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
I agree, your life sucks 34 085
You deserved it 13 316
Christmas: Snowy Joys and Blunders
Enjoy Christmas stories where unexpected gifts and family reunions create lasting memories... and fun! More…
Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

Next

Top comments

Dacoria 0

Never expect anything on a first date.....duh

129 6
Ragna_fml 0

Why do you expect the guy to pay on the first date? You obviously had no intend of paying, so you left your money home in case he did not pay for you. But boohoo he didn't anyway. Also, you sound like a girl that only orders a salad and then eats half the food of other peoples plates.

110 7

Comments

Hanouchka 0

So you went out and didn't even have money on you ? Well sorry for you Missy but it's kinda YDI.

33 3
chakrabs 0

Why should he have to pay? It was a first date! YDI for not even thinking about bringing money with you to offer to pay for your meal at least.

33 1
yada_yada 0

You deserve it. It was a first date. I always offer to pay my half, or at least leave the tip on a first date. The guy usually refuses but its a nice way to say, "Hey, I'm not a stuck up bitch."

30 2
yada_yada 0

Good point. If that's the case, then FherLife. Then again, she might just be stuck up. I guess we will never know!

0 5
silvereyedpuma 0

so you went on a date with a guy who wouldn't pay for your dinner and this place didn't even have a debit machine? your kidding right? the place he took you to should have tipped you off right at the beginning

0 9
koco4 0

@25: You should take your own advice. The op shouldn't have assumed her date was old-fashioned like her. She learned the hard way that he is not.

1 3
corme_fml 0

I don't think I could take out a girl that didn't have 6dollars to spare ;) ...and didn't know that restaurants take debit cards...

3 7
a_borshunist 0

25 it's not up to her or not if she wants pay for HER meal. If she doesn't pay for HER meal, that's called stealing. If he wants to be reasonable and LOAN (not give) her the money to pay for her meal (if she did in all honesty forget to bring cash rather than expecting a free ride) that's his choice. He paid for his meal, his contractual obligation with the restaurant is fulfilled. Her meal is her business, he's under no obligation to bail her out for being irresponsible.

2 4
ladykat 0

I usually go dutch on all dates. I don't want the guys to feel like I owe them physical contact in return. BUT if I went on a date and ordered a 6 dollar salad only to find out that they didn't take debit cards (I rarely carry cash), I would hope my date would be gentelmen enough to spot me the 6 dollars rather than make me go ATM hunting.

4 2
ladykat 0

OP this is hardly an FML. Sure, its a sucky date, but it's more of a FHL if he can't afford the 6 dollar salad. And to all you idiots saying that she's a bitch etc. get over it!!!! Nowhere does it state that she expected him to pay. The point of the FML was that the prick wouldn't spot her the 6 dollars. Geez!

0 3
LaLaJuice 0

why couldn't you just give the waitor or waitress your card instead of running around looking for an ATM?..makes no sense..andd that guy or girl is a ******* asshole ...I mean they couldve just paid for it..instead of you being a moron and running around wasting time for no reason looking for an ATM....ydi

4 9
LaLaJuice 0

no..she obviously brought her wallet if she had to go ATM hunting...she didn't say "I had to go home get my wallet and then go ATM hunting" ...like I said...makes no sense

1 8
ZeGuitarist 7

So who is the stingier person here? The guy who refused to pay 6$ for a salad, or the girl who didn't even bring any money whatsoever to the date because she didn't expect to have to pay? I'm sorry, but YDI.

23 2
samimcCune 15

"the girl who didn't bring any money whatsoever," is an incorrect statement. go ask a server at any restaurant, that's at least clean and halfway decent...cash is no longer the number one form of payment anymore. the op did have money on her, just not in the form she apparently needed. so we can't really assume she wasn't going to pay for her own. it is possible the places credit/debit machines were down at the time or they didn't have one at all. if it was the latter then there should have been a sign or some notification before the bill came. although the waiter/waitress should have mentioned the place was cash only, for whatever reason, before they even ordered drinks in my opinion. unless she is dumb enough to not realize her ATM card can be used as a form of payment without having to withdrawal cash, it could have been just a misunderstanding.

1 6
DeathsAdvocate 0

wow ydi for sure. what the he'll is wrong with you expecting him to pay for your meal. unless you agree on it previously, expect to pay for your self, or he'll maby even pay or him instead of beeing a spoiled brat. why the he'll should the guy pay for anything where the he'll is that written. you totaly deserved it, for assuming. assume to pay for your self!

6 5
Seddah 3

You mean people who don't subscribe to decades-old gender roles that assume that men are better than women? Yeah, you're so right. Wait, right is the one that means you're an idiot, isn't it? In case you didn't catch the sarcasm, you're an idiot.

1 4
Jayodi 0

Okay, and women who think like you submit themselves to being a member of the inferior sex, and any woman who believes that women are inferior to men are just plain stupid. But you can go have your boyfriend who pays for everything, who is then going to treat you like you're worthless and probably nag you to suck on his knob a few times a day.

2 2
Seddah 3

#94, thank you for making me laugh, lol Clearly you don't grasp sarcasm very well. I've already said that my boyfriend and I pay for ourselves or take turns paying. You need to re-read my earlier comment. I was replying to #26, the one saying that men should pay for everything. I was calling #26 a moron for acting like we're living in the 50s and assuming men are better. Learn to read.

0 3
Darrus 0

I think he was replying to #26 aswell...

0 2
koco4 0

111: yeah I think so too. people should use the comment number when replying, especially when the comment is specific. but I agree with #33, she shouldn't have assumed he was old-fashioned like her.

1 2
JFox 8

Why should a man be EXPECTED to pay, but a woman can choose to pay or not ? Gender roles are fine for men, but bad for women ? Do you not understand what equality means ?

2 3
katmandont 0

139 - Centuries old gender stereotype. I don't think they meant decades-past, I think they meant something that was made up a long time ago that really shouldn't be relevant in todays world.

0 3
Jayodi 0

@33 I wasn't talking to you. Calm the **** down -_-

0 4
hazelwolfeyes 0

YDI..never expect anyone to pay for you. As a woman you always take money just in case you need it..for a taxi for example..what the hell is wrong with women and expecting that men pay for everything?! you work dont you? then pay your own ******* salad..if you dont work, then express that in the begining that you are not sure you can go out because of money issues and if they still offer then you go..but you DO NOT expect ANYONE to pay for you..im sorry, your life isnt ******..youre just a whiney lil bitch.

13 3
lace_belmort 1

YDI - it's a first date, you don't know the guy or what to expect. You should have been prepared to pay for at least your portion.

8 1
Seddah 3

I agree with everyone saying that it's OP's fault. I absolutely HATE that stupid idea that "the man pays". My boyfriend and I split it. Sometimes I pay, sometimes he pays. But I guess OP isn't a woman with a brain or a backbone. If I were that guy, I would have refused to pay for your food, too. You need to grow the hell up.

11 3
whyexactly 0

Thank you! My g/f and I do the same and it works a hell of a lot better. On our first date, even though I had said I would pay ahead of time, she still offered to split. I can't remember which TV show/comic it was, but the girl should at least make the effort to split. If she doesn't say something or go for her purse when the bill comes, then this is both the first and last date.

4 5