Thank you.  This article is apparently for people who have no idea how to behave in public and/or have terrible friends.

Seriously!— I have never, ever thought that a group dinner with friends I like & respect was suuuch a big chore. We all show up, nobody flakes, everyone gets what they want, we split it up roughly in the end, we don’t nickel-and-dime each other to death because we know it’ll all come out in the wash later, and, no,…

Is this advice for people who are actually friends, or just acquaintances? Like damn, can you not just discuss these things with your FRIENDS and come to an agreement?