Splitting the bill is fine, as long as it’s mutually agreed and not forced upon. For couples, the gentlemen usually settle the bills but if you’re going Dutch (or in local terms, AA) would you split the bill when it’s just one meatball?
A Taiwanese woman recently shared her frustration of dealing with a calculative boyfriend who splits the bill on EVERYTHING. In her confessed dilemma as shared on Dcard, the woman said her man wanted to split everything in half, including a meatball.
They decided to go out for a hotpot meal one day. They ordered a plate of pork meatballs, but the man wanted to “ration” the food.
“We had a hotpot meal recently. He insisted on cutting the pork meatball into half to share with me. I could only have the entire piece if he didn’t want it.”
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Okay, just how calculative can the man be? According to the woman, her BF will not keep quiet even when it’s just a plastic bag.
“I bought some drinks and needed a paper bag. He insisted that I pay the 15 cents for the bag because I was the one who requested it.”
When the bill comes every time, the man will insist his GF to round up her part, changing it to the nearest whole number, in which she would pay a slightly higher amount.
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Sometimes, the man will also pay for his GF when they go out on dates, and he’ll be sure to remember all expenses so that he can ask for the money back from her whenever he runs out of cash. The devil is in the details – they both shared an account book so the man can track their expenses, and get his money back.
When highlighting his calculative behavior, the woman admitted that she didn’t know how long the relationship would last.
“I understand a relationship is not valued by money, but I don’t know how much longer I can stand this. I continue to be with him solely because I know he won’t cheat on me.”
Well, if you’re unhappy in a relationship and suppress your dilemma, does that mean you’re halfway out of the connection?
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