My Friends Think I'm Wrong For Splitting The Bill At Dinner To Screw Over Moochers r/Relationships

[@league-of-shadows]

Allie ruined this woman’s dress on purpose and didn’t even fake an apology or offer to pay for it? Eliza deserves better than OP for being such an idiot about Allie. Your husband is supposed to have your back.

[@pikachu7572]

How do you spill WINE on the bride and not apologize and help her in the moment even if it was on purpose?! How did everyone let this go in the moment? This is not some random party guest. It's so obvious how much Allie hates Eliza but the op thinks his wife is the insecure one 🤢

[@vanzy01]

💯👍🏿

[@abigailh1893]

I accidentally got a tiny splash of a clear martini on the bottom of a brides dress once and apologized for a soild two minutes. You don’t spill on the bride and runaway

[@betheguy_posts]

9:25 "...a group of us went to a pizza buffet - every Wednesday it was $7.50 with a drink." RIP Cici's Pizza, you and your desert pizza were too pure for this tainted world...

[@mmplayer88]

CiCi’s pizza lives! The cinnamon rolls are my favorite but there are a lot of closed shops around where I live…

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

Cici's is gone where you live? Because we still have them.

[@hismom5600]

We have Cicis in South Carolina too. We love it so.

[@KaileyB616]

😂

[@pvtpy1e]

Story 2: I'm sorry, what? You treat your wife like a casual acquaintance and your friend like a life partner? What the hell is wrong with you? It is a perception problem, yours. You chose your wife, that means you prioritize her feelings above your friendship.

[@vanzy01]

💯👍🏿

[@Ospyro3em]

Anyone else practically screaming at the screen for OP in the 2nd story to get a clue?

[@TheDarwinProject1]

That his new wife is manipulating him into cutting off his autistic friend & all the neurotypicals did the gaslighting her disability thing while assuming her behaviors were malicious, even though Eliza was unraveling about innocuous "micro-aggressions"? Yes, totally!

[@Ospyro3em]

@TheDarwinProject1 at this point I don't know if you're trolling or honestly think that autism is an excuse for OP to completely let her off the hook and not understand why his wife might be upset

[@nightdweller6446]

Yup. Thicker than bricks ,op

[@Ospyro3em]

@TheDarwinProject1 there has been an update on this story where the friend displays some vert nasty and petty behaviour after being called out. After reading that update, decide again whether or not autism is a valid excuse.

[@rqstuv9336]

OP in the 2nd story is dumber than rocks...

[@immapotato1]

nah he's waiting for the chick to get divorced so he can swoop in

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

@@immapotato1Yeah, he clearly prioritizes her over his wife. The fact that he didn’t instantly end the friendship, he’s still trying to make it so he keeps her. The fact is, every WOMAN knows the red wine on a white dress at a wedding is on purpose. Usually it’s only supposed to be used on the asshole who shows up in white but it’s definitely on purpose. I’m a clutz and I haven’t spilled a drink since I was 10, it’s not an accident

[@immapotato1]

@@Catherine.Dorian. bro even being ripped a new one by reddit the entire update was him justifying how everything was a misunderstanding and Allie isn't "like that"

[@shadowkissed2370]

@@Catherine.Dorian. I spilled a glass of water on a plane on the person behind me because she had put her tray up and her glass of water on it and I didn't realize it when I put my chair seat back. That is the only time I have spilled anything in my adult life and I am clumsy as heck.

[@Songbirdstress]

"Allie made a joke" answer right there. If I had spilt wine on a bride's dress I'd be mortified.

[@moon7shinev150]

I'd probably melt into a puddle and then explode

[@raptoress6131]

Story 2: OP is on a countdown to become single. That was not an accident.

[@IzzyPR2010]

Rather than defending his wife or empathizing with her feelings he keeps making excuses for and defending the other woman. Either he needs to cut Allie off or his wife will divorce him. Allie was planning on embarrassing the wife and did a set up towards it so OP would buy it.

[@rasheedabasheer4046]

Story2: Eliza has a husband problem and she deserves a better one.

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

Seriously. Just the way HE described it told me exactly what Allie was doing and it’s him, not his wife listing it. He’s a dumbass and prioritizes the one that got away

[@Plooky1969]

Ya, the dude is clueless

[@judelbugsrutter6727]

💯 I feel so sorry for her... ask any bride/wife what will you do with your dress and they have an answer/ a dream. Sometimes it's having someone they love wear it and feel like a princess for a day. They might just plan to sell it... OMG though imagine the drama if she'd hired the dress as Gen Z are doing these days. Walk into any church or community organisation really and ask around among the religious/formerly religious and you will soon find someone who knows someone who gave/was given a bridal dress to help a bride who's financially struggling; down the track Imagine Eliza thinking '.... could have worn my dress but is ruined' thus idiot has ruined so much more than a dress than let's face it people often pay more for than a teen pays for their first car... sure it's got fewer bells and whistles but it goes, it's an investment, something they've been dreaming about for years.

