Should I pay him for date?
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Anonymous
| I met a guy online. He seems nice but I was reluctant to meet him. I finally agreed to a date but an emergency came up and I forgot to let him know. He was pretty mad and said he waited over an hour ( he ate lunch). He's a lawyer and said since I stood him up, I owe him $550 ( client hourly rate) for his time. He wants me to meet him with cash. I think this is ridiculous. |
Anonymous
| Omg |
Anonymous
| Wow. Good for you that you didn't waste an hour on him. |
Anonymous
| OP here. I feel this is extortion or illegal. |
Anonymous
It's laughable! Block his email, OP. And never think of him again. |
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Oh please, Oh please, post his name. The social media world would have a field day and you two would probably make all the talk shows. We'd even set up a "go fund me" page to make you whole. People Magazine would love this. Think of the law firm he works at and how they would just love the publicity.
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Anonymous
+1, name and shame OP! This situation is pretty much genetically engineered for viral success in the social media age! |
Anonymous
| OP here. I'm not disclosing his name or want anything going viral. I think it's laughable. I told him to grow up. |
Anonymous
| This is insane. I ignore him but write a review online |
Anonymous
Fiiiiiine, be reasonable about it if you must. Good for you for laughing him off, such a stupid request for him to make. |
Anonymous
| Tell him he should have asked for a signed contract with the cancellation policy spelled out. |
Anonymous
+1 Love this! |
Anonymous
| Guess he won't be getting any. |
Anonymous
| I doubt he's really expecting the money but he's obviously really pissed off over being stood up. Put yourself in his shoes. You made him feel like a fool. I hope that was a real emergency that you didn't think to call off the date. Of course you don't pay him, but obviously he's mad as hell and I probably would be, too if I were him. |
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NP here.
Well he must not be a good lawyer if he does not know that it is illegal to bill for "services" without an agreement to such ahead of performance. But in all seriousness, i am glad you all can now see what !@#?@!# I had to put up with for 20 years living in DC and trying to find a professional date that didnt have his head up his arse worse that if I were dating someone without an education. DC is dating hell and I am glad to read your post to let the world know. There wasn't internet in my dating years, but this speaks to my experience 1000 percent. I say go public with it and show what friggin twits DC lawyers. You will be a hero to us all. Women, stop dating the DC dweebs just to say you went out with a lawyer. Conceited asses they are. |