When you’re invited over to someone’s house for dinner, the last thing you expect at the end of the night is a Venmo request. 

There are a few rules of etiquette that we should all abide by if we can help it. We certainly weren’t all raised with the same customs and traditions, but there are a few things that we can agree on. One of them is that if you’re hosting, you’re the one bearing the cost. If you invite someone over and you’re cooking, you should never expect your guest to chip in. That would be tacky. Unless you’ve expressly talked about it beforehand, and it’s something that you agree on. Otherwise, if you don’t want someone partaking in your groceries, you shouldn’t invite them over for dinner. 

That doesn’t stop everyone, though. Some people just don’t know where to draw the line. They’ve gotten too comfortable and expect everyone to pay for their lifestyle choices. Either that, or they’re running some sort of scam for a little bit of petty cash. Either way, you should draw a serious boundary with your friend.