Dating, First Dates and Money: Smart

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By Anonymous - 16/03/2011 17:20 - United Kingdom

Today, I went on a date, the first one I've been on since my last boyfriend broke up with me 6 months ago. We were at a restaurant, and at the end of meal he insisted on paying the bill. He wanted to leave a 15% tip but couldn't work out in his head how much to leave. The bill was for £100. FML

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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 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 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 Anonymous - 20/02/2020 18:00

Today, my date left the restaurant because I didn’t agree with his opinions about the mentally disabled or mixed race couples, etc. Basically, a real scumbag. He also left me the bill, and it turned out he had all the most expensive menu items, including a £120 bottle of wine. It cost over £300 total. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/07/2009 18:11 - United States

Today, my boyfriend wanted to take me to a movie after days of not seeing me. This long-awaited date involved me paying for food and my movie ticket when he ran out of cash again. He then dumped me as we left the theater walking to his car. Yes, I financed my own breakup date. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/05/2018 01:30

Today, after dating a guy for 2 months, things seemed to be going well. I offered to buy dinner and trusted he would keep in mind that I'm a college student on a budget. He picked the restaurant, ran up the bill over $100, made me pay, and dumped me right after. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/03/2017 22:00

Today, my boyfriend and I had a lovely dinner date. Our waitress was really sweet, so we talked about leaving her a big tip. When we got home, we discovered we both thought the other person had left it. 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 Lilly - 02/10/2013 12:43 - United States - Conway

Today, I was on a dinner date with a guy I really like. I guess I was on my phone too much because halfway through the date he sent me a text saying how much my half of the bill would be. FML

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lil_emo_emu 0

Thursday 17 March 2011 0:22

That isn't that bad. Atleast he wasn't making you pay :)

dwhite312 0

Thursday 17 March 2011 0:29

be glad someone spent $100 on a first date for you, when it's just a dinner.

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kennyl25 3

Thursday 17 March 2011 5:23

1) she never said anything about not appreciating the fact that he paid for her on a first date at such an expensive restaurant.. she also never asked for him to pay for her.. i think the hole point of this fml is that the date was going so well and that he seemed like the perfect guy being so sweet and paying for her.. then she was really disappointed when she found out he was brain dead. I mean the girl never said she wanted a Harvard graduate she never even said he had to be smart but honestly one of the biggest turn offs to a girl is when a guy is semi retarded. how reliable of a guy is he going to be when he has absolutely no common sense.. how the hell can you say he was nervous? being nervous is what you get during a job interview or final exam.. not paying a bill.. being bad at math is one thing.. but not being able to do simple everyday calculations like 15% on a 100 dollar bill is just sad. No girl wants to date a retard. who is this guy, Chris griffin? please people dont start arguing with me and saying that im also stupid because i made grammatical errors in my post.. thanks

Bobissmall 13

Thursday 17 March 2011 21:05

How about stupid because you said dollars when it's in pounds?

NA053193 0

Thursday 17 March 2011 5:31

He spent 100 bucks for you and you have nothing to do but complain and call him stupid on a website? sounds like he is too good for you!!!

Impact_In_3_2_1 2

Thursday 17 March 2011 5:46

Just move the decimal 2 spaces to the left. I assure you, the waiter will be grateful.

skikid 0

Thursday 17 March 2011 5:46

why would you complain, hes payin for you!

kinga08 0

Thursday 17 March 2011 5:48

Here in the U.S., a waiter will run out into the street chasing after you if you don't leave a tip! It happened to my boyfriend's mom. It was a handwritten receipt so she didn't see that additional tax was added on the side so she tipped based on the amount without the tax, but with the tax that she didn't notice she had unknowingly left him only a $3 tip. He ran out yelling at her and causing a scene...lovely, huh? But then again waiters in America make way below minimum wage from what I know, so tips become their livelihood. I just recently traveled to Ecuador and tips are not common there, I found it very odd, but hey, every culture is different!