Maybe this is just in my circle of friends, but it seems rather ridiculous to have to worry about splitting bills 'evenly' when we have quick payment apps like Venmo et al. on dial. Especially for an admittedly expensive dinner in some of these examples where price is a concern.
I've made as little as ~30k and as much as ~220k, and I've learned the hard way to not share (or implicitly show) how much you make when you're at either extreme end. Most people have very unproductive and toxic kneejerk-reactions to it, and you'll just pay for it in one way or another.
An uneven earnings history can play out quite badly in a divorce as well. There is some attempt at fairness in the law, but it's not difficult to fall through the cracks and end up with an appalling result. It's kind of like smoking--you probably won't be unlucky enough to get a worst case, but if you do, it will be quite awful.
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