Mercy: I don't believe in sex before marriage. That's my standards.
John: Fair enough. Then I don't believe in financial responsibility before marriage.
Mercy: That's not the same thing.
John: It is, you are preserving intimacy.
I'm reserving provision.
Mercy: A real man should still take care of his woman.
John: A real man commitment unlock real benefits, not sponsorship.
Mercy: So you'll just do nothing?
John: I will invest where there's agreement, not conditions that only favor you.
Mercy: So what the point of dating then?
John: To build towards marriage, not to simulate for free. No access before marriage? Then no responsibility before marriage either.
Men who are not yet married, adopt John's mindset and you will not suffer in dating.