[@Mimino55-y5k]

Here is to hoping she'll take op to cleaners during divorce. 😅

[@Mimino55-y5k]

​@@Plooky1969nah, he just does not care about his wife. Like at all.

[@Nicholem718-1]

Oh my freakin goodness… my best friend can tease me with deprecating comments because I know they’re not serious. Allie and Eliza DON’T HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP.

[@TheDarwinProject1]

Sure, but if an autistic friend doesn't know that, AND Eliza was roasting her in return behind OP's back (calling her Garfield), then you have a manipulative SO & a confused autistic best friend!

[@cniknik9863]

​@@TheDarwinProject1 Allie said later that she felt that Eliza always hated her. What "best friend" relationship is that. You have been trying to Allie in multiple comments as if neurodivergence gives anyone the freedom to hurt others and not apologize

[@fallingawayfromthenorm]

Story 1 - NTA. Unless there was clear communication and an agreement to splitting the checks specifically to treat friends who “couldn’t usually afford” the food, it’s mooching, plain and simple. Assuming that you can mooch and order out of your spending range because there’s a split check is very entitled and rude.

[@jameyregier8054]

Story 1. Itemized bill. VENMO.

[@maryjanedodo]

Story 2 - he is too oblivious for marriage

[@Mario-SunshineGalaxy64]

I was fully convinced that the beef between Ailie and Eliza was just a misunderstanding, two people that have very different personalities and quirks that just simply don’t gel well. But then I got to the part where Ailie starting to tell the wine spill story from her perspective and questioned how you spill wine on someone if you’re supposedly trying to get away from them. What kind of Looney Toons shit is this? It doesn’t make any sense. So yeah, there’s something off about Ailie.

[@C.L.Hinton]

All kinds of Looney Toons shit happens with wind-up merchants. 😂

[@TheDarwinProject1]

Aillie is autistic. Just because she was trying to get away from Eliza, it doesn't mean she was going the opposite way from Eliza. If Eliza was coming around the corner & there were people between the, Aillie was trying to go through, unaware Eliza was moving parallel to her, then Eliza (who knew it would be easy to gaslight Aillie's disability, making it seem like it was intentional) slipped through people, right into Aillie's path, colliding with her. That is how I understood how Aillie explained it.

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

Yes, Ailie blames her autism a lot. She is also clearly mentally ill and unwilling to seek help for it. What you're describing is diagnosable paranoia. (I know because I was DXed with t & the underlying PTSD.) Eliza isn't doing any of that at all. It's all in Ailie's head and Ailie is creating the situation. She may be mentally ill but she is an adult and capable of perceiving that other people often do not experience events the same way she does. She is responsible for what her actions cause--especially since she doesn't seem to have sought out help or removed herself from situations where she cannot manage her behavior. At a certain point, she is weaponizing her mental illness against people she doesn't like because she likely directs those feelings at people **she feels she can safely mistreat**. I don't care if she's autistic, she's a cruel and venomous human being who blames her autism to avoid her responsibility to manage her behavior as an adult. @@TheDarwinProject1

[@autumnjey4683]

​@@TheDarwinProject1 you literally can't say she has autism, don't diagnose random people. even if she does have autism it isn't an excuse to be an asshole to someone.

[@SkyEcho751]

@@TheDarwinProject1 I honestly doubt this. OP seems like a genuinely ignorant party who isn't taking a side, but everything described by him makes me feel like Aillie isn't autistic. The fact is that Aillie, instead of agreeing to apologize but ask for an apology in return, was focused on a DARVO defense, buys into the idea Aillie is the one in the wrong intentionally. She first _Denied_ she did anything wrong, she then _Attacks_ OP and Eliza, then she follows up with _Reverse Victim Offender_ to make herself the 'wronged one'. And finally when it didn't work, she claims OP was trying to set her up and cuts the call. She can't be both autistic AND aware of all the 'attacks' Eliza made. She's either socially aware enough to know there are certain things you don't do(Thus she wouldn't make the constant 'jokes') *OR* she is mostly unaware of all the social faux pas' she made and was made to her. For Aillie to be aware of any slights against herself but be unaware of the slights she made against Eliza, sounds a bit too suspicious to me.

