When someone offers to buy you a drink, is it wrong to pick the most expensive one on the menu?

Hospitality can be a tricky thing. There are so many unwritten rules that go into this stuff that it can be hard to keep track of, especially if you’re not a person who’s great at picking up on social cues. Sometimes people say things that they don’t really mean, and you have to read between the lines of that. This often leads us into sticky situations where there is a misunderstanding that could’ve been avoided with clear communication. That’s what was happening here at this wedding party. Weddings are famously expensive affairs. And drinks are no small part of that. If a couple is offering an open bar, that’s probably coming out a great expense to them. And if you’re ordering à la carte, things can get even crazier. The person in the story wondered if they were in the wrong for taking full advantage of that.