23F always splits bills with my bf 22M and some of my friends find it weird

So me 23F and my bf 22M are both in college and get limited pocket money so I always make sure to split bills whenever we go out because I know he doesn’t have some unlimited source of money and even though he refuses, I still make sure to always pay for my half. Unless he’s specifically planning a date or something, for which he pays. Usually we split. Me and my friends were discussing something about dates when one of them mentioned that she could never date a guy who wants to split bills because “a guy always pays”. It felt weird af that my own friends think this way and also because these are grown up adult women who claim to strive for “equality” and then want to treated like this. Princess treatment doesn’t mean getting showered with expensive gifts and dates but rather its about being treated with kindness and care and compassion. Its about making efforts, no matter how small. Or idk I may be wrong. What are your thoughts on this?