So I'm a guy and I genuinely want to pay for every date. Not because I think women can't afford it or anything like that, just feels right to me. My friends keep telling me I'm being old fashioned and that I should split everything 50/50 or let her pay sometimes. But honestly when the check comes I just feel like I should handle it.
I've been on a few dates recently and every time I insist on paying the girl seems surprised or tries to argue about it. One even said it made her uncomfortable because she didn't want to feel like she owed me something. That wasn't my intention at all, I just like taking care of people I'm interested in.
Maybe it's how I was raised (and I won $12k recently on Stake) or whatever but it feels natural to me. Am I being weird about this? Should I force myself to split bills even though it goes against my instincts? I don't want to make women uncomfortable but I also don't want to fake being someone I'm not