you're basically saying any man who wants to spend time with you should pay because he's a man and once he has spent sometime with you, you will then decide if he will get to go on a second date with you based on how much he has impressed you how compatible you two are. if he doesn't pass this test then he doesn't get your money back but he gets your "appreciation". gotta take risks right?...Also, any man who refuses to adhere to these rules is free to do so but will be shamed with terms like "cheap" and be ordered to "be a gentleman and pay" or "he's not a real man" and "will be alone forever"...this is what wanting to be pursued is.
now don't get me wrong, i'm no player-hater. If you got it like that and dudes actually line up to be served the okey-doke, salute to you. But yes, this is a game, and i just refuse to be a contestant.
One last thing, i'm not saying a man should never pay for a woman as a rule. Yes i have paid for women but it was never because they tried to shame me into "being a man and paying" or to be a "gentlemen". As a man, if you pay for a woman not to seem cheap or because "it"s what a man should do", then you're a sucker, pure and simple. A man should pay only if it's because he wants to do something nice for her out of the goodness of his heart (and yes, i actually feel like that sometimes). Not to get sex in return, not for appearances sake, not out of fear he will be shamed.