Sometime around the first week of December, I matched with someone on Hinge (dating app). After 2-3 days of immense flirting and texting, we finally decided to meet at this fancy place, when I walked in the first thing he said was, "Listen I forgot to carry my card, but I will Google Pay you the amount later."

We had a great night; we exchanged a lot of conversations- about him, his flatmates, his office, work etc. Here is a thing about me, I can't help but try to know someone on a date, that's least I can do- keep the conversation going.

He had way too many drinks (expensive ones), ate a lot (even I did), and the bill was around 14,000 INR. My wallet was dented, but a part of me knew that the bill would be split.

Later at night he insisted on dropping me home, I asked him not to, he asked if I want to make out with him then, I refused, and he got pissed. After texting a few times, he stopped doing it, and I was yet to get my money back.

Few days later, I went out of my way, and I asked him for money, and he immediately blocked me. I was a little pissed, and this came on my ego. I didn't want my 2019 to end with someone making me feel so small, worthless and naive.

I spent an hour stalking him on social media and got a list of few folks which looked like his colleague/flatmate / close friends. Then I spent 4-5 hours on the weekend trying to stalk them down on Tinder/Hinge/Bumble- thankfully I found three folks and pursued one of them on Bumble.

We texted for a day or two and then met, I went to this fancy place with him, throughout conversations I indirectly confirmed if he was his flatmate for not, turns out, he was and then I mentioned that I don't have a card and will pay him later.

I carefully made sure the amount was close to of the bill I had two weeks back, it was 12,656 INR, we texted for a day and then I stopped, In two days he asked me for money.

I explained to him what his flatmate did and I asked him to take it from his flatmate, he was angry, not at me but his flatmate and asked me not to worry about bill anymore.

Petty, stupid and super time-wasting, but it felt good.