to be shocked by this? Or am I just boring...

[SummerTimeLana]

Been with my boyfriend for 7 months now and I've met his family a few times.

His brother invited us out for dinner tonight (to celebrate his daughters birthday)

We went to a buffet, there was 7 adults and 3 young children. Lovely food and not too expensive.

Then the bill came and bf says "Shall we just do a runner?"

And his brother replied with "Yeah I would but it'd be hard to get away fast enough with 3 kids"

They were being deadly serious and it was definitely not a joke.

It would never occur to me to ever do that, if I couldn't afford to eat out then I just wouldn't eat out. Point is everyone tonight could afford to pay - and we did.

I'm not so naive and sheltered to not realise that yes people do this but aibu to be a little shocked by it?

If it absolutely wasn't a joke I would do a runner. From the whole family.

they were winding you up. playing a joke on the new GF. they've probably done it on all his previous GFs aswell. maybe they all believed it was true aswell and that's why he was single?

Summer I'd do a runner......far far away from that relationship as you're obviously certain it wasn't a joke!

I'm not the new GF, I dated him before that and I've met his family before.

I knew they weren't joking because ... I'll just get accused of drip-feeding. Lose-lose situation really.

that's why he was single?

Nothing like a bit of single bashing?

It was a joke. But if you still think it wasn't you should split!!

OK so you're convinced your boyfriend is either a potential thief or an actual thief and you're asking us if you are being unreasonable to be shocked by it.

Is that it?

Summer do you think he was testing your moral compass .

this is so funny, greensleeves is it you?

single bashing?

explain.

Oooh you,ve started, so drip feed away, don,t leave us in suspenders.

I don't care if you drip feed.

We won't mind a bit of drip feeding this time of night SummerTime, how did you know they weren't joking?

YABU

I never pay when I go out.

Never pay for my shopping either.

I just eat grapes in the shop and the odd banana.

"I'm not the new GF, I dated him before that and I've met his family before. "

so? that doesn't stop them finding a joke at your expense funny does it? or must all jokes be carried out the first time you meet someone? i've known my best friend, her husband and my EXP all for over 10 years but it didn't stop the 3 of them playing a joke on me when i was over due with ds2.

Glad I'm not the only nosy fucker

I am nosy. I am enjoying a few wines and watching Blues Brothers. It's Friday and I have plenty of time for drip feeding.

Please, pretty please drip feed.

I also believe it's an in family joke

I repeat, though, have you just asked him about it?

I think before she asks the new fella about this she should drip feed here for a few minutes

Would now be a good time to say LTB?

Please don't tell me that the "drip feed" was going to be "I know he wasn't joking because he's got 10 previous convictions for burglary and his brother's got 20"

So did you all do a runner then?
If you didn't wtf is the problem?

No YouTheCat, too early...too early...

I've been with DH for over ten years and he still says it every time we get the bill in a restaurant. It's a joke. Especially when he said it last weekend, I'm 34 weeks pregnant and ds was in a stroller.

Oops peaked too soon