I love everything you said, but here's the major flaw in your response which is exactly why I wrote this article, you said "i wouldn't date someone making 30k a year because id have to miss out on so many activities i would love, unless i paid for them continuously which is difficult in the first 2 yrs of a relationship when you're not sure if you're gonna be serious or married yet. " This is a little hilarious to me cause I dated someone for 18 months who made 60k, and I made 3 times that and paid for 80% of what we did. I never had an issue with it cause I loved her. No one seemed to have an issue with this either. But what I always find interesting is when women have to put their money where their mouth is and back up their strong independent empowerment trope. They don't want to oblige. They want to pay for most things if they make the most money. but when the shoes are on the other foot, men are expected to.