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Friend pissed off I didn’t eat all of the dinner she made me

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HattieD · 23/06/2025 18:24

Can I ask if you think I was unreasonable? We (my husband and I) had a dinner at my friends (and her husbands) house on Saturday. They weren’t free in the day, so prior to this, we went to an event at a local pub. This was from 2-5, and they had a free BBQ which we had a bite to eat from.

We’d told our friends about the event and the free BBQ being an added bonus. Dinner was served about 6.30 (earlier than we’d usually eat but no issue) and our friend had made a lovely but substantial meal. I gave it a good go, and probably ate about 70% of it, with DH eating slightly more of his.

On Sunday, my friend messaged to say she thought it was rude we ate at the pub and that we left ‘so much’ of our dinner. I reiterated how much we enjoyed the food and said that it was a very generous portion.

I just think that if we hadn’t mentioned the BBQ, she’d have been none the wiser and probably wouldn’t have said anything about the decent amount of food we ate?

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cannotbetooarsed · 24/06/2025 19:12

BankHolidayMonday · 23/06/2025 19:51

It's rude to plate.
Let your guests decide on their own portion size, why the obsession with getting everybody stuffed?
If you fill somebody's plate, you can't complain they don't finish it.

It's bizarre to serve diner at 6:30pm. Even kids often don't eat that early, so a diner party?

It's a bit late to have a burger at 3pm, but if you expected diner at 7, YABU. Have an early lunch, but mid-afternoon lunch before early diner? Come on.

All of this …saved me typing!

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