Dinner and Violence

Story Submitted by Travis:

Amy and I found each other online and our first date was at a great Thai place close to both of our houses.  I paid for dinner, and noted that she didn't offer to pay the tip or even thank me.

After dinner, I suggested coffee and dessert.  She was up for it, and volunteered a nearby mom and pop diner.

We ordered coffees and small sundaes, and when the check came, I asked if if she'd want to split it.

"Oh... okay," she said, obviously caught off guard.

She opened her purse, rummaged through it, sighed, opened up all the pockets, closed all the pockets, turned it over, opened up all the pockets again, pulled out her wallet, tried opening it the wrong way, opened it the right way, looked through each little nook and cranny, and finally pulled out a $20 bill.

"That's the smallest I have," she said.

I said, "They can make change."

We walked for a little ways afterward and she asked, "Why didn't you pay for dinner?"

I said, "I did.  You didn't thank me.  Remember?"

She said, "No, we split dinner.  I pulled out that $20."

I reminded her, "That was coffee and ice cream that we split."

"No, I think it was dinner."

"Dinner at Orchid Thai was $26, all of which I paid myself.  What we just did was dessert.  Regardless of whether or not you count it as part of dinner, we did not split dinner.  I paid for the vast majority of everything, tonight."

"And now you're pissed about it?" she said.

"No," I replied, "Just correcting your statement."

"Shut up," she said, then slapped me.

I took a moment to walk myself back through what had happened the instant before, then turned and walked away.

She sent me several text messages over the next few days, calling me an asshole and telling me that she'd be up for another date (?).  Not me, though.  I don't do crazy.