Money: Date night

Date night

By feminist - 17/06/2009 15:25 - Canada

Today, I got into a heated argument at a restaurant with a guy I am seeing because he refused to let me pay for the bill and I thought it was sexist. When he finally agreed, I gave the waiter my card, only to have him return a minute later telling me it was declined. FML

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By OhDear - 24/02/2011 20:03 - United Kingdom

Today, I went on a date with a guy who seemed to be quite the gentleman. I was proven wrong when he told me to "shut it" during dinner, stiffed me on the bill, and then left me at the restaurant so he could get his own taxi home. FML

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By wolfwolfy - 13/03/2010 07:18 - Canada

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

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By nikkei - 01/09/2018 22:00

Today, while paying for dinner, my card declined and my date immediately left. The waitress then ran my card again successfully. FML

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Tonight, on First Dates…

By Single&Broke - 19/05/2022 17:00 - United Kingdom - Swansea

Today, a guy invited me to a first date at a new restaurant. I was going to pay my way, but when he saw how steep the bill was, he insisted that I pay for his meal too, to prove I'm a "real feminist". FML

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Tonight on First Dates

By Anonymous - 02/04/2024 15:00 - United Kingdom

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

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By Anonymous - 09/03/2011 16:07 - Canada

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

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By j4 - 19/12/2014 23:27 - United Kingdom

Today, my date mugged me, just minutes after I paid our bill at the restaurant. FML

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By Clementine - 27/11/2012 11:36 - Australia - Saint Kilda

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

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By scared - 02/10/2011 21:21 - United States

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

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By Harry - 13/05/2014 22:37 - United States - Milledgeville

Today, I went to a restaurant with my friend, where my credit card got denied in front of everyone. The staff teased me and made me sit in the restaurant while my friend begged for money outside. FML

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organismal 0

Wednesday 17 June 2009 23:18

girl, it's just polite, classy, traditional. get over yourself it's nothing to get in a heated argument about, either. come on, if you offer to pay half and he declines, accept graciously. it makes you seem like less of a bitch.

britches 0

Wednesday 17 June 2009 23:12

Wow...there's really no need to get into a heated argument about it.

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AntiChrist7 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 10:11

if he lets you pay, he is not a gentleman. if he doesn't let you pay, he is a sexist. Either way, you'll never be happy. YDI

Dixie_Normous 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 10:21

Let him pay you crazy bitch.

judgeymcjudge 0

Thursday 18 June 2009 10:50

Ok, seriously, I am *all* for equality in every which way, and have zero problems with women wanting to pay for their own stuff, but I gotta be honest - this is just over the top. You need to calm down. It wasn't sexism, it was simply him trying to be nice, and if you are off in some weird world where kind gestures of a romantic nature constitute sexism, then I feel really sorry for you. It was in no way based on sexism, and the fact that you deemed it necessary to get into a 'heated argument' is frankly more obnoxious than his offer to pay for the meal. If you let your anger over other feminist issues spill over into something as simple as this then you're not only wasting a hell of a lot of energy, you're only going to offend the people who would have originally thought you were worth such generous gestures in the first place. Anyway, the YDI's on here are totally spot on - YDI, not necessarily because of your mindset, but for making such a big deal out of something and then not being able to back it up.