If you are in a happy relationship, you won't view spending money as wasting it. You're simply using it to enjoy a certain experience with a person.

Yes, you can split it 50/50, or just have the other person "get the next one". But if you end up paying for most, or all of the dates, you shouldn't really be too bothered with that.

Now don't get me wrong ladies, men shouldn't do this if you're gonna dress like a slob, never use makeup, and be a brat around town. You need to be pretty and enjoyable to be around for a guy to do this all the time.