Basically I think it is a matter of showing mutual respect rather than using money as the opening sentence. You respect your gf. pay for the dinner, discoteque etc. that any macho would do when taking his girl out - pay for the groceries, let her cook and clean (la tradition), don't get overexited when she asks you for money for this and that and evenerything, learn to say no, and basically think about how you would yourself live (relatively speaking) back home, and extrapolate to the living conditions and expenses of the DR - that are substantially lower than Canada, US, UK etc.
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