She has always and will always have me open the car door for her, she receives flowers, both hand picked and bought, regularly. no, it’d not dead… and by your vague descriptions of what entails a nice date… my bride to be
had at least several while we got to know each other (ante-sex) and sorted out whether we were compatible as for lifestyle and our vision of what constitutes a healthy partnership. My deal about that is that i like to have a nice time w/o watching my wallet all the time. ( I spend too easily.) So when i am “dating” I spend my money and dont look back. Now that we are gonna be hitched, she will become privvy to the outlay involved in living the lifestyle she herself cannot afford. I like to cook, and to be a homebody at LEAST half the time. I think it’ll work out alright. She hasnt been short-shrifted and I dont feel taken advantage of.
I don’t hide my wallet or anything else for that matter. (She’s a PI and would find out whatever she wanted about me if she cared to look… its usually easier to just ask since my book is readily opened)
Someone earlier mentioned we are not really terribly evolved, and I agree ( I dont grunt like Tim the tool man and have agreed to let her shave my back… )