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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never happened to me. Maybe I don't get invited to enough events. LOL.

"I’m standing up for all guests who are tired of this trend. Call it my #guestsdontpay protest."

From Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2018/01/30/stop-charging-me-to-attend-your-celebrations-guestsdontpay/[/quote]

This is standard to pay for your meal and split the birthday person's meal in my social circle. I am happy to be included and have no issue paying for my meal plus the birthday celebrants. [/quote]

I am really sorry but this sounds very low class to me.  Is this a race or class thing?

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Different groups do things differently, but this is also an age/generational thing. Growing up, my parents generation always paid if they were hosting. In my 20's, we definitely split the check and paid for the birthday person. But we all understood this was the plan, and it was a common occurrence in our group. No one had the funds to cover a whole group. For showers, I hosted or co-hosted several at home. I really don't understand inviting people to a shower at a restaurant then expecting the guests to pay.

In my 30's, I started hosting birthday events for me and my spouse. We were the first in our group to do this, and so many friends gushed over the birthday dinner we invited them to at our home, stating how nice it was to not have to fork over so much cash to celebrate. The birthday outings were becoming really pricey ($150+/pp) and we didn't want to gouge our friends.

IMO, some celebrations have become too expensive. It's not necessary to have out of town bachelor/ette parties, showers at fancy restaurants, etc. It's sad when people decline celebrating with friends or dread being a bridesmaid because it's getting too expensive.[/quote]

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