Kamal Ghorui
Dating anecdotes have been going viral online recently. More than just stories these have been points of conversation that send the internet into a hot debate about what is right and wrong when dating someone. Recently, a post on X (formerly Twitter) has gained wide traction online, due to its surprising details.The post revealed that a 36-year-old woman from Mumbai with a package of Rs 80 lakh ended up rejecting a man since he asked to split the bill on their third date. As per the caption, for the first two dates, the man agreed to pay the bill and things went well. However, on the third date the man asked the woman to split the bill of ₹5,000, so they would pay ₹2,500 each. ” She smiled and left,” said the post.The next day the woman apparently called the matchmaking service that had introduced the duo and said she was done with the man and could not continue meeting him. ” It is not about the money. I earn well,” she said while adding that she could have paid the whole bill ten times.However, she felt like the man was calculating whether it was worth paying for her. “I do not want to spend my life with someone who thinks like that.”What truly surprises one is the fierce debate that ensued in the comments section. While some supported the woman’s perspective, others directed accusations at her.“He turned out to be very lucky… a woman who can’t even give 2500, what support can she provide in the future?” one user wrote.“THE GAME PLAN We want equality—but only when it benefits us. We are financially independent—but we get offended if someone splits the bill with us. We are happy to go on a date, as long as we don’t have to do anything and you are paying for it. If you ask us to do anything or split the bill then “You are the bad guy”,” added another.“Her intuition makes sense. It’s rarely about the ₹2500—it’s the shift in mindset after two dates. If someone starts ‘calculating’ early, it signals how they’ll treat a partnership long-term. Financial independence doesn’t mean zero gestures of care,” one user supported.“The bill was just the proxy. perceived intent is the whole thing,” another wrote.While some said the woman failed a “test,” others appreciated her outright approach. However, what left most shocked is how quickly people were to blame the woman for her act, highlighting how women still face prejudice and accusations more than men, even in the dating world.
