Hi
Just wondering if anyone else has come across issues with this. My daughter who is 18 is spending a lot of time pre-uni going to various small "garden" social gatherings around London. For some reason the girls always seem to get lumbered with the uber bills whilst the boys and I'm talking about several different ones aren't paying towards the shared uber cost (Uber's are taken at 2am so not really a safe option to take public transport) and make feeble excuses about their uber accounts not working. The boys also turn up to gatherings with no booze or food if the gathering is at a girls, expecting the girls to provide for them and when uber eats are ordered they don't contribute to that either 😬 The girls are getting fed up as are the girls' parents 😏 but we are struggling to make our daughters more assertive around telling the boys to put their hands in their pockets.
This is particularly frustrating for me as I have way less money than the boys' parents and am really struggling to pay to in effect keep my daughter safe. If the boys paid their fare share the uber would come to eg £6 each instead of £24 for one parent.
I have spoken to my daughter about this but she is embarrassed to broach the subject when the boys - all from wealthy families say they have no money.
Any suggestions on best approach for her would be gratefully received.
Boz