I've heard this from a lot of men before, particularly MGTOWs and Red Pillers but just also everyday men who aren't associated with these groups. They say that you always end up paying for women in one way or another. Whether that be paying directly for sex workers, paying for meals and drinks when dating a woman, paying in a marriage, paying years of your life building up status/career to attract women into your life, paying years of money and effort in the gym in the hopes that a woman might be attracted to your body etc.

They say that the only guys who don't pay are the super rare genetically gifted guys who can use purely their natural looks to attract women, which accounts for probably less than 1% of all men. The other 99% will have to pay.

Do you agree with this? Do all men end up paying for women? Either directly, indirectly or through some sort of opportunity cost.