Buy Me Dinner

So before anyone flips out and compares the withholding of free, romantic dinners to cruel and unusual punishment, let me explain. That statement is not entirely true. He has bought me dinner for birthdays and special occasions, but it always comes down to it being because I would do the same for him.

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Two years ago when we met, he asked me out to dinner. I got pizza fries and a shake, he got a burger and porter. When the waitress came and asked if we were ready to pay, the moment of truth was revealed; he asked for separate checks.

I was not offended, annoyed or shocked. I was flattered that he had picked me, out of all the other women at VCU, to enjoy a dinner and conversation with. As far as I was concerned, this was a meal and good company, and I got exactly that. I was not expecting anything further.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm all about greasy food and sexy action. One of my personal fantasies is having someone feed me buffalo wings while I'm on top. But my straight male friends tell me that after taking a girl out for a dinner date, they expect something in return. A nice dinner is expensive, after all, and she should be grateful.

I met up with him at his apartment and, despite my best intentions, we fooled around a little. I had started out looking for men who didn't expect sex for food, but obviously I'd internalized the idea that I "owed" a guy something just because he bought me dinner. Or in this case, questionable green goo from a local juice shop before our hot yoga class.

Just because someone gets me dinner or fixes a doorframe or spends time downtown doesn't mean that I owe them any part of me. I was my own problem, using sex as a bargaining chip in return for food. I didn't need to see better, less transactional-minded guys -- I needed to work on how I used sex as a tool. I owe that to myself.

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I felt I was both overtly and appropriately grateful. For instance, I drove us to the theater, and paid $10 for parking. When we got dinner, I was happy to split the bill 50/50 even though she had a $15 cocktail and I had water.

I am not a tit-for-tat person, especially with friends. I often treat friends to a drink. That said, this request confuses me. Was it in poor taste not to cover dinner? She told me about her new job, and that she is making $30,000 a year more than me.

If I had treated her to dinner before the show, paid for parking, and drove, it would have been roughly an $80 night for me and $0 for her. Is it reasonable to invite someone to something (free) and expect them to treat you?

You have two decisions: Do you acquiesce and take this friend for dinner? And do you want a friend who would behave in such a penny-pinching way? This is the kind of weird swerve of etiquette that can end a friendship, especially a casual one.

Even if you did take her for dinner, there will be a bad aftertaste for both of you, and one that is unlikely to go away. With this friend, you will think twice before accepting or offering any further invitations, or even going Dutch on an evening.

Lisa Vanderpump certainly is not a dine and dash kind of gal. The Vanderpump Rules restauranteur clarified on E! News' Daily Pop today what exactly happened when she sent her dinner bill to former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star and ex-BFF Kyle Richards. 041b061a72