I think the problem is your definition of "pay." If I buy my wife dinner, I'm not paying her! If she buys me dinner, is she paying me? If I buy my parents a birthday gift, am I paying them? If I take a friend out for lunch, am I paying for his friendship? Of course not. There's a big difference between spending money on someone you care about and paying someone as if the relationship is a transaction. Some relationships are transactional. Others are partnerships. Saying "every man pays for a woman" ignores the millions of couples who both work, both contribute and both do nice things for each other simply because they love each other not because someone is owed a return on their investment.
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