared responsibilities has led to a reevaluation of various aspects of relationships, including the question of who should foot the bill on dates.

However, there’s an alternative perspective that suggests men taking the lead in paying for dates isn’t solely about equality, but rather about honor, chivalry, and demonstrating a desire to provide and protect their partners.

Yesterday I posed the question on social media of “should men pay for dates, social activities and courtship things during the courtship phase of relationship” and there was a vast array of different views on the topic.

Some people professed that if a woman expects a man to pay for everything that it is a sign of childishness and low conscious thinking, while others said that the most important thing was equality and by going Dutch on dates and events was a sign of equality and valuing each other and other’s said that it was the gentlemanly thing to do and the only way it should be.

Some of my favorite comments from this POV inquiry were:

“If a man wants to create masculine polarity with the feminine, I’d suggest he…