"My husband and I were on a road trip, pit-stopping in a couple of cities. One of my girlfriends asked if we could meet her for lunch, and we obliged. When the bill came, my husband paid for himself and me and left the remainder of the tab for my girlfriend to pay. She seemed surprised. We had never said out loud how we'd handle the bill, but frankly I was a bit surprised, too."
"DEAR SPLIT THE BILL: You say your friend asked you to meet her for lunch. If that's the case, she should not expect you to pay her bill. The old-fashioned thinking is that the man should pay for an unaccompanied woman joining a couple for a meal, but this is 2026. She doesn't have the right to be angry. Tell her you are sorry her feelings were hurt,"
During a road trip, a woman met a friend for lunch; her husband paid for himself and his wife, leaving the invited friend to pay, which surprised and angered the friend. Advice states that the person who invites should pay, that traditional assumptions about a man covering a woman's bill are outdated, and that the friend had no right to expect payment. Separately, two friends planned a summer trip to Greece; one friend later booked a different, cheaper vacation with someone else without discussing the change, leaving the other friend caught off guard and disappointed.
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