Why not invite him for a date that you plan and host (make him dinner, prepare and map out a special picnic, arrange a car racing lesson, etc.), letting him know that he is your guest this time, and allow him to bask in that luxury? You'll get a sense of how graciously he accepts from you, or if he's got some weird issues about accepting those will probably show up.
One of the most generous things a person can do in romantic relationship, I think, is to be graciously accepting. It may not mean paying for meals in your case, but I think it's important that everybody in the relationship participate in the flowing dance of abundance in some way.
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