So at a restaurant recently, I went there with my gf, her sister, my friend, his gf, and 3 other friends with nobody else brought along.
So as you can imagine, there was 8 of us at the table and it was crowded in the restaurant already so the waiters weren’t really happy to see such a big group turn up and have to seat them.
It started to get awkward when they couldn’t see a free table immediately but eventually they did and we sat down.
I originally offered to pay as I had invited them all and never had the liberty of paying for once. I unfortunately do have some money problems because of gambling but I am clean for 2 years now and have really been getting on with my life, with a new job and more pay.
Even with a struggle, I thought I could easily pay for everyone but apparently not, I thought people would know unofficial boundaries for money spending, but I wasn’t expecting what happened with my friend’s gf.
She asked who’s paying, I said me and she then began to eat and make sure she chose the most expensive stuff she could in the menu.
I thought she can’t be serious right now but I thought lets see where it goes surely she knows what someone would want to pay for, but I was wrong but after about an hour and 30 minutes of this and 4 rounds of drinks (for her) I said to a waiter can I have the bill.
When he came back, it came to a grand total of just over $260. I was astonished, I could afford it but that doesn’t mean I wanted to pay for it.
So I refused to pay for her bill of $113 and asked her for the full amount or some form of payment towards it. She refused and called me an a-hole, I originally believed she was taking the mick out of my generosity but now I understand that she’s normally like this.