I was in the dating world for a number of years after my now ex-wife and I separated. It was easy to see that we all pay... One way or another, we pay
Some woman might have a different opinion of this but from a guy's point of view, they can have a "first date" every night if they want to. The guy will pay for dinner, drinks and whatever else they do. She doesn't even have to sleep with him but that will usually happen about 50% of the time.
I had a few dates with women insisting on splitting the bill because the guy shouldn't have to pay for everything. That was nice to see. And there were a handful who wanted to at least pay for dinner. The most memorable was someone I found on one of the dating sites. We met at a local steak house. I ordered steak and lobster which was excellent. She grabbed the check before the waiter had it fully on the table. I told her "I got it" but she wanted to pay. We sat in her car talking for a little while afterwards. That turned into making out and a blow job before I got into my car. I drove away thinking "Yeah... I could get used to this". She was a nice person. Not a model but not unattractive. Even though it was a good night, I wasn't feeling it enough to see her again.