When taking my girlfriend out to dinner, obviously, I always pay for her. However, if her friends should come along with her and I, I feel obligated to pay for them as well, despite the bill amount. I don't think I could pay for just her and expect them to pay for themselves. Is this something everyone else would do? Or would you perhaps allow everyone to pay for themselves...
Inspired by dinner bills...
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MikeyIs4Dcats
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I always go dutch - regardless who I'm out with.
Even on dates (I always make the notions to pay, but somehow end up receiving half of the money back)
Even on dates (I always make the notions to pay, but somehow end up receiving half of the money back)
MikeyIs4Dcats
Lifer
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1. Knock your girls bottom out
2. Dump said girl
3. Knock bottom out of hot rich friend
4. Profit!
being "overly polite" will cause you to go broke...paying for the gf is understandable but paying for her friends, regardless of their gender is kind of stupid, unless of course you are really good friends with them and have the cash to spare.
edit: typo...
True.... this isn't an everyday thing though. Maybe once a month we'll go out to dinner. And if I do pay once or twice because I have the money to spare, it would make it harder not to pay when I don't.
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
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What the hell are you doing going out to dinner with your GF's friends anyway? Take your GF out, then pick up the friends later if you're doing something after dinner.
MrChad
Lifer
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Exactly. Why can't they pay for themselves?
And how long have you been dating your GF? I pay for my fiancee more often then not, but she picks up the tab a fair number of times. You don't need to always pay for dinner, especially if you're in a serious relationship.
GagHalfrunt
Lifer
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No need to ask. Anyone not bright enough to get out of paying for freeloading friends isn't bright enough to make anything good happen.
?? Where the hell did you lose your testicles?? What if your "gf" were to bring out her family, friends, and people she picked up off the street?
no way in hell someone's getting a free meal off my wallet..
Don't get me wrong, the two of us go out all the time to upscale and romantic restaurants. But if her and a friend or two are going to the movies, and decide to get something to eat beforehand, this is where the problem occurs. I'm not constantly taking her and her friends out to dinner... that's just weird =)
MrChad
Lifer
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There are two points that need to be repeated here:
1. You should not be paying for dinner everytime when the two of you go out.
2. You have NO obligation to pay for dinner when her friend(s) come with you.
The only situation I could see myself paying for one of my fiancee's friends is a birthday celebration, and even then I would expect that her portion of the bill would be split among everyone else at the table.
I still say to let them pay for themselves...there's no good reason for you to waste your hard-earned money on them, even if it a couple of times a month. Next time you go to a restaurant, only put in what you and your gf owe, and see what the rest of them have to say about it.
if your gf wants you to pay for her friends' meals, etc, she is either using you for your money or she cares more about her friends than you, time for a new gf. am I off on this one??
GagHalfrunt
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