The Insecurity Trap: How Financial Expectations Are Poisoning Modern Dating A recent letter to Slate's advice column highlights a pervasive issue in modern relationships.
A financially stable woman shared her frustration with insecure men on dating apps and in person.
Her ex boyfriend's reaction to her buying breakfast – snapping at her for not expecting him to pay, while making it clear he was anxious about his own financial situation – is a symptom of a larger problem.