She Wouldn’t Pay For Her Friend’s Dinner After They Forgot Their Wallet, Even Though It Was Her Friend’s Birthday
Just last weekend, this woman and her friend group went out to celebrate her friend Lisa’s birthday.
There were six women attending the dinner in total, and they all enjoyed a great meal – ordering appetizers, entrees, drinks, and some dessert.
“When the bill came, it was quite high, but we all expected that since it was a special occasion,” she recalled.
However, once their server brought over their check, Lisa – the birthday girl – claimed to have forgotten her wallet at home. So, Lisa asked if someone else could cover her meal and promised to pay them back the following day.
Once Lisa did that, she quickly became annoyed, too, since apparently, this was not the first time Lisa had “forgotten” her wallet.
“In the past, Lisa’s taken weeks to pay people back, and sometimes she forgets entirely until someone reminds her multiple times,” she revealed.
That’s why she ended up saying she wasn’t comfortable paying for Lisa’s meal. She also suggested that Lisa just Venmo her the money for her dinner on the spot so she wouldn’t have to front any money.
Well, after she did that, Lisa apparently looked embarrassed and claimed not to have her phone either since it was left in the car.
“The rest of the group looked uncomfortable, but one of my other friends, Sarah, offered to cover Lisa’s portion,” she explained.
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Then, later that same night, Sarah actually texted her and accused her of being unreasonable by not paying for Lisa’s dinner – especially because it was Lisa’s birthday.
“Lisa also sent me a long message saying she felt humiliated and that a true friend wouldn’t have made such a big deal out of it,” she vented.
Since then, the rest of her friend group has been divided on the situation. Some people believe she was too harsh, while others think she had a right to set a boundary.
So now, she’s not sure if refusing to pay for her friend’s dinner on their birthday was justified or made her a jerk.
Can you understand why she’s annoyed by her friend often forgetting their wallet? Even so, was the night of her friend’s birthday dinner the right time to put her foot down on this?
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