Go broke, go woke

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I went on a date with my new boyfriend. When the check came, he asked, "Do you accept food stamps?" When the waiter said no, he checked in his wallet and said, "Well all I have is five dollars." I ended up picking up the $20 tab. FML
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suppressed08 2

Oh shit, you payed for a tab, and an expensive one at that! This begs for a chivalry/equality debate, no?

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Mirorbo 26

I don't think ANY restaurant takes food stamps...if they did, the boys and I would be able to eat like kings more often!~

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riggens7522 0

people who are on food stamps need to be drug tested.

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ChibiChibi_fml 27

The person who does the asking out to dinner should be the one paying. That's the way I feel about it. If he asked her it's his responsibility to pay, if she asked him then it's hers.

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sourgirl101 28

I've asked people (Americans, living in the United States) if they'd accept "Puerto Rican" money. I just laugh when they tell me 'We only take US cash'. Some people are so clueless, it's funny!

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nnamkcalbaht78 0

I hope this guy became your new old boyfriend.

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lulzaroonie 0

I'd tell him to take his cheap ass and be on his way. and then bill him for $20

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starberries 0

It's not that women shouldn't have to pay for dates. He should have gone to dinner without the money to cover it, without checking with her to see if she had the money to cover it. What if they BOTH decided to be cheap-asses that night, and she didn't have any money either?

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dlangel 2

this is the issue- on a date, you should always at least have enough money for YOUR meal (IMO, this is what equal rights is about) and anyone on food stamps knows it's not enough nor will cover prepared food. so I'm guessing it was done on purpose, making him a mooch.

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imhowie 2

You're complaining because you had to pay for a cheap dinner? So much for sexual equality. YDI for bitching about that!

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BDTM 0

pay for your own damned supper you bitch (OP). why should men have to pay all the time? chivalry existed when women were treated less equally, and that's why it existed, to show appreciation. now that women want to be equals, act like it, and stop trying to get the best of both worlds. How is it fair that a guy should pay for everything? Fact is, it's not.

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starberries 0

The problem is that HE didn't pay for HIS own damned supper, bitch. This isn't about chivalry. You should never just assume your date is going to pay for you. He should have at least had the money to cover his own meal, or asked her before he ordered. How is it EQUALITY that she had to pay for everything? What if she'd done the same as him, and showed up with no money?

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gtrgdss 0

obviously YOU'RE taken, right? I can't imagine some lucky girl hasn't snatched you right up!

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BDTM 0

#108 I'm not saying he shouldn't have had to pay for his half, I'm saying that men shouldn't be expected to pay for what both people ate. and so what if the OP had to pay $5 of his half? not really worth an FML. #128 I do have a girlfriend, whom I've been dating for over a year and 9 months. maybe you should read my profile before you judge dumbass. Sometimes I pay for my girlfriend, sometimes she pays for me, and sometimes we both pay for ourselves. we don't keep track, and that's how everybody should be. My entire argument is that men shouldn't be expected to pay for both people, not that they shouldn't pay at all.

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amhowell 0

I think you need to put things in perspective here; obviously he doesn't have much money period. He probably was too embarrassed to say anything beforehand. You need to be more understanding.

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gtrgdss 0

um, no. this was obviously premeditated. anyone knows restaurants don't take food stamps!!!! I'm calling BS on this guy's excuse.

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caraphernelia 0

...dont date people who ask if their food card will work at a restraunt. Embarassing

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