[@BigRed1595044]

Story 2: OP is an idiot and doesn’t deserve a wife. That woman needs to RUN away from this man who puts the toxic friend and her feelings over his wife. How can he even do that, be friends with someone who makes their SO uncomfortable and constantly hurts their feelings and ruins their fun?

[@geekfreak315]

Or they can try to work it out and OP can improve himself. People like you seem to think this world is so black and white and expect ppl to be perfect. The second someone has a flaw it's straight to divorce even though you all know nothing about these people and their relationship. I'm not saying this behavior is acceptable but can be improved. Ya know since humans grow and change. Something y'all can't seem to grasp. Also, he could be neurodivergent, I've been this naive before, and finding out about my disorder helped me improve as a person. It isn't an excuse for the behavior but it could be a stepping stone to understand why OP doesn't catch up on certain things.

[@bug-in-a-rug]

@@geekfreak315hi, I’m neurodivergent, I am socially awkward and I have a hard time talking to people and understanding social cues. I WOULD NOT CRACK A JOKE AND RUN AWAY AFTER SPILLING A DRINK ON SOMEONE, AND I WOULD NOT CALL MY WIFE’S ACTIONS “Insecurities” AFTER MY WIFE HAD COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT MY FRIEND’S BEHAVIOR. I WOULD NOT CALL HER “Insecure” AFTER SHE HAD BEEN INSULTED TO THE POINT OF TEARS. Stop treating neurodivergent people like they’re children who are too stupid to understand their loved ones. We’re people too.

[@Dani_Kady]

Op is so dumb it's not even funny it's irritating

[@BloodSunBlast]

Story 2: op do you really not understand the fact ally is YOUR friend and not your wife's? Roasting someone you don't hang out enough to call your friend or best friend can hurt the person getting roasted. Did she consent to being roasted? Or was she dragged in? Having a medical condition that makes you fall is convenient for spilling wine on the bride's dress. I find it interesting the only time op mentions ally tripped was when she was tasked to grab coffee for everyone. I bet you they didn't ask her to get the coffee again. Why didn't she tell people she could fall with the coffee as it's a medical condition before hand? I get the feeling she might have forced both trips.

[@juliamiller2299]

It seems that OP married the wrong girl. It sounds like his wife is a consolation prize for not being able to marry Aillie. If I was Eliza, I would seriously consider annulment or divorce if OP doesn't smarten up. She basically told him he has to dump Aillie and he is only considering it at this point. Things don't look good for OP's marriage. I hope Eliza tears him a new one when they have counseling. It sounds like OP is very dense when it comes to reading women.

[@burntblonde2925]

I always ask for a separate check. I have to watch my money a lot more closely than my friends

[@orchidoxs126]

Story 2: I don't know if op is neurodivergent. But even if he is, he did say he wouldn't cut her off even if she was purposely pulling these stunts in the comments. Which us... why would you want any contact with that person in that scenario? Just sounds like he's making excuses to keep her around. Edit: Wait Allie was blindsided by how Eliza felt, but also felt as if Eliza hated her. Sorry but that statment isn't mathing.

[@orchidoxs126]

And by the off chance Allie is genuinely just clueless. Oo you should talk to her about her jokes around your wife. Eliza and Allie aren't friends. Eliza joking with you isn't the same as allie joking with you. Of course she gets offended by Allie saying something about her webbed feet she doesn't have a bond with Allie like she has a bond with you. Also did she ever apologize for spilling the wine to Eliza? Because if she didn't of course Eliza thinks it purposeful.

[@jillimi]

Yep, OP is not a reliable narrator, I have the feeling that marriage is not going to end well, if he keeps that “friendship”.

[@YuToobVideos]

Story 2: Dude still has a crush on Allie and loves the attention of both women.

[@pikachu7572]

Yes! The way he described allies appearance in the very beginning 🤢 He literally is fully aware of allies aggression toward his wife literally in the moment even when Eliza says nothing but brushes it all aside every time but he wants allies inappropriate attention. Allie is literally doing all this because she loves knowing she has his attention in front of his SO even while being a b1tch to eliza. That's why she's raging so hard at having to face even minimal consequences.

[@GalacticPossum]

The way we're TOLD we're going to enjoy the stories. Also, to hell with splitting the check evenly.

[@robinronin]

I love this arc where Markee is slowly going insane in his cell, it makes for great lore and makes me look forward even more towards the next video 🤣

[@littlegreycat]

I think Reddit is making Markee a touch too jaded.

