Honesty is the way to go. I'm pretty sure she'll understand if you told her the truth. She's your girlfriend, so she obviously cares and loves you and she's not gonna judge you.

You really should have been honest with her. My ex boyfriend lied to me all the time. Lied about still living with his mom, lied about his finances all the time. I tolerated it a couple times but I left him because he wouldn't stop lying about it. I didn't care if he was broke, I did care that he felt the need to lie about it constantly. He actually thought I was so shallow that it mattered. Don't make this a habit.

well maybe since you paid for the expensive dinner, she could have paid for the movie. You're both just trying to have a good time right?

Honesty is the best policy, especially in a relationship.

Have a movie at home? It's not the same but it's not a bad option

After a year of dating this type of truthful conversation shouldn't be a problem. Well unless she's a money grubbing gold digger bitch.

Aw

Why would you like about something like money to someone you've been with for a year. In your head, compare the reaction to you telling her that you're broke and you can't afford a movie against the reaction of when she finds out you lied about it. A lot of people read FML these days, after all.

Sorry, OP- but you should have planned it better. Nowadays all the restaurant menus are online. You should have budgeted for the most expensive thing on the menu. After a year of dating, you shouldn't have to lie, either. Whatever happened to going Dutch? It wasn't like it was your first date! YDI

That's a shame, OP. But hopefully she would have understood if you did tell her, especially since you have been together for a while.