Nothing is worse than going out to a restaurant with friends or family and having to awkwardly decide how to handle paying the bill when it comes. Some people believe in splitting the check evenly — ...

A frustrated diner took to the internet for advice after a decision they made while eating out with friends went sideways. The tale, posted to an anonymous forum, proved to be highly relatable as ...

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Let's say you're at a restaurant with a group of friends. You ordered appetizers, maybe got a bottle of wine for the table, went all in for dessert ... then the bill arrives. No one is offering to ...

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They gathered around a large, circular table at City Lights of China in Washington, rekindling the friendships that had first sparked when they were teenagers. It was 2004, and the seven friends were ...

A restaurant server sparked debate by posting a TikTok complaining about a large party that asked to split the check instead of paying together. TikTok user Suraj Kori (@suraj.michaels) uploaded the ...

New York-based Channon Hodge is now a video producer for CNN but spent 10 years waiting tables in New York City’s eat-or-be-eaten restaurant scene. Despite her disdain for splitting checks, she ...

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Splitting the check can be so damn awkward. Sure, with some friends you may have an easy-breezy attitude where you go out together a lot and it'll all come out in the wash. But with others, it can ...