'I can't cover you, sorry': Freeloading best friend gets called out at group dinner for never paying her fair share of the bill

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Oct 6, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

Every adult has had a friend whose selfish behavior needs to be called out. Perhaps you don't have the guts to be the person to call an intervention, but you know the clock is ticking and someone is going to give this friend a piece of their mind at some point soon.

Here, we have a Redditor who knew one of their friends named Sarah had an ongoing habit of conveniently "forgetting" her wallet when it was time to pay the bill at the end of a group dinner. She also had a habit of "forgetting" to pay her friends back after they chipped in on her behalf. Well, it was only a matter of time before someone embarrassed her for this repetitive habit of hers. When the day finally came to pass, let's just say that Sarah was not happy about it. 

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    "She 'forgot' her wallet" OOL B26279860 I
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    AITA for refusing to pay my friend's share of the bill after she "forgot" her wallet?
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    A few days ago, I went out to dinner with a group of friends. We had a good time, and at the end of the meal, the bill came.
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    One of my friends Sarah suddenly said she had forgotten her wallet at home. This isn't the first
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    time something like this has happened, but it's never been with me directly she usually does this with other friends.
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    Everyone was pretty quiet, and I could tell they were waiting for someone to offer to cover her. I
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    didn't say anything at first, but when Sarah looked at me, I kind of awkwardly said, "I cant
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    cover you sorry" She seemed shocked and said she would pay me back tomorrow. I still said i couldn't because I'm not
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    comfortable covering other people's expenses, especially when this has happened before.
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    She got upset, saying she felt embarrassed and that I was making her look bad in front of our friends.
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    One of our other friends ended up paying her share, but the whole mood shifted. Afterward,
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    She also texted me later on saying I was out of line and should've just helped her out since it was "only a small amount."
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    Some of my friends are on her side, saying I could've just covered her since she promised to pay me back, while others
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    agree that it's not my responsibility, especially since she has a history of doing this.
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    • 16h ago Edited 15 NTA I won't say how old I am but old enough and in my entire life I have never "forgotten" my wallet when I went
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    out to dinner. Not once. If someone "forgets" their wallet repeatedly it's not a accident, it's a pattern. Expecting
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    people to cover their share with the promise to pay them back and being embarrassed
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    because someone doesn't volunteer is not anyone else's problem but the "absent minded" diner.
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    • stayingfo... 16h ago. NTA. She embarrassed herself. Assuming Sarah is an adult, she should be prepared to pay her portion of the dinner bill and if she comes up short it's up to *her* to figure it out.
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    GamesD... . 16h ago NTA. Did she also forget her Apple Pay Cash, Venmo, Paypal, and Cash app?
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    CuriousE... 16h ago • • NTA. Sarah is responsible to make sure she has her wallet before she orders. Are the friends who are on her side people who were there? If so you
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    can tell them that you are happy to hear that they are comfortable covering off the cost of Sarah's meals when she can't pay, however
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    you are not willing to do so and should not be expected to, and then ask why they didn't step up to do so.
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