My boyfriend makes $30,000 more, but we split every bill. Shouldn’t I be ‘treated like a lady’? @WashingtonPost

My boyfriend makes $30,000 more, but we split every bill. Shouldn’t I be ‘treated like a lady’? @WashingtonPost

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

My boyfriend makes $30,000 more than I do, but we still split everything. Is it too much to ask to be “treated like a lady” and have him pay for dinners and vacations?

Advice columnist Carolyn Hax weighs in.

My boyfriend makes $30,000 more, but we split every bill. Shouldn’t I be ‘treated like a lady’?

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My boyfriend makes $30,000 more, but we split every bill. Shouldn’t I be ‘treated like a lady’?