When Kelly agreed to a blind date set up by her best friend Mia, she expected awkward small talk and maybe a decent meal. Instead, Eric arrived with roses, a personalized gift, and the charm of a textbook gentleman. He opened doors, pulled out chairs, remembered tiny details from their texts, and insisted on paying the bill with a firm “A man always pays on the first date.” Flattered and hopeful, Kelly left thinking she’d met someone special.
But the next morning shattered that illusion.
Instead of a sweet follow-up, Eric sent her a professionally formatted invoice. Not for money—but for emotional repayment. Each item from the date came with a “charge”: a hug for the flowers, a coffee date for the gift, holding hands for pulling out her chair, and a guaranteed second date for dinner. At the bottom, it warned that failure to comply might result in “collections”—with her friend Chris as the enforcer.
Stunned, Kelly forwarded the invoice to Mia, who showed it to Chris. Outraged and amused, Chris crafted a savage counter-invoice: charging Eric for wasting Kelly’s time, misleading her with fake charm, and daring to treat affection like a transaction. The message? Payment due immediately—or face public humiliation.
Eric didn’t take it well. He fired off angry texts, calling Kelly ungrateful and Chris a traitor. Kelly didn’t respond. She blocked his number and kept the keychain he gave her—not as a romantic keepsake, but as a reminder that red flags don’t always wave during dinner. Sometimes, they arrive in your inbox the next morning.
