Last Sunday, I went on my first ever Tinder date, and I had absolutely no experience with dating or pubs. I didn’t really know how things work, so I just went along with whatever she suggested.
She took me to a pub (my first time ever), and we started ordering food, hookah, and alcohol. I had a budget of around ₹5k in mind, but I wasn’t tracking things closely because I didn’t expect things to escalate like this.
When the bill came, it was ₹33,000.
I panicked and asked her to contribute. She pretended to call her sister and friends for ₹15k, but no one picked up. Meanwhile, bouncers were standing near us, which made the situation feel very pressurized. I just wanted to get out of there.
I only had ₹5k, so I ended up withdrawing ₹28k from Slice and paid the full bill. After that, she stopped responding completely.
Looking back, this whole situation feels very off. I’m not sure if this is a known scam pattern or if I just handled things very poorly.
This has also put me in a really tight spot financially for the month, so I’m trying to figure things out while processing what happened.
A few things I’d really appreciate input on:
- Is this a common scam setup?
- Should I report this somewhere?
- How do you avoid getting into situations like this?
Would really value any advice or similar experiences.