Going Dutch for Dates

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I like going out with my boyfriend. But I also like to share with the expenses whenever he lets me. It is true that during our courtship, he pays for everything always. But as our relationship progresses, I became more active in participating in settling the "bills". For example, this valentine day weekend, we are planning for an out of town trip to Colorado. It is perfect because we don't work on Monday. I volunteered to shoulder our hotel accommodation and the tickets for one of the shows that we are going to see. My boyfriend appreciates the gesture, and I assured him that it is very fine with me. I have a job of my own, and while he is very capable of paying for everything, I don't want to take advantage of it. Plus for me, it is another way of showing him that I value him and his company and I am not in it for what he can get me materially. Some people that I know will frown upon my sharing with the expenses; they believe that the guy should pay for EVERYTHING. That may sit just fine for them, but not for me. And we just left it at that.