Should I have shared my garlic bread?

[RobynsMama]

Went to Nando’s with some pals, we all like doing this because we all order what we want separately and there’s no faffing with splitting the bill.

Our orders came, and I ordered garlic bread as my side. I love garlic bread, and I love the bread they put their garlic butter on and it’s my fave thing.

Friends meal arrives, she’s ordered chips and coleslaw as her side, looks forlornly over at my perfect garlic bread and says “I wish I’d ordered the garlic bread now”. Someone else pipes up with “oh you’ll know for next time.” And we all
Laughed.

So I just eat my meal and enjoy my (two slices of) garlic bread. She’s got an absolute face on at the end of the meal and I asked her what was up and she said to me “you could’ve offered me one of your slices of garlic bread instead of gutsing them both”.

I wish I was more mature and I wish that comment hadn’t hurt me but I’m in the middle of a weight loss journey (still treating myself to sinful garlic bread sometimes) I have to say it really shocked me and I’ve been thinking about it ever since (i know iabu because it’s just a comment but still). She made me feel like a right gutsy git.

If it was something like an Indian meal I’d have had no problem sharing bits of everything because that’s the kind of meal it is but with something like Nando’s surely you just pick what you want? Was I right to eat both my pieces of garlic bread or should I have offered to share?

Poor dear, she wanted your food as well as her own and you were sooo mean and didn't give it to her!!! 😢

What is she, five? Actually my 5 yo DD knows better than this.

You were within your rights OP! Awful that she made you feel so bad. She should have simply ordered some more.

Did she offer her coleslaw and chips ?

I'm a greedy person, and I love my food. However, to not have offered to break off a small piece is beyond embarrassing. I wouldn't have wanted to share either (in fact, I hate sharing food) but it's just what adults do in this situation

What’s not very adult - and genuinely ‘beyond embarrassing’ - is calling someone up on this publicly and accusing them of ‘gutsing’ (not a real word) their own food!

No you shouldn’t of shared. You ordered and paid for your meal, why the hell should you share it?

She ordered herself a meal, it’s not your fault if she ordered the wrong sides. The beauty of nandos is she could easily of quickly ordered the garlic bread once she’d seen yours if she wanted it so badly.

I think she should have ordered some if she wanted some.

Why should you give her 50% of your side.

Her remark was extremely rude.

Give the way she worded it I’d have had to call her out and say ‘but I only ordered one side - surely you had enough to eat seeing as you ordered two!’ Just wondering op if there’s any potential jealousy over your weight loss...?

When I've ordered chips and friends have asked for one, I've said No. They're mine. I love them. If they want them they can order them.

If you had a while baguette yes, share. But two slices, no. She could have ordered at any point in the meal. Calling you gutsy is like saying greedy in my eyes and I would find that hard to get passed to be honest.

Is she bigger than you/jealous of your weight loss, because it's an odd thing to think you should share your only small side. And then to say it in such a weird/insulting way, totally rude!

Df
Just texting to check you are ok as what you said after the meal was really hurtful and out of character for you.

Bought due to this thread.
Mine, all mine

She is ridiculous and no way would I share

She could have also toodled off and ordered some. Garlic bread isn't for sharing

I haven't RTFT but there is a great friends quote for this situation, "Joey doesn't share food!" Just change Joey's name for yours.

Simple.... I don’t share food at a restaurant.

If I mess up my choice that’s tough and if they do it’s same.

Now I weight go halves on a starter, if we both want to try 2 different ones. But we agree before ordering it.

I’d have said we haven’t all shared before and you could have ordered one yourself.

Tell her to piss off 🤣 she needs to honestly get a flipping grip!

Did you really type this out??? I mean com’n! Who cares, Grow up, get a life! You and your Nandos mate are both weird!!

Did she offer to share her coleslaw and chips with you ? I bet she didn’t. She can fuck right off !

I would of said buy you're own you cheeky bastard.

I went to the shop and bought some nice garlic bread this afternoon because of this thread. That's dinner sorted tonight - a whole pack of garlic bread and a jar of sauce for dipping. Thanks OP for reminding me how much I love a bit of garlic bread. 👍

Some friend OP.... she sounds a right spiteful bitch to have said something so low & mean. I’ve never been to Nando’s, but I want to try their garlic bread now 😁 YANBU and I can imagine the upset, as I’d have been bloody offended.

Garlic bread? Share?

Sorry, I don't understand. These words don't go together. At all.

Omg what a Cheak lol its quite entitled to assume that just because you don't like something you can food shame and embarrassed you for enjoying what you have purchased

I don’t share food. Sorry. But if you want my food then order it for yourself. Which is exactly what I’d have said to her.

hell no!!! you are taking it bad because you are on a diet, you should have said me being gutsy? so you ordered your side then wanted mine? next time she can order it can't she?