This is the case in a very patriarchal society. On this island where I am, it is hard to find my equal especially that I'm earning the city rate or higher than most regular men here (but only on this island lol). And most of them live paycheck to paycheck and have no savings at all. That can cause a lot of insecurities imho. I once dated someone from this region and I ended sugarmama-hing him lol and I don't want that to happen again...*bad choices. So yeah, this is my reality, at least for now...