actually she always makes me pay for gas when we're out. sometimes if we have to park at a parking garage and we take longer because she needs time to do something, she doesn't chip in. like if we're at the shopping atrium and she park at the parking building nearby. i'm only there to get supplies, it only takes me 10 minutes. then she says she needs shoes and a purse--which take like 3-4 hours, i end up paying for the parking. it's always a free ride. she won't even come if i say i want to walk/take a cab, because she knows she'll have to pay for the cab whereas if i drive, she gets a totally free ride. so i'm noticing a pattern. mind you, the amount of gas i usually pay on our shopping trips is WAY over the buck i spent on her eyeshadow/blush of whatever it was she ordered that time. i usually spend 10-20 bucks on gas. and i gave her a free $1 item, so i'm kind of worried she's expecting me to pay.
i wish there was an etiquette guide for something like this online. i don't know WHAT i'm doing! i heard you're not supposed to give people expensive gifts. now i gave a really cheap one and i'm all scared that she's going to expect me to do it again.
it's really about the credit card too (not just the shipping). i have one and she doesn't, so she has to use my account.
IIN that my friend now expects me to pay for her after i paid for it?
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actually she always makes me pay for gas when we're out. sometimes if we have to park at a parking garage and we take longer because she needs time to do something, she doesn't chip in. like if we're at the shopping atrium and she park at the parking building nearby. i'm only there to get supplies, it only takes me 10 minutes. then she says she needs shoes and a purse--which take like 3-4 hours, i end up paying for the parking. it's always a free ride. she won't even come if i say i want to walk/take a cab, because she knows she'll have to pay for the cab whereas if i drive, she gets a totally free ride. so i'm noticing a pattern. mind you, the amount of gas i usually pay on our shopping trips is WAY over the buck i spent on her eyeshadow/blush of whatever it was she ordered that time. i usually spend 10-20 bucks on gas. and i gave her a free $1 item, so i'm kind of worried she's expecting me to pay.
i wish there was an etiquette guide for something like this online. i don't know WHAT i'm doing! i heard you're not supposed to give people expensive gifts. now i gave a really cheap one and i'm all scared that she's going to expect me to do it again.
it's really about the credit card too (not just the shipping). i have one and she doesn't, so she has to use my account.