RESPONSES to Dinner for Three

YOUR RESPONSES to Dinner for Three are in! Interestingly enough, all the single ladies (with a nod to Beyonce) weighed in with their suggestions and very strong opinions on how to pay for dinner. Every single woman insisted on paying their share. No wimpy-let's-see-what-happens-when-the-check-arrives behavior so MY PERSONAL KUDOS TO YOU ALL.

I heard anger, I heard attitude, I heard outrage, I heard sadness. I heard loneliness. Best of all, I HEARD SOLUTIONS.

Here are the ones that stood out (and there were many others so I have summarized):

1) BRING UP THE SUBJECT OF DINNER YOURSELF. Take the initiative and make the reason for getting together like "We haven't gotten together for a while" or "Have you been to the ABC Restaurant - I hear it's great- shall we plan to have dinner there?"(Thank you , Dorothy)

2) Deal with the situation ahead of time. Tell your male friend BEFORE HAND that if he picks up the check, you will repay him for your other friends share (Thank you, Mona)

3) If the couple pays even thought you have offered, WRITE A THANK YOU NOTE AND RECIPROCATE IN ANOTHER WAY. (Thank you, Judy)

4) TELL THE WAITER when you order that you want a separate check SO THAT YOU CAN ORDER CAVIAR AND LOBSTER WITH NO GUILT. (Thank you, Mary)

5) KUDOS TO ALL THE COUPLES THAT INCLUDE THEIR SINGLE FRIENDS IN ALL PARTS OF THEIR LIVES, not just dinner. (Thank you Donna)

We all feel strongly that NO ONE SHOULD EAT ALONE. Let's all remember that "before and after being a couple, we were all a single." (Thank you, Myra)