Tonight I went out on a double date with another couple. My friend and I had never met the men we went out with. We had dinner together. It was a little awkward because my friend’s date didn’t talk to her very much. So my date, being a gentleman, involved her in the discussion. At the end of dinner the check arrived. Her date didn’t even look at it. My date hesitated a bit and then took the check and paid. So he got the entire bill for the 4 of us. I instantly lost respect for the other man.

My friend and I came up with a solution. Next time we go on a double date we’ll tell the waiter in advance the situation and ask him to split the bill four ways. If the men are gentleman they’ll cover our dinner. If they’re not everyone can pay for themselves. This way there isn’t one large bill for the table and no chance of one person getting left with it.

In the car I apologized and offered to help pay. My date wouldn’t accept anything. Plus he was gracious about it. And he’s hot. And he asked if he could take me out again. I said yes.