I think you're trying to help. I'll just say that cis people make relationships with those of different genders asymmetrical. I don't. I throw out the heteropatriarchal mindset along with any notion that a relationship is some kind of trade or whatever you're implying by "in return." I'm nobody's girlfriend, I'm a doppelganger for my hypothetical partner and will take exactly what I give.
Yes, casual dates are good. I need lots more of those. And cuddles.