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The problem with your argument is that it reduces relationships to a financial transaction while pretending to defend romance. A healthy relationship is not a prostitution contract, but neither should it be an arrangement where one partner expects the other to carry every financial responsibility. Both people bring something to the table: money, care, emotional support, domestic work, sacrifice and commitment. However, we should also stop pretending that financial expectations in Nigerian relationships emerged in a vacuum. Economic inequality, cultural expectations and gender roles have shaped how men and women approach dating. The solution is not to insult women or shame men, but to have honest conversations about reciprocity, responsibility and what each person expects from a relationship. Love is not prostitution, but neither is love an excuse for financial irresponsibility.