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How did a friendship end over a bill at Chili's?
Wow. That's crazy. Was there a question mark in there? Yeah.
Just a healthy hesitation, I guess.
Yeah.
Put some sauce on it. I'm here with Tommy and Courtney. Hi. Hi. I would put you in my MySpace top eight.
Damn.
Really?
Yeah, I never had a MySpace, though.
Oh.
Wow. Someone made me one, never gave me the login.
Don't know how that worked. They pretended to be you for years.
Oh my god, that's why the FBI's after me.
We can kind of gauge as we read these stories how much we think these friendships are going to last. Okay. How badly these friends have betrayed each other, perhaps. I don't know. We'll get a sense of it. It's Reddit. These friendships can't be doing too hot.
No. We should do a friendship meter.
Oh, yeah. On one to ten of how good their friendship is. Yeah. Yep. How good friend? How good friend is. How good friend. Our first story, this title, very fun. True off my chest, I broke off from a friend group I've known for seven years over a tab at Chili's. It's happened to us all. Chili's is the real test. Chili's makes us or breaks us all. That's what they always say. They stack up at Chili's. They do. I, a 20-year-old woman, have been friends with these two girls, Charlie, who's 20, and Alex, who's 19. We have been very close since middle school and get along and fangirl over the same anime, K-pop bands, artists, et cetera. One day we decided to go to our favorite spot, Chili's. We always separate the bill and there are zero issues. However, Alex decides they want to invite a male friend, John, 18, which is fine with all of us. The food was good as usual. Then the server asked if we want to split the check. Then Charlie, who usually wants to split the check every time we go out and eat, says, all on one.
I thought it was just her feeling generous that day, but then they started giving John shit, eating grins. Charlie said, John, you're paying for us all, just to be clear. John said, what? With visible confusion on his face. Alex and Charlie giggle, get up, and they leave. They signaled me to go as well, but I was just as confused as John was. WTF just happened. Me and John sit there awkwardly. The check comes to $125 and I tell the server to give us a moment to provide payment. I only had enough for me, $30, and John only had enough for him, $40. Charlie texted in our group chat asking if I was coming with them. I asked them, what the fuck are you doing? Then they went on to say that John should want to impress us and that it's a man's role to treat us like princesses or some BS. Oh!
It was like a scene out of a movie. I was in complete disbelief. I explained the situation to the server who was super cool and told us if we couldn't pay now, I could just leave a number and they would charge me tomorrow. Out of one last ditch effort, I called my uncle for the money and he immediately understood and sent me the money. He even said he would be there to pick me and John up. I pay the tab, I apologize heavily to John about this entire situation, but he was actually really chill and super grateful for what I was doing. He explained he only had $40 from his birthday money and decided to spend it with his friends. I get a text from Alex in the group chat asking if John paid for the tab. I said, no, I did, and they got mad at me. Then my dad asked what happened.
I told him the truth, that his brother paid for the tab, and he got mad at me. Do I live in the Twilight Zone? Am I crazy for not wanting to ruin a friend's life over chilis? Anyways, after Alex said I'm just not going to invite guys to our plans anymore, I left the group chat and blocked both Alex and Charlie. John also cut ties with them, and we have started talking more and more, and we sometimes play Fortnite together. Anyways, the moral of the story, you think you know someone.
They're gonna fall in love.
They're gonna fall in love now. That's so weird.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What stories about friendship are discussed?
0:14
2
How did a friendship end over a bill at Chili's?
0:14–5:55
3
What happens when a best friend proposes?
5:55–7:54
4
How do family dynamics affect relationships?
7:54
5
What is the pizza to joy ratio?
4:16–7:54
6
How do financial decisions impact relationships?
7:54–16:31
7
What should you do if in-laws call you their child's best friend?
16:31–1:16:07
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