Your most controversial view?

I should be doing work

Nope your "reasoning" only confirmed you didn't have a logical answer. As you believe women should be pain less on the assumption that all women don't pay their fair share (or more) for dates or relationships. That's ridiculous. Your silly policy would treat many women unfairly, myself including as I paid for everything in my last relationship. Also how on earth can society move on and stop expecting men to pay for things if you are giving them more money? Again not logical.

Edit: And that isn't even including same sex relationships.

So it turns out you're delusional as well? Funny how you're sounding a lot like the MRA's with the 'Not all of us are like that' defense.

Meanwhile, in the real world you have surveys which show most people expect men to not only pay for dates but a whole array of additional expenses. http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/featured-articles/who-pays-first-date-gender-roles-couples/

Then you have idiots like this:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/emmajohnson/2014/10/02/men-should-pay-on-first-dates-and-that-does-not-undermine-feminism/

http://www.bustle.com/articles/22935-can-you-be-a-feminist-and-still-expect-guys-to-pay

And your last point is complete nonsense too considering there has been progress in the way of income disparities within the past few decades but expectations for men to pay are still the same. You're going to have to try a lot harder than this to convince me.

As for your same sex question, from what I've heard many gay couples either split bills or take alternated turns. Maybe due to the expectations we discussed earlier not being present to the same degree?

You seem to have completely ignored the fact it would punish people completely innocent of this assumption of yours.

You also completely ignored the fact it would impact of females in same sex relationships, who would both be paid less than their male counterparts purely because they are women.

If you don't want to pay for everything in a relationship I suggest you stop doing so instead of punishing all women because you're bitter that your ex was a bit of a princess, okay? Great.

In my view if the state is paying to essentially help raise your child, then it kind of does have a "right" to have a say as the tax payer is like a third parent in some situations. I disagree with the last part of your argument. It's not "dicounting" life. I'll put it to you this way. Lets say a woman is pregant during a drought in a country with a low quality of life. Would you advise her to abort the child, for it to not be bought up into a world of suffering due to its unfortuante circumstances that it could not control or would you let it be born as all life is "holy" and deserves equality? I know the first option is the most ostensible.

Hang on now, does raising a child not cost money anymore? When did that happen... Last I checked raising a child is actually one of the most costly things a couple can decide to do. Google "average cost raising a child UK" and tell me the figures you see aren't staggering.

Please. Tell me how you plan to raise your child solely on "human compassion", on the streets in a cardboard box?

I'm not saying it doesn't cost money. But have you googled "average cost of raising a child in India"? Some great people come from impoverished and disadvantaged backgrounds. You can't look at someone's salary and decide whether or not you think it's appropriate that they should bear children. What sort of human does that make you? Caring and loving your child is miles more important than feeding it caviar, I mean, look at these rich kids who can't cope with the real world once they have to live life outside of daddy's wallet. Sometimes, coming from a bad background can propel you forwards in life.

i don't believe that we should treat the armed service personnel as some holy grail over other professions.

Child benefit should be scrapped. If you can't afford them; don't have them.

If you have them when you can't afford to support them then you are committing a form of child abuse and authorities should intervene.

I don't believe that we should treat the armed service personnel as some holy grail over other professions.

Child benefit should be scrapped. If you can't afford them; don't have them.

If you have them when you can't afford to support them then you are committing a form of child abuse and authorities should intervene.

But what happens if you lose your job, become disabled, etc?

become a widow,

Not the state's responsibility. Get life insurance/Spouse pension.

How harsh. Not everyone can get life insurance.

I believe that all foetuses should be screened for genetic diseases and aborted if a positive result is found.

I believe that all foetuses should be screened for genetic diseases and aborted if a positive result is found.