On a first date like this, should I have paid for the whole meal, or would it have been more appropriate for us to split the bill?

When the woman earns more, how do you keep the respect and emotional balance in the relationship?

When my wife was my girlfriend, she had graduated about a year earlier and earned more than I did, while my new job paid very little and I had only 300 yen in my pocket. We had decided to live together, and we sometimes quarreled about money and purchases because I felt proud and did not want her to spend more on me.

Should I send one gentle message to check in, or would it be better to wait and give her space?

I had been dating a woman I met through an app, and we talked every day before and after meeting for dinner. After that meeting, she stopped replying for about a day, which is unusual for her; I am worried about her and also worried that she may have been disappointed or no longer interested.

Does your girlfriend expect you to text her every day?

I am dating a woman who wants me to message her every day and frequently throughout the day. When work or other responsibilities keep me from replying, we sometimes fight; she has said that not receiving a message makes her feel unsafe and that she wants reassurance that I miss her or think about her.

How can I tell whether leaving is the right choice when I still care about her but feel that my efforts have not made the relationship feel close or mutual?

I have been trying hard to make my girlfriend happy for about a year, including spending money on gifts and activities, but I still feel lonely, shut out of parts of her life, and unsure that she really knows or wants to know me. I am now wondering whether I should leave.