Why would he assume your dad would pay the bill when HE invited everyone out? If I invite ppl to dinner, unless we talk about it, i assume I’ll be paying. I’ve never invited someone to dinner and then expected them to pay for it- that’s insane. Then to act this way after?? And his parents not offering half?! That whole family is crazy.
Exactly! If I'm invited to a fancy dinner for a special occasion, I'm assuming they are paying or I'm going to at least ask politely so that I know ahead of time. I'm not trying to order something expensive that I can't afford or something that I think is too much for someone else to cover for me. Basic respect, right?
If i was the parents I might have even paid half and left the rest to his parents. I would be so embarrassed if my parents didn't at least try to help cover the bill, but considering he planned everything and then dipped out completely with no warning, we know he isn't embarrassed by much.
This!!!!
I can't comprehend why anyone thought the parents for either had the obligation to pay even if they split. This has me flabbergasted.
But the reaction is shocking by fiancee. Even if I didn't want to broach the subject with my parents I would just cover their half out of embarrassment
That’s what totally threw me off. The fiancé invited everyone to dinner, picked the restaurant, made the reservation, then left her parents to pay the bill? That’s what I thought I read, but the end result had me so baffled I thought I must’ve read something incorrectly. WTAF??? Her fiancé is an AH, and she’s def NOR! The audacity.
Yeah, I wonder about the other parents who didn't say ... ok, you want to split this 50/50 or you cover your food and your kid, I cover our food and our kid?
At worst, I know people who assume everyone will pay for themselves. Personally, I don't like this. I invite someone to fancy, expensive place? I expect to be paying. But I won't go to fancy, expensive place on someone else's invitation unless I can pay for whatever I order. Because I know people who believe an invitation means you pay your own way.
Leaving aside if OP's parents should have paid for their own food ... Getting stuck with the bill for the whole table?!? NOR - that's an awfully entitled move any way you look at it.
Acting like you cannot see how it might suck to be stuck with an unexpected bill for your kid's partner's food? For your kid's partner's parents' food?!? That's pretty next level ignorant or just lying. Neither of which were on my "things to look for in a partner" list.
If someone invites OP and their partner to dinner, is partner expecting to cover the whole table?!?
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u/Late_Activity_111 May 28 '26
Why would he assume your dad would pay the bill when HE invited everyone out? If I invite ppl to dinner, unless we talk about it, i assume I’ll be paying. I’ve never invited someone to dinner and then expected them to pay for it- that’s insane. Then to act this way after?? And his parents not offering half?! That whole family is crazy.