Man Says Girlfriend Known as Him ‘Stingy’ for Not Desirous to Pay for Her Pal’s Meal

A person was “caught off guard” when his girlfriend requested him to pay for the “ton” of issues her good friend had ordered at their latest dinner. 

The 28-year-old man chronicled the restaurant incident — and the aftermath of being “aggravated” about footing the invoice for himself, his 27-year-old girlfriend and her good friend — on Reddit’s “Am I the A——” discussion board.

“It was speculated to be simply us, however final minute, she requested if her good friend (let’s name her Sarah) may be part of. I mentioned positive, no downside,” he started his submit. “Dinner was good, all of us had fun, and when the invoice got here, I put down my card to cowl my girlfriend and me.”

He recalled that “Sarah” didn’t attain for her card or any cash, in order that’s when his girlfriend requested him, “Oh, babe, are you able to cowl Sarah’s too?”

“I used to be caught off guard,” he remembered. “Sarah had ordered a ton — appetizers, drinks, dessert — and her portion was nearly as a lot as ours mixed. I hesitated and mentioned, ‘Uh, I wasn’t actually planning on that.’ My girlfriend seemed embarrassed and mumbled, ‘It’s simply simpler should you do.’ ”

Regardless of witnessing the temporary back-and-forth, the good friend “stayed quiet” and “didn’t supply to pay” for her portion of the dinner invoice, the person mentioned, so he paid.

“I didn’t need to trigger a scene, however I used to be aggravated,” he additional defined. “Later, I advised my girlfriend that I didn’t admire being placed on the spot like that.”

Through the heated dialogue, the girlfriend known as him “stingy,” the person mentioned.

“She received defensive, saying I used to be being stingy and that ‘it’s only one meal,’ ” he detailed. “I argued that it wasn’t in regards to the cash — it was about being anticipated to pay with out being requested beforehand.”

Considering whether or not he “overreacted,” the boyfriend requested Redditors if he was within the unsuitable, and lots of sided with him.

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“You didn’t overreact,” one particular person said. “Your girlfriend invited Sarah with out telling you beforehand after which manipulated you and put you on the spot, which was a extremely impolite factor to do. She owes you an enormous apology and the cash for her good friend’s meal.”

“No, the following time the girlfriend pulls one thing like that [the boyfriend] must flag down the server and ask for the invoice together with his girlfriend to be separated, pay for his personal invoice and stroll, leaving them to pay for their very own payments AND discover a method residence,” one other person wrote.

“See how the girlfriend likes them apples,” they continued.