"I know I said dates, so how did that equate to everything?"

It's about effort. Your position is that you will never contibute a dime to dating.

You won't pay the tip at the restaurant

You won't buy drinks afterwards

You won't buy popcorn at the movies

You won't pay for popcorn

You won't pay for parking

You won't pay for your own coat check at the night club.

Nothing. You'll contribute nothing while dating. Who is being petty? Why would anyone want to date someone like that, let alone marry them?

Unless you've been married and raised children, you really don't have any experience with raising a family. I think it's a little like womansplaining for you to presume to tell me how I am to provide for my family. I've done it, you haven't.