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During a recent dinner at a cozy bar in Manhattan, I was confronted with an age-old question about gender norms. Over bowls of ramen and sips of gin cocktails, my date and I got into a debate: Who should pay for dates? My date, a 27-year-old woman I matched with on Hinge, said gender equality doesn’t mean men and women should pay the same when they go out. Women, she said, earn less than men in the workplace, spend more time getting ready for outings and pay more for reproductive care. Wh...