Its your attitude at the end of the day
I think how you are treated has a lot to do with your own confidence and attitude. I spent a couple days with my cousin, who is in his 50's before I left Medellin. He was spreading money around left and right to everyone from hotel reception to street people. I introduced him to a friend of mine who helps me out when I'm in town and he bought her a $700 phone on the first day. Now he's got enough money that all of this is next to meaningless for him. But at the same time, he complains about how he is always the sugar daddy and how he wants a girl to like him for him. My guess is he leads with money due to a lack of confidence on other fronts.
Personally, I'll happily take girls out and spend money on them as long as I'm doing stuff I would have wanted to do anyway or something she suggests that genuinely interests me. I give gifts but small ones that I try to make thoughtful, like a book I think she'll like, or the drink or candy I noticed she loves. I also genuinely enjoy exposing them to new foods and experiences. But once the suggestion games start I. E. "I'd really love that, or wouldn't that look good on me", or the long stories about financial issues start, I'm usually out of there. There are latinas that are happy to follow your lead and have modest needs / desires. The ones who really like you usually find ways to do things for you like cleaning and cooking for you, helping you groom, and making sure you get good deals and information. I've said it before but small financial gestures from Colombianas area a big deal like a girl who pays your metro, buys you a coffee, or shows up with a small gift for you. There are also women who spend heavily on men. I've experienced getting taken out, gifted cologne, and even a phone by a woman interested in me. That is harder to find in Colombia for the simple fact that even most working women with what you'd think are decent jobs are probably barely getting by financially.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2841472]And what would it matter unless she had control of it?[/QUOTE]