"It shouldn’t matter how much you spend on the date. What matters is how the date went. Did you have fun? Were you able to get to know each other?"

This. I've spent as low as $20-30 and somewhere around $300 for a first date. The date progresses and you move to the next bar or some other activity and it does add up. I have also had someone spend $100 on me on a first date. She got the tickets to the aquarium.

As long as y'all both have fun.