Well I assure you I am a woman (former catsmeow). However, I don't believe in "rules" per se, and I have and DO make tons of effort and happy to do so!
All my boyfriends including current (whom I consider a total catch), feel and have felt like a King, I believe I posted that.
However in order for me to feel happy and comfortable making all the effort I make, I do need for HIM to be making effort too.
Versus testing me, attempting to manipulate me and my feelings through gamesmanship and expecting me to be his maid (cleaning HIS house?, doing HIS laundry?), driving five hours in a snow storm to see him/have sex with him?
Thankfully none of my boyfriends have ever required these things of me. Nor did they even want me to!
In fact even IF I were inclined to want to drive five hours in a blizzard HE wouldn't have allowed it as it's much too dangerous!
However I love to cook and cook for him, for us, often even early in.
I have suggested and planned dates (tickets to a ball game for example) and offered to pay and have paid.
But no I'm not his maid, nor his mom (nor does he want me to be), nor do I have a "martyr" complex that I would risk my life in a snow storm to have sex with him. No matter how much of a catch he is.
That's just plain dumb.
We both should be making effort.
I don't believe in "rules" or keeping score (ugh) and if at times I am making more effort, that's fine. At other times HE will make more.
Its a balance. I like to call it "give and give." Versus give and take.
If you want to call me "high maintenance" or whatever for that so be, I have no issue with that.