[@localvega688]

Markee lore is the thing we all never knew we needed 👍

[@Bleg94]

1. Story: NTA Splitting the bill only makes sense if what everyone orders costs around the same or if people that sometimes buy more expensive stuff also buy less expensive stuff etc and the complaint was basically "How dare you not let others take advantage of you!" but overall "splitting the bill" is bs, there are always mooches, just pay for your own meal and order within your means

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

Story 1: I was not capable of doing that until I moved to NYC. Now I'm "fuck out of here with that nonsense" at checktime.

[@UchuKejiMovan]

Never split the check. Everyone pay for your own food. That's how problems are avoided because it is not on OP to provide a nice meal for freeloader who usually can't afford one. The fact all of these adults were afraid to stand up for themselves against being used is mind boggling. Like it's okay to not keep the peace sometimes

[@wordforger]

Yep. If you want to pay for someone else, pay for that other person; don't expect everyone to split it.

[@sharyebethancourt3660]

S1: “It gives everyone a chance to have a nice meal they couldn’t otherwise afford. And it also makes splitting the 20% gratuity easier.” Saying the quiet part out loud is bold af! “Would it kill ya to let them have a little joy?” The entitlement and audacity is wild! Like, not them doubling down!

[@TheIronwil]

S2: All I heard was the title that said OP’s FEMALE friend dumped wine on his wife during their wedding. I don’t even have to listen to the story to know what’s going on. A female bestie of OP’s is clearly trying to mark her territory, and OP isn’t doing anything about it. Wonder if they’ll divorce by the story’s end…

[@sophdog2564]

"i will read epic stories and you WILL enjoy them... Or be condemned to THE BOX"

[@candaceowens455]

Knowing your a klutz means you sit down and ask someone to bring you wine. Not bounce around

[@Acehigh-Jenkins]

Fact and you have a clear liquids only rule or I would or I’d die of stress!

[@crichtonbruce4329]

Last story... As I was listening to the initial story, and even before it got to the wine on the wedding dress part I was asking myself "How can this dude be so clueless to write this and not know he's f'ing up?" Friends and family are wonderful but partners come first.

[@wyvern723]

Guilt tripping people for not wanting to pay for other folks appetizers and more expensive meal is not cool. Um... Spilling red wine on a bride's wedding dress and making a joke instead of apologizing is um... That's a choice. Allie sounds like a total jerk. I have an aunt who steals her sister's photo albums. She stole a bunch of my wedding pictures when I left them at my mom's during a move. They don't confront her. They just shrug. When I resolved to never speak to her again, I was told she was family, and I just had to accept her how she is. I don't talk to any of them anymore.

[@amemooress6291]

I would be horrified if my friends thought I was mooching, but these people double down. Jfc

[@SkyEcho751]

Story 2: Dude needs to understand there is "I'm clumsy" vs "She always makes mistakes when people upset her." I mean she sped up and went straight for Eliza when she claims she was just trying to avoid her? Then she can't even apologize to her face? Even when I was a kid I'd apologize directly to someone when I made a mistake. OP needs to cut out that friend.

[@shadowkissed2370]

Story 2: before I get farther into it, first off you do not become best friends with someone if you have sexual feelings for them... Also, she was trying to run away directly at her?

[@JustToSaveYou]

I would have ordered more expensive options, like the two couples, then made a point of "Oh, I ordered something more expensive let me pay sepperately."

[@Russman67]

Mooch couples can't afford their meal, so they need people to split the bill with them. This is why you pick restaurants within your price range. I would love to eat at the Mayfair supper club every time I go to Vegas. But that steak dinner costs more than my entire cell phone plan with three phones on it. So that meal is planned and budgeted for. Don't make groups of friends responsible for your meals in public.

[@BusArch42]

My husband and I had this experience. The couple could easily afford it they were just cheap. Everyone would throw in cash including tip and they would add enough to cover the balance with no tip. This would screw over the waitstaff. After I had to separately hand the waitstaff a tip so they were not shorted we made them go first. That time everything looked good until after the last person put money in and the cheap couple REMOVED money from the pot! That was it. We never ate with them again

[@Sunari]

“Wind up merchant” is going to live rent free in my head for a bit. While I luckily don’t have cause to use it much so it’ll prolly slip, I’ll miss it when I forget (but get to enjoy anew when it crops back up) 😂

[@sophdog2564]

"slay I guess" Markee you're iconic

[@hesherette]

I don’t drink so I always used to get screwed over when splitting group checks evenly. Thankfully I now have good friends who don’t try to screw everyone else over & we cover friends who can’t afford it bc they’re adults who bring that issue up before agreeing to go out.

