Advice: A potluck is fine. But it’s wrong to blindside guests with a bill for a meal you host.
“She informs me that she wants us to pay for our part of the takeout,” the Florida resident wroteunderstandably asking that her name not be disclosed. “This really bothers me because we consider them friends.”
But Michelle, you might counter, surely people with limited means — say young adults — shouldn’t have to forgo celebrating a momentous occasion just because they can’t afford to treat everyone.My position on this issue has gotten blowback from young adults who are confusing hanging out with hosting. I gave her a script: “Hey, I was a bit bothered that you asked for us to pay for the takeout. When we host, we don’t ask you to pay. Did I misunderstand the invitation? It’s not the moneyHow she responds will help you figure out whether the friendship is worth preserving, I said.emailed. “She was very apologetic. She said she had been under stress and wasn’t thinking correctly. She is sending me a check because she said the takeout should have been on them.
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