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21 July 2006

I went out on a date with this girl, and I offered to pay for dinner. She never called me back about a second date, so how do I get her to give me $50 toward her share of the dinner's cost? Should I issue her a summons to appear in court, or should I just report her to her employer?

post by: orthogonality at: 18:04 | 15 comments

IMHO, you offered to pay. Unless, you made the agreement with her before the meal that you will be paying for her dinner on the CONDITION that she goes out with you again, the meal should be considered a gift.

posted by getoffmylawn 21 July | 18:25

lawn: click the link!

posted by orthogonality 21 July | 18:28

"YOU" as in the universal You. Not YOU - orthogonality.

posted by getoffmylawn 21 July | 18:29

Hey, at least he wasn't asking her to pay her half of the tip...

posted by muddgirl 21 July | 18:32

omg that's simultaneously frightening and hilarious.

I'm so sick of the dinner-whore arguments and I've gotten so gunshy about this that I now *insist* on going dutch.

men. can't live with 'em. can't bury 'em in the backyard.

posted by lonefrontranger 21 July | 18:33

Ho-ly crap.

posted by matildaben 21 July | 18:36

There was a metafilter thread about this not too long ago. I think everyone came to the conclusion that this was a hoax.

posted by puke & cry 21 July | 18:38

here it is.

posted by puke & cry 21 July | 18:38

I always offer to pay for my date's dinner, even if it was the most boring experience of my life. It's what a gentleman should do. maybe if my profile stated "I will pay for your dinner" I'd get more dates :'(

posted by pieisexactlythree 21 July | 18:39

Darren: Take the lime green handkerchief out of your right pocket.

posted by Triode 21 July | 20:46

My test is whether I'd pay for dinner if it weren't a date. I assume dutch with a stranger and frankly I'm surprised that this isn't the norm in this day and age.

posted by kmellis 21 July | 21:47

At least he left a decent tip.

posted by mullacc 21 July | 23:47

i like how the blogger who posted this runs a "PR and Marketing boutique firm" yet doesn't know the difference between faze and phase.

posted by quonsar 22 July | 00:11

What a creep. I doubt it's a hoax, he's a real person and he gives the name of his company.

posted by essexjan 22 July | 02:34

Heh. dgaicon in the mefi thread: "He should've got her to sign a pre-sup."

I'm glad I don't have to date - what a pit of vipers.

posted by taz 22 July | 03:22

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