[@gabinathan5499]

Aillee IS A BULL Y + SHE WANTS TO CAUSE trouble SO AS TO make ELIZA BREAK UP WITH OP SO SHE CAN HAVE HIM HERSELF.

[@SaturnSenshi3105]

Mark laughing nearly made me spit out my food in laughter that anime joke was hilarious

[@meagancall5005]

Story 2: Ok, let's look at the absolute best case scenario, giving Ailie the most possible benefit of the doubt. It *is* pretty common for people with anxiety to laugh when anxious. Cracking jokes is also a common coping mechanism. Socially awkward people *do* panic and can come off as assholes when they fail to respond in the most obvious appropriate ways. It's also feasible that she and Eliza have a history of tenson that manifests in them overcompensating and being shitty in an attempt to seem more comfortable/familiar with each other than they actually are. I'll even say that Eliza's explanation that "the Garfield thing is only about her hair, not her weight!" doesn't really make it that much better. So, while I think it's unlikely that Ailie is really totally sincere and "innocent" in this relationship, there is *some* room for her to not be the sole AH in this situation. It's POSSIBLE. But that all falls apart with the confrontation in the end. Not reacting appropriately in the moment? Sure. Unfortunate, but pretty understandable TBH. Being too mortified to apologize, even after some time and space has passed at the wedding, while the bride is visibly distraught from your actions? Hmm. Possible, but really shitty. NEVER reaching out after to apologize directly to the bride, no attempts to make it right, not even a damn text? NOPE. I mean, again, this could well be a coping mechanism with anxiety, but that doesn't make it ok, Ailie is a bad person for this alone. And finally, being confronted for your actions, refusing to acknowledge any responsibility, trying to turn any negative feelings around onto OP's wife, acting like OP bringing it up is an unwarranted attack? If you want to be the bad guy, this is how you be the bad guy. Ailie is not a good friend. She's not a good person. In the most generous possible interpretation, she suffers from anxiety and uses her mental illness as a shield to avoid any level of responsibility for ever doing anything wrong. Even if she didn't start out maliciously (and I think that's pretty farfetched), this is not someone you want in your life.

[@AJStarhiker]

1st story, NTA. At this point, about the only time I split a bill with friends is pizza where everyone has the same number of pieces.

[@TraceyBoyland]

Op in story 2 never mentions his friends husbands coming along Counseling should be before marriage.

[@jikook7457]

Story 1) if everyone just pays for their own, this type of thing won't happen. I know restaurants will say they'll only split a check into 2, but I'd do as op did and pay my bill before the main one comes. When I would go out with my friends, a couple of them or their bf's would buy rounds. Cool, but not for me. I only drank 2-3 total the whole night plus ice water, making my bill around $10 with tips. If i reciprocated and bought rounds, I'd have easily spent $100+. No thanks. U buy urs, I'll buy mine and we'll all be good.

[@Aulern]

I love that you like wind-up merchant so much! I deffo thought Australians would have that one in their vernacular. Gonna be listening out for you saying that in the video from now on 😂

[@Its_like_the_T-Rex]

How do you spill red wine on someone while trying to get away from them? You don't. Lies lies lies!

[@GaelicQueen]

Story 2. You know what a decent person would do if they 'accidentally' spilled red wine on the bride's dress at a wedding? They would instantly apologize and try to help in any way they could. Find a bridesmaid? Help the Bride into the bathroom and splash the stain with water? Ask the kitchen for soda water and dab at the stain? Beg a spare dress from the bridal party and hose down the dress outside? Get the Bride's mother and find a wet wipe then then attack that stain till your fingers hurt? Anything but make a fekking joke and then running away. It was absolutely deliberate. It's literally a revenge trope to spill wine on someone (MIL,SIL evil Bridesmaid) at a wedding. Horrible woman.

[@colleens1107]

Story one: would it kill you to help us have a little joy? Ok conversely, would it kill you to NOT take absolute advantage of your friends and NOT order such an expensive meal and booze? Like the commenter said, if someone is paying for me, I’ll either order a cheaper dish OR offer to throw in money if I really want a more expensive meal. But I don’t blame the moochers, I blame the doormats for putting up with this. OF COURSE they’ll keep doing it, why wouldn’t they when there were no consequences?

