Usually, going out to eat at a restaurant is a pleasant experience. However, for some people, it turns into a sour experience. These three stories illustrate how what is meant to be a lovely dining experience can go awry.Our first story centers around a mother looking forward to a quiet lunch with her daughter, Christine, only to have the dynamics unexpectedly altered by the presence of Christine’s boyfriend, Simon, whom she didn’t particularly like,

The mother’s anticipation for a private catch-up was abruptly dashed, setting the stage for an awkward confrontation over who bears the financial burden of an uninvited guest. As Simon ordered extravagantly, assuming his share would be covered, the situation reached a boiling point when the bill arrived, and the mother asserted that she would only pay for herself and Christine. The mother stood firm that she had not invited Simon and wouldn’t pay for him,

This decision sparked a heated moment when Christine told her mother to pay for her and Simon or none of them. The mother chose to pay only for herself and left the restaurant. Later, Christine told her mother that she and Simon had to ask a friend to pay for them, and they expected her to give them the money they now owed their friend,

Our second story shifts the scene to a New Year’s Eve dinner, where an engaged couple faces an awkward moment with the man’s family at New Year’s Eve dinner. Invited to join her fiancé Sam and his parents for dinner, the woman was surprised when, after a lavish meal, it was revealed that none of her companions had brought enough money to cover the bill. The bill was significant, and the woman was uncomfortable paying for everything. However, Sam’s family thought it would be no problem for her. The woman also stood firm on her stance because this was not the first time Sam’s family had done something like this. She recounted that they had often forgotten their wallets and expected others to pay for them when they went to dinner.