Tinder who will pay

At my first job, a friend (who will remain nameless) always forgot his wallet when we went out to lunch. This often meant that I, a lowly intern, often ended up having to buy two sandwiches from Firehouse Subs instead of one.

Thankfully, that job is behind me. However, I still run into the occasional cheap friend who never wants to pay anything. I get it. Being alive is expensive. From time to time I’m happy to treat people, but it can start to add up after a while.

This pain is only exacerbated in the world of modern dating. Do I pay? Does she pay? Do we split? Does assuming we do any of the following set up some weird relational dynamic from the start? It’s awkward.

What if Tinder didn’t leave this up to chance? Instead, users could provide reviews indicating whether or not someone footed the bill the last time they met up. In this case, our friend Seth seems to be quite the penny-pincher. Or if we take him at his word, he’s just very forgetful.

This would create an additional layer of complexity on top of an already complex problem space. However, the prospect of financial data as a metric to pair people up is an interesting thought exercise.

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