[@LordGertz]

Any time a spill is an accident, it is usually accompanied with an abject apology and an offer to pay for the cleaning. I think OP may need to be tested, he sounds like he is high functioning on the spectrum. He is unable to read the room and others emotions, as well as being unable to pickup on normal social cues.

[@tineve2002]

#1: Does anybody remember the $4600 birthday dinner bill that went viral? It became an internet/viral discussion.The argument of to split or to pay for only your meal. My God, some people are very entitled 🙄

[@dagnykira]

The story about check splitting... anytime I go out to dinner with anyone besides my husband I always tell the waitperson that it will be separate checks as soon as we sit down.

[@RoseSpirit25]

Story 2: I’m ok if my boyfriend calls me a nickname, but I'd hate it if anyone else called me the nicknames he does. It's not hard to understand. It's kinda like you being allowed to insult your own family, but you'd probably be uncomfortable if your S.O. said the same thing about your family.

[@LovesGaming37]

Story two: I hope Eliza leaves his ass. And I hope Ally's husband leaves her

[@mariajw4803]

If I can't afford to have a nice meal out I'm not having a nice meal out except if someone is actually really wants to pay for me. It's not something I feel entitled from others to pay for.

[@poetryqn]

Story 2: "My future with Ailie is uncertain." FACEPALM. Oh, honey, you really are dumb as rocks, aren't you? First off, you threw your wife under the bus. Don't blame your wife for her justifiable discomfort with your 'friend'. When you put boundaries up, they are YOUR boundaries: I don't like how you treat my wife. OWN IT, OP. But no, he goes and pins it on his wife. THEN he wonders if he can continue to have Ailie as a friend. Ah...no, OP. No, you can't. Ailie - for whatever her reasons/disabilities, doesn't even have the grace to apologize in person. I don't know what kind of magic Ailie has, but she seems to pick gullible apologists for her partner and friends. Choose wisely, OP. YOU are literally on the cusp of destruction if you don't wake up.

[@MH-ku5kn]

Story 2… op sounds some sort of neurodiverse. I think he is writing his friends “accidents” off as the same “gullible/naivety” he sees in himself.

[@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement]

The word you are looking for is *retarded,* not neurodiverse. They are not the same.

[@TheDarwinProject1]

AND Aillie!

[@BigRed1595044]

I’m neurodivergent and it’s a poor excuse for this behavior. Neurodivergence doesn’t mean one has no empathy when they see their loved one hurt and they not sympathize even a bit. I can understand naivety but I can’t understand it understanding how interactions with that one person are directly related to the loved one’s feelings hurt.

[@MH-ku5kn]

@@BigRed1595044 I too am neurotic divergese and a lot of us struggle with understanding that people are mocking us to our face and or “long cons”. I could have worded what I said better but I still stand by what I said. I think he is so used to her constantly doing this t the the pattern recognition sort of shuts off somewhat… like that symptom for that person has been explained away by so many other as well for so long that we genuinely believe it was a situation/person specific thing.

[@pikachu7572]

No, he's attracted to Allie because he's literally fully aware of the chaos and hurt she causes in the moment but brushes it off in allies favour at the expense of his wife. I'm not saying he wants to cheat, I'm saying he's flattered by allies deliberate, inappropriate attention.

[@sildragonqueen]

My grandma and I have a system, if she suggests eating out for lunch, she'll pay, if I do, I pay, but we trade off paying Dutch, or separate if we go to the buffet.

[@holyek7892]

The second story is bad. I hate him. He is so dense he will sink into a bigger hole.

[@MaryTheresa1986]

I hope Eliza dumps OP and finds a strong man who will make her his #1 priority. OP and Ailie should just run off together and build an art room.

[@MuccullersStratford]

As an English person, this has been my favourite Markee commentary 😂

[@Akemi.24-45]

YEEEES! 2 videos! You're awesome, Markee! ♥️🤗

[@twiggygrl84]

Love the character outfits. I need a "My Aussie Hubby Markee" paper doll set.

[@Ospyro3em]

I love how your avatar is still wearing that hat 😂

[@Markee]

it was so cute I just had to bring it back a few times

[@shersmk90]

Why are people no vocally asking coworkers to pay them back… like be vocal about it ones and those moochers will stop that behavior

[@denisethompson168]

Markee, your laughter cracked me up even more as you read the last story. Your comments had me in tears laughing 😂😂

[@beckygilmore4798]

My hubby mixes no words when it comes to splitting check.... tells the server ours is separate when we order and everyone knows it. Then they can order what they want and can afford on their own

[@natk9438]

Story two... hmm isn’t it usually the bridesmaid's job to "spill" red wine on any guest dumb enough to wear white to a wedding. Sounds like the 'friend' thought this was supposed to be her wedding or something. OP sounds like he's acting deliberately dense because he likes the idea of two women wanting him. Run Eliza. Run and don't look back!

