When my best friend Mia set me up with her friend Eric, she described him as a \u201ctotal gentleman.\u201d On our first date, he certainly fit the bill\u2014he brought roses, gifted me a personalized keychain, was charming throughout dinner, and insisted on paying the bill with the classic line, \u201cA man pays on the first date.\u201d I left feeling like I\u2019d just had the perfect evening.<\/p>\n
The next morning, expecting a sweet follow-up message, I was shocked to find an actual invoice<\/em> instead. It was professionally formatted and included bizarre charges like a hug for the bouquet, a coffee date for the keychain, and holding hands next time as repayment for dinner. It ended with a threat: if I didn\u2019t comply, he\u2019d tell Chris\u2014his friend and Mia\u2019s boyfriend.<\/p>\n Still reeling, I forwarded the message to Mia, who was equally horrified. She immediately involved Chris, and the three of us decided Eric needed to be called out. Chris responded with a fake \u201crevenge invoice\u201d of his own\u2014billing Eric for the \u201cprivilege\u201d of sitting across from me and warning him about public humiliation if he didn\u2019t back off.<\/p>\n Eric didn\u2019t take it well. He fired off a string of angry texts, saying I was missing out on a \u201cgreat guy.\u201d I just sent a thumbs-up emoji and blocked him, cutting the drama short.<\/p>\n Later that night, Mia called me, still cracking up over how absurd the whole situation had become. She apologized for the setup, but I wasn\u2019t upset.<\/p>\n Eric had shown his true colors early, and I was grateful to avoid further entanglement. What could\u2019ve been a dating disaster became a hilarious story.<\/p>\n Now, I\u2019ve got a legendary tale to tell: the guy who sent an actual invoice<\/em> for a first date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When my best friend Mia set me up with her friend Eric, she described him as a \u201ctotal gentleman.\u201d On our first date, he certainly fit the… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n