A woman left her date to buy a bottle of sauce after the restaurant they were at couldn't provide any.
The woman, who is unnamed in her post, took to Reddit to ask fellow users if her behaviour was unusual. She explained that she was out on a third date with a man called Michael, but had to leave part way through the meal to buy Ranch, a popular American condiment, to add to the food they had ordered.
Her date was upset with her behaviour, but she didn't think there was anything wrong, even after being told by the staff at the restaurant that she couldn't bring in outside food and having to put the bottle in her car, reports the Mirror.
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In the post, she said: "Last night I went to dinner with Michael. It was our third date and he took me to one of his favourite restaurants. It was a hole-in-the-wall Polish/Hungarian place.
"We ordered our food and he ordered a sampler plate so I could try different things. There's very few things I don't eat with ranch, I just like it and it helps make some things easier to eat so I always have it with my meals. When we got our food I asked for some ranch.
"The waiter said they didn't have any and offered to bring out some kind of sour cream and dill sauces. I tried them and they just weren't the same. I told Michael I'd be right back, took my wallet and left the restaurant. I had seen a convenience store close by when arriving so I went, bought a bottle of ranch, and came back.
"Michael looked shocked but didn't say anything and ate his food. The food was great and we got some conversation going when the waiter came over and said outside food wasn't allowed. I said dressing isn't outside food and they didn't have what I needed to enjoy my meal.
"I didn't want to ruin the evening so I took it out to my car and returned. When we finished and left, Michael thanked me for coming out with him but said it was really offputting [sic] that I had to leave and go buy a bottle of dressing instead of just going one meal without it.
"I told him I wouldn't have had to do that if they had any ranch or dressings like normal restaurants. He didn't walk me home or anything and just left. I went home and told my roommate about my date and his attitude and she asked me if I was being serious. She thinks I had bad etiquette and embarrassed Michael to the point he was probably going to stop talking to me.
"I don't think what I did was really all that bad, it was a condiment, not an entire meal from someplace. Was I wrong for what I did?"
In the replies, most people agreed it was inappropriate for her to buy the ranch. One person said: "This is a great example of "harmless" habits/preferences are only harmless until you start going out of your way for it or disrupting your day. It's okay to love ranch. It's okay to think "man, I wish they had ranch". It's definitely not okay to compulsively need ranch so much that you're physically unable to eat a meal without it and leave a restaurant just to get your fix."
Others joked about how this would make a great story for her date to tell. One said: "Michael telling this story will be a hit at parties!" and another said: "the waiter and your ex will be telling that story for a long time".
Others were after more information about the situation. One person said: "I am wondering how old OP is and where in the country this is. If someone did this in NYC I would be laughing hard."
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