When Your Date Pays the Tab… Then Sends a Bill: What You Need to Know

I’ve been on enough first dates to know that a polished beginning doesn’t always guarantee a positive or respectful ending, no matter how impressive someone may initially appear in the first meeting. So when my friend Mia suggested I meet a colleague of her boyfriend, I agreed.

She described him as polite, reliable, and intelligent, someone who seemed to represent stability in modern dating culture. His name was Eric, and according to Mia, he was thoughtful, well-mannered, and consistent.