When we’re dating someone new, we have a lot of conversations with them so that we can figure out what kind of person they are. But we’re also subtly observing them for potential red flags. For example, being late for a date and not offering an explanation, talking to the wait staff rudely, constantly bringing up the topic of exes or refusing to split the bill.
But what do you do when you find one? Do you tell them and break it off directly or try and get revenge like Reddit user u/redberryberry?
He revealed, “I’ve really liked this girl for a while that I met at a lifeguard certification course, and I talked to her while I was there and we (I thought) ended up hitting it off. We exchanged numbers and social media and all that and we messaged for a few weeks before I asked her out to a movie, which she accepted :)”
“We’d been going on casual dates, nothing too serious and we weren’t hanging out at my place or her place even though I’d hinted at the idea, for a few weeks before one of her friends (someone that was also at the lifeguarding course that I met and kept in contact with because he was cool) sends me this screenshot.”
This was when he decided to get even. Here’s how everything went down.
“After seeing this, I asked her to go on a nice date with me to a hibachi grill restaurant. $20-$40 dollar plates and premium desserts are served here. I got the most expensive thing they had and so did she. We both got fancy ice cream and multiple refills on drinks. I complimented her a lot and smiled consistently, before getting up to go to the bathroom and leaving. (I was also her ride)”
“About 45 minutes after I get furious texts from her saying that she had to have her mom come down and pay for it because she didn’t have the money on her and that we were done. I know it’s not a lot and it sucks because I thought she was actually into me but it felt pretty nice leaving her that way.”
People congratulated him for dodging a bullet but also commented on how the mutual friend deserved applause. Take a look.
The moral of the story? Date someone who’s willing to go dutch on dates.