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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Where did the concept of men being expected to pay for dates originate from? Why is it still somewhat expected today?
gpt
Women weren't allowed to have jobs. A man would have to pay for the woman's meal if taking her on a romantic date because she couldn't pay for it, and because the man had to prove to the woman that he could financially support her, since if they got married he would have to work and she wouldn't. Even though our society has changed to make women able to work, the idea that the man should pay for the date is still kept by many people who like traditional gender roles.