Yes. The very first time I went on a date with my now current boyfriend, I offered to split the bill and we had now been into probably 50+ dates and we’re still paying for ourselves or half for shared items. Though we’re not necessarily holding out our calculators for every bill; normally, we’d pay what we can (whoever gets access to their wallets first) and keep the receipt then just divide our actual shares after the date. Besides, we know that we will eventually be sharing more things between us, and it’s a good practice to understand the burden of paying for our bills early on.
But the real reason why I insisted to pay for my part for our very first date (some will argue that the one who initiated the first date must be willing to pay, and he invited me) was because I found our date as a mutual arrangement. He asked me, and I accepted, meaning, I am also interested in seeing him. In my part of the world where guys show interest by asking and paying for a date, it was my own way to show my reciprocation — agreeing and paying for the date, as well. Now, way after our first date, probably some 20+ dates later, he told me that he had always split the bill for the dates, and I was the only girl he offered to pay for. Feeling special, I asked him why he did that, and he told me that it’s because he knew that I’d offer to split the bill.