You, being the male, buy the meal and drinks, certainly, if you want a 2nd date.
Sorry, its the way it works, especially when you are dating middle-aged women who have been around the block already. As the article says - Feminism? Its all bullshyte at that point
Sorry, its just reality, proven by gobs of research and observation on the post-divorce dating scene
Feminism dies when the check comes, its reborn with a vengeance when the lawyers arrive...
There is a word for paying for companionship.