Depends on you and the guy you're dating. In fact, men sometimes want or maybe feel the need to show their civalry to their lovers, and vice versa women also sometimes want to show their boyfriends that they can do numbers of things by themself.
The point is we do need to appreciate others and need others to appreciate us. What you need to make your relationship works, besides loyalty and openess, is take-and-give.
😉 good luck