Women want to be loved, but they don't want to love.

This is why women expect things from men, even from the first date (like expecting to be paid for). Generally speaking, women can't really love men, at best they can only like them. But even then, she can only like you under the condition that you provide something. Which means you as a man don't actually matter to her, what matters is the resources you provide. And once you stop providing those things she liked you for, she'll just go find another provider.

The sad reality is most women don't actually care about men, they don't care about their hobbies or desires, or feelings simply because these things serve no purpose to women.