Compromise?

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Gosh! You ask for advice, then rather than thanking everybody for their input, you start acting childish. That's such a rare occurrence in this forum.

But seriously, I don't understand any of this. I offered to split two movie tickets, my movie tickets, to take her to see a movie. Her immediate response was "That's not good enough, I want to choose the movie too, and I don't care if it's one you don't want to see." She's telling me that being given a gift isn't enough for her, I have to relinquish control over the situation entirely in order to make her happy. To me, that's the definition of spoiled entitlement. But everyone here is acting like I'm the entitled one. Like, how dare I not immediately cave to her demands on the first date, when I barely even know her, and give her the impression that I can be bullied into doing whatever she wants with a little pressure? Am I the only one who feels like that's the wrong way to go about starting a relationship?

Run like hell. If she's going to be that manipulative over something as simple as a movie, you don't want to find out how else she'll try and manipulate you/give you ultimatums.

Okay, so you've dodged a bullet with this self-entitled, manipulative girl. So what's plan B? Will you see Wreck-It Ralph 2 twice, alone? Do you have anyone else you can take to Wreck-It Ralph 2?

Not at the moment. If I cant find anyone, I'll go see another movie by myself. Probably Mortal Engines, if I can find the book in time. That one looks really good.

Sorry not sorry, I will side the OP here. The OP's failed date sounds like a conniving, manipulative, spoiled brat. In fact, it's not impossible that she wanted to use him for free entertainment, while having sex with some alpha male somewhere else. So not only did he dodge a bullet, he spared himself a waste of time and money/tickets. Another thing: "compromise" is often a euphemism for needless sacrificing, just as "caring about you" is often a euphemism for bossing you around for one's own enjoyment.

My own family was like that. They told me they "cared about me" :roll: until they were blue in the face; when in reality, they just wanted to control my life and boss me around. It cost them nothing to let me watch a favorite TV show, let me stay out an extra hour, or whatever. But because they "cared about me" :roll:, I couldn't have all that. I'm sure they were laughing amongst themselves afterwards. Same with "compromise". When they talked to me about my future, potential marriage, they always said how I'll be "compromising" a lot, and that my feelings and interest don't matter. (But my wife's do.) After hearing that enough times, all I feel toward my future, nonexistent wife is fear, anger, and loathing; I see her as a vicious enemy who will ruin my life. So I vowed to never get romantic with any woman until the day I die.

In other words, I embraced the MGTOW movement. The OP is 25; it's not a realistic option for him yet. At that age, a man's libido is too high to be apathetic about sex and dating. But just saying; maybe in 5 to 10 years.

Another thing: let's be realistic: power feels good. And people will go out of their way to gain power in their lives. Some people take a job with a lot of power, like a corporate director, a superintendent, or a cop. Others people decide to have a kid or date a weak person. Which describes many parents, as well as the OP's failed date. She was getting a cheap thrill from ordering him around and demanding to see her movie, while being entertained for free, under the pretext of "compromise". Which was so laughably transparent, I gotta laugh. I realize this is an aspie site, but I'm floored at how naive everyone is about the OP's situation. I saw a few reasonable replies, but most boiled down to "compromise" . Especially after what his date said. (see quote below)