"Moral Money: 'My boyfriend drinks more than me but we split the bill 50:50'"

[AtW]

"My boyfriend and I have been together for just over a year and we eat out on a regular basis.

Every time we are at a restaurant he will order a bottle of wine, while I will have a beer – in fact, more often than not I have a soft drink. I'm not much of a drinker.

We always split the bill 50:50, however I am finding it increasingly frustrating that he never offers to contribute more given his bottle of wine makes up £20 or so of the bill. I wouldn't care so much were it not for the fact that he also earns considerably more money than I do.

Am I justified in saying something, or will I look petty?

SH, via email"

Source: ToryScumGraph

The dude isn't paying full bill?

[Mordac]

This isn't autobiographical, is it?

[ladymuck]

I thought this was from Money Saving Expert at first. Their moral money questions are laughable. I tend to click the link to chuckle at the outrage expressed on the forum.

[sal]

Just order the Lobster next time...

[Zigenare]

"My boyfriend and I have been together for just over a year and we eat out on a regular basis.

Every time we are at a restaurant he will order a bottle of wine, while I will have a beer – in fact, more often than not I have a soft drink. I'm not much of a drinker.

We always split the bill 50:50, however I am finding it increasingly frustrating that he never offers to contribute more given his bottle of wine makes up £20 or so of the bill. I wouldn't care so much were it not for the fact that he also earns considerably more money than I do.

Am I justified in saying something, or will I look petty?

SH, via email"

Source: ToryScumGraph

The dude isn't paying full bill?

How do you know that they're not both "dudes"?

[greenlake]

Same old shіt, different day....

[northernladuk]

The dude isn't paying full bill?

Where is he taking her out? The 1980's?

[Paddy]

"My boyfriend and I have been together for just over a year and we eat out on a regular basis.

Every time we are at a restaurant he will order a bottle of wine, while I will have a beer – in fact, more often than not I have a soft drink. I'm not much of a drinker.

We always split the bill 50:50, however I am finding it increasingly frustrating that he never offers to contribute more given his bottle of wine makes up £20 or so of the bill. I wouldn't care so much were it not for the fact that he also earns considerably more money than I do.

Am I justified in saying something, or will I look petty?

SH, via email"

Source: ToryScumGraph

The dude isn't paying full bill?

These articles and so-called reader's letters are made. They often turn up again after a couple of years.

[vetran]

I always pay the full bill when I take her up the OXO tower

HTH

[Old Greg]

This isn't autobiographical, is it?

Alexei gets any (hypothetical) dates to sign a pre-sup agreement.