Battle of Left over cake

This is an interesting story, I recently heard a couple broke up over a slice of cake.

What happened was that this couple were at a friend's bday party, the dessert cake was delicious. The guy was stuffing himself even though he was really full, 'cause he didn't want to waste the cake. When he realized that he couldn't finish the cake, he asked for a takeout box for the remaining 3 bites.

The girl was really annoyed and embarrassed, 'cause no one at the party was packing their leftover cake, nevermind for only 3 bites.

It got worsen when the bill came, when the table decided to split the bill evenly, the guy told the girl that "you should pay less, 'cause you didn't order a drink". The girl was again embarrassed in front of her friends...

The fight started after the dinner, and they have decided to break up.

The friend who told me the story concluded that "they were thinking about getting married, but they didn't love each other enough to compromise!"

I think there is more to that, they are both adults, they have been molded in their own ways, to accept and to compromise requires at least some form of understanding of the background each person is been brought up. Sometimes, a different set of believe systems will come in conflict. I am sure some people see the guy as been thrifty, some see the guy being cheap...

It reminds me of a time when I had a fight with one of my ex, when she went shopping for fruit, she would buy anything she wants to eat, no matter the season. For example, strawberries in winter. My point was that the fruit is not in season, it wouldn't taste great and it would be too expensive. Her point was that she wanted strawberries, and she should get strawberries.

Luckily, it wasn't something that would extended into a breakup, but it is just a small thing that shows that it takes more than just love to bring two together...