DEAR ABBY: I recently took a date, her daughter and her daughter's friend to a bingo hall.
Well, with all the cards, markers, food, drink, etc., I was out about $90. On the very last game, my date won $500. I thought, "Great -- a free evening for me and she will still have $400!" Wrong! She said that it was her money, and she didn't give me a dime.
All my male friends said she should have split it with me, but my female friends said she was right to keep it all to herself.
Abby, what do you think was right? -- NO MORE BINGO DATES IN TEXAS
DEAR NO MORE BINGO DATES: A single mother who is raising a child might find it difficult to part with half of her unexpected windfall as your male friends suggested. However, she would have been gracious to have reimbursed you the $90 you spent for the evening.