Today, I went on a date, the first one I've been on since my last boyfriend broke up with me 6 months ago. We were at a restaurant, and at the end of meal he insisted on paying the bill. He wanted to leave a 15% tip but couldn't work out in his head how much to leave. The bill was for £100. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went on a date that went well, until the bill came and she quickly shoved it in my direction, then went to the loo. Rude, but I thought nothing of it… until our waiter took pity and told me I’m the fourth guy she’s had this week who'd been made to pay for her. I paid half, then went home. FML
Today, I was on a first date. When the bill came, he refused to pay for my $6 salad. I had to go ATM-hunting to pay for my $6 salad. FML
Today, I went on a dinner date with the guy I like. He ate all his food then started eating off my plate, going on to eat over half of my food. When the bill came, he made me pay for it. FML
Today, my date left the restaurant because I didn’t agree with his opinions about the mentally disabled or mixed race couples, etc. Basically, a real scumbag. He also left me the bill, and it turned out he had all the most expensive menu items, including a £120 bottle of wine. It cost over £300 total. FML
Today, my boyfriend wanted to take me to a movie after days of not seeing me. This long-awaited date involved me paying for food and my movie ticket when he ran out of cash again. He then dumped me as we left the theater walking to his car. Yes, I financed my own breakup date. FML
Today, after dating a guy for 2 months, things seemed to be going well. I offered to buy dinner and trusted he would keep in mind that I'm a college student on a budget. He picked the restaurant, ran up the bill over $100, made me pay, and dumped me right after. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I had a lovely dinner date. Our waitress was really sweet, so we talked about leaving her a big tip. When we got home, we discovered we both thought the other person had left it. FML
Today, I went to a restaurant with my boyfriend. After dessert, he went to the bathroom so I quickly called the waiter over and paid the bill, thinking it was a nice gesture. When he returned, he broke up with me for "emasculating" him. FML
Today, I went on a date at a restaurant with a guy. When he promised I wouldn't have to pay the bill, I didn't think he meant we'd be dining and dashing. FML
Today, I was on a dinner date with a guy I really like. I guess I was on my phone too much because halfway through the date he sent me a text saying how much my half of the bill would be. FML
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Top comments
lil_emo_emu 0
That isn't that bad. Atleast he wasn't making you pay :)
dwhite312 0
be glad someone spent $100 on a first date for you, when it's just a dinner.
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Comments (433)
KVKdragon 26
wow, expensive dinner. that's about $160 in US currency. OP, be thankful that he's going on a date with you and paying for the meal. there's plenty more FMLs here that talk about cheapskate BFs who make their dates pay for their own meal.
KVKdragon 26
sorry. I meant there're instead of there's
couchstealer 2
I calculate tip after tax so it would've been a tip on 120? or something like that. maybe that's what he was doing
guitarguitar 0
nah. you get the bill with tax already added in uk.
zeta24 0
does he happen to be a math professor at harvard??
Bobissmall 13
OP is from the UK, where it is actually a very good tip indeed, as people actually get a decent minimum wage and don't rely on customers generosity.
perdix 31
If he's dumb enough to take you out, it's not surprising that he can't solve such a wicked hyper-analytical differential calculus problem. For my fellow stupid Americans, £100 is about 50% more money than $100.
Zebidee 9
At today's exchange rate, £100 is almost exactly US$160.
perdix 31
I'm at a hotel and saw that they are giving $1.46 for a British pound. In either case, my vague number of "about 50%" is correct enough.
Zebidee 9
Funnily enough, I actually wasn't trying to correct you. I thought your figure was pretty right and assumed it was off the top of your head. I was just trying to add information to your already valid point. Sorry if it came across any other way.
Quasar55_fml 18
Plus the bill was £100, this must have been some serious meal ! 15% on that is a lot
jordy1993 0
next time pay yourself bitch
stevenmx86 8
Don't know why you have to attack him op... He was nervous and just because someone is bad at math that doesn't mean he's stupid.
ahuerta 0
women always have to complain about something. He paid for dinner cut him some slack
guitarguitar 0
instead of taking the piss out of your new boyfriend maybe you should be glad that he spent 100 quid on you on a first date and wanted to give a generous tip by UK standards. ungrateful.
Bobissmall 13
This is a good point also. He not only treated the girl well, but the restraint too. He seems like a good guy.