Since when did it become cool to accept a drink from someone you CLEARLY aren’t interested in?

Perhaps that’s a question best left for gold diggers.

But seriously. Last night I went out to Applebee’s with one of my co-workers and she totally scolded me for not accepting a free drink from this dude at the bar. (come to think of it, the female bartender gave me the o.O as well) 

I ordered my appetizer and my tall Blue Moon, the bartender left, came back and pointed to a guy sitting across from me and said “He wants to know if he can pay for your drink.” I checked him