[@tennesseedogpack]

What restaurant won’t sit a check during lunch. Sounds like one of those crappy Atlanta restaurants

[@dominicwehrmann8515]

Some restaurants in Australia do the same

[@NotWorthBeans16]

Ugh the split the bill story reminds me of one of my previous office jobs. Before I left management transferred for like the 4th time I was there (within a span of 3 years). Anyway my boss would take us out once in a while to "bond" but would have us all split the bill. Mind you she made way more than us and would get the most expensive items. It was essentially her getting a compt meal off her underlings and she didn't see any problem with it. If we tried to decline we were told it's a group activity and that it would be a disappointment if we didn't attend.

[@amemooress6291]

If I spilled red wine on someone's dress on ANY DAY, I wouldn't be able to STOP apologizing. Let alone on their wedding day 😅

[@lina9535]

I think my guinea pig is expecting "parent tax" food from you Markee. With the Aussie Hubby, he always looks at me like he's expecting something.

[@pamelamitchell8789]

This happened to me , l went with some workmates one lunchtime ,me being the lowest paid. I had just one dish and a single cheap drink, a couple of folks had a premeal drink, starter, expensive main, with wine, sweet, coffee and a brandy after! I paid for mine separately, we never had a group meal again!

[@mulqueen2023]

Markee I love your comments and jokes while reading, just so cheeky, its hilarious 🤣

[@VSE4me1]

LOL I totally get Story 1. I have a relative who’s a total glutton, and would always tag along to dinner and just stay silent waiting for someone else would pick up the check. Once he was he suggested going out with my husband, me, and our two kids and, feeling flush, he offered to split the bill. Well, between multiple appetizers, expensive entrees, dessert and multiple PITCHERS of soda (none of us are drinkers) his HALF of the bill basically covered his meal alone. We still paid for the four of us plus his tip. 🙄

[@1danysane]

"and you're going to enjoy them." Not sure if this was a threat or a promise 😂

[@judelbugsrutter6727]

I've used this analogy a few times for reddit posts... some people will push you under the bus for the change in your pockets. The change in your pockets can be many things, not merely money; but time, energy, emotional investment... some pushes are a hard shove and some are more of a 'Mr bean bumps into you picking up the change that fell out of your pocket and is so focused on his treasure, walks off completely unaware of the chaos they have caused' intentional or not; you're still stuck under the bus because of that human's behaviour and you need to work out what you're getting out of this... and it seems blatently obvious that OP loves the drama and attention hes getting from his 'friend' and that OPs wife is just not his priority. I don't think red wine stains come out of wedding dresses either. I think that the 'friend' is playing queeb bee games and is the first kind of pusher trying to masquerade as the second type.

[@Deedoof]

People with shitty food service etiquette usually have shitty life etiquette. Restaurants for a first date is a good flag check for that reason.

[@heymikey4025]

I really think that story02 had an update and that apology “gift box” to Eliza had insulting things like deodorant etc in it, and really brought home the point that Allie is being purposely mean to Eliza… I believe that OP called up Allie’s husband, and the husband was surprised at the gift box’s contents because it was supposed to be stuff like fancy foods/drinks and NOT the insulting deodorant etc… Anyway, Eliza was right, and I believe OP cut Allie off (I think Allie freaked out about being cut off) and I’m not sure if Allie’s husband broke up with her or not…

[@Rose-yt5hi]

Story 2: giving everyone the benefit of the doubt and that Allie isn’t doing any of these things purposefully or with malicious intent… doesn’t really matter. The sum total of all of it is still your wife being upset to the point of tears. At best it’s an incompatibility issue and OP needs to start being honest with himself as to who is his top priority.

[@CircusoftheMoon]

S2: I hope Eliza has a better experience at her second wedding.

[@vanillablossom]

Markee: I’m gonna read stories today and you are gonna enjoy them. My mind: don’t tell me what to do. 😅

[@chochosan1981]

Re story 1: I used to work at a clinic consisting of 12 MDs. Every month they had a group meeting after work, where the dinners were ordered from restaurants that delivered. This one doctor always ordered 2-3 appetizers and 2 entrees, he would take home the uneaten meals after. It continued for about 5-6 years till the pre-order menus came with a note stating orders would only be 1 app and 1 entree. WTF, my thought was, you're a doctor yet you mooch off the company. It's not like he didn't make good money?!

[@ladyofthelake93]

If your 'friend' makes your wife cry MULTIPLE TIMES, you don't shrug that off. WTF???

[@lina9535]

I have a friend that sometimes treats me to dinner when he visits, and he knows I can't afford to eat out. He will actually scold me if I take the cheapest thing on the menu (say I actually want beef with bamboo, but I get fried rice, both are dishes that I actually like regardless). It's like confusing for me, because I get anxious due to him spending more money on me, that he could use on other things, even though he says I can get whatever I want and "not worry about the price", which in a way makes me worry even more 😅 Honestly, I do this on my birthday as well, when my mom has the tradition of treating me to dinner. 4 years ago, she put a "ban" on me ordering fried rice or fried noodles at the place we usually go to (been my favorite place since I was 7). I feel like they are bullying me with love or something.

[@utatanepiko7087]

I have never heard someone say "eh-ley" before, Markee, you wind-up merchant XD

[@miminana-hd6nf]

years ago, my husband , and I, would go out to eat with his sister, their husbands and their friends. Their friends were the most well off of the group but they would, every time, get up and take off before the bill came and expect everyone else to pay. My husband, and I, would refuse to chip in every time. We, finally, just refused to go out with them to avoid the drama.

[@salomerodriguez5145]

The Garfield comment sounds like a desperate snap back bc omg is it lame 😂 I feel for this poor wife

[@synber]

always a good day when i hear aussie hubby markee in the intro ❤

[@FlipTheBard]

I hate people like that.Want to "split the bill" but always pick the most expensive choices, they feel like everyone should pay for their expensive tastes.

[@darklightmagus1222]

29:40 This comment has a point about the wine. Bride claims Allie ran towards her. Allie claims she was running away. So one is lying. So one fact we agree on is that Allie has the wine glass. Wine spills towards the force of motion. If both bumped into each other, the wine would have spilled on both women. If the bride ran and bunped into Allie, then the wine should spill mostly on Allie. If Allie had ran and bumped into the bride, then the wine spills onto the bride. Which scenario happened? Allie is lying. She did it on purpose.

[@Clairski3]

Story 2: the OP’s excuses for Ailey are total BS. Even if she is as socially awkward, clumsy etc as he claims she is, she still does not apologise or take responsibility when confronted. I’m clumsy as hell and have spilled countless things (though I almost always spill on myself, and never on a bride), but as soon as it happens I apologize profusely. This chick doesn’t even do that. Even someone lacking empathy would know they messed up and apologise.Ailey is a snake.

[@clockwork3494]

Story 2: "I didn't know I should protect her, I guess it's just a perspective thing." I'm sorry, what? Christ even if your partner can handle things on her own you should still have her back. Good lord, if OP is that clueless about what's going on between Eliza and Allie I'd hate to see what would happen if another friend of his SA'd her. "It's okay babe, I'm sure he didn't mean it. He must have just accidentally reached under your skirt, it wasn't SA." - OP probably Look, I get some people can be slow but OP is just outright clueless and stupid to the point he's in his own separate category.. how on earth do you turn a blind eye to that for so long. I hope Eliza divorces his ass and finds herself a better partner because he is _not_ the one.

[@lkayh]

2nd story: I’ll give Allie the benefit of doubt and say the wedding thing was an accident and that she and Eliza just don’t gel. Even if OP is absolutely right about the situation, it boils down to this: his wife needs him to make a choice. IMO he should make it easy on himself and find another job so he can cut ties entirely.

[@armaggedon390]

Anime protagonists are so dense. No way people are like that in real life. Story 2 OP: Hello.

[@andrewroyle2847]

I might be socially blind but if someone spilled a drink on my (future) bride's dress, oh I'd be going nuclear at them, especially if the situation was clearly escalating to that point.

[@ajzephyros7454]

Is OP in story 2 on the spectrum? Cause I have a lot of similar issues with social shit and my god my diagnosis made it all make sense

[@Letha-AnnCooper]

It doesn’t give everyone the opportunity to have a nice meal that they couldn’t usually afford. No it gives the opportunity for people to pay for other’s meals. Nope. Do not attend any more dinners with that group.

[@HamsterPooh]

Geez. As a broke person, if I'm invited somewhere, I always say, "I can't afford that," or, "I'm broke," so they know they'll be paying...I don't screw people into paying for me.

[@mgrey9066]

I’m uncomfortable with Aussie hubby quote No. Friend yes.