AIBU or should I fund my boyfriend's whole birthday?

[FlyingFox95]

Hey

Just looking for some opinions more than anything. My boyfriend's birthday is coming up and I'm trying to plan a wee day for us. It will just be the two of us so nothing huge. I am a University student so generally pretty skint as I can only work part time.

I'm obv getting him a cute present but I thought it would be an idea to go for a meal out somewhere. Would it be fair for us to split the bill or should I pay all of it?

Just need a general opinion about what would be acceptable to help me budget and make plans.

Thanks :) xxx

If you are inviting him out for his birthday it would be a bit rude to ask him to pay but loads of restaurants do 50% off or buy one main get another free. Do you have a student discount card? I can get 50% off in some restaurants with the gourmet society, you might have forgotten you have it

Or home cooked meal? It can be much more romantic anyway then sitting next to a loud/sweaty/grumpy table.

I also think you can't ask him out for his birthday and expect him to pay unless you discuss and agree up front. Past that find something you can afford to do...

Have a look online and see if you can get a deal. Google "student restaurant vouchers". You can quite often get bogof deals, so you can treat him without bankrupting yourself.

I don't think you should pay for a meal if it's going to leave you short for essentials. Make a picnic and walk instead or take him for a cream tea or have a cup of tea at an art gallery.

agree with twitch x I love picnics 😁

You can't get him to pay half, it's his birthday! Go somewhere cheap and foot the bill.

A lot of places do a "two main meals for £10.99" as an example.

How about a little picnic with all his favourite snack things. Sometimes it's not the money that went into a gift or present it's the thought.

Cheap meal deals for 2 on Wowcher, lovely venues. I did afternoon tea with Proscecco with mates but other stuff on there

It's wouldn't be a problem for me as long as I knew before hand and had an option of where to go. If you ended up taking me somewhere expensive I would be pissed to had to pay half and wonder why we were going somewhere like that. If it was Nandos I wouldn't give a fuck :)

You can't go half - cook him something special at home instead