As a gay lawyer (we are legion!), the real villains here are Kim Davis’s lawyers. To be honest, I kind of feel bad for Davis herself. Yes, she is a gross bigot with woeful fashion sense, but she’s also clearly not that smart and her lawyers do are 100% using her to push their own agendas and absolutely do not have her…

I mean technically as an elected official she has a right to due process before being removed from her position, sure. In this case she would have to be impeached or formally disciplined in order to be removed permanently from being a clerk, which would involve hearings and evidence. She had plenty of due process…

You are correct. But the more important question is how is there such a disparity in your orders? Like I’ve hardly ever been in this situation. Maybe I’m a pig and a drunk, but I never have just water and a small salad. And if I did, I wouldn’t expect to split my $6 bill with someone whose bill was $40. For the most…

I had a roommate who used to do that with our grocery bills “you used some of my milk in your coffee, and had some of my frozen blueberries, so you owe me an extra 4.18$.”

Um, I’m all for reminding folks that other groups were rounded up and sent to concentration camps, too (gays, Roma, people with disabilities, etc.). But is it really helpful to start the Oppression Olympics here? Like, who suffered worst before dying in pain and fear because of horrific state-supported bigotry? I get…

My old roommate tried to split the dim-sum check by the dumpling, and argued over a .50c difference.

I agree completely, it all evens out in the big picture. One person may come out a few bucks ahead over a few years but the stress and arguments aren’t worth saving that few bucks.

She is comparing herself this way not because she thinks her situation is as serious as that of a Jew in nazi Germany, but because she doesn't think Jews had it that bad in Nazi Germany. I've made a similar comment before, and I'm more convinced of it than ever.

but it’s all a wash in the end. And my friendships are worth more than arguments over $20.

Calm down. You are projecting. No reasonable person would think that scenario is okay.

This. Whenever I eat with friends and we all order around the same amount of food, I’m down for an even split. It means we get to stop talking about the check and get back to drinking and enjoying ourselves.

“In my administration, we’ll take care of both the Kurds and the Wheys.”

I’ve never not been on a tight budget (oh, student life!), so if I don’t plan for it, I’d never go out! I usually do let people know that I’ll be on my own check at the beginning of the meal, or somehow try to politely be clear about my limits :) I’m pretty careful with my money, and I generally decline events if it…

I don’t assume it’s fine with everyone, and I’m fully aware that not everyone has the same income. I’m talking about people I’m extremely close with, who I go out with several times a month. Making the waitress split the check in crazy ways is pointless because we go out together all the time, so paying a little more…

I only offer to split the check 50/50 when my order costs less than everyone else. If I ordered way more than others, I’m always going to pay at least my share, unless they tell me not to be silly and just split it. It usually evens out in the end.

My sister won a badass scholarship that covered her undergrad and master’s at Harvard. She has zero debt. She has a job that pays her 90k. She lives with my parents. She is the cheapest person on the planet. She refuses to pay rent/bills/whatever. She won’t fill up the car with gas. She buys shampoo/conditioner and…

I can not imagine, being an Old. I didn’t even know what “Venmo” was so I looked it up on Wikipedia where I read:

Okay, so you are the cheap friend, whether you act on it or not. A good way to handle these feelings is to determine if the meal will be split before you order. Then order last. That way your can tailor your ordering to theirs.

In my case, I’ve been on both sides. Sometimes I had a little more, sometimes a little less. But I’ve never tried to stick someone with a bill like $50 higher. Or had it done to me. But I did have a friend take out her cell b/c she wanted to figure out exactly how much to pay because if we split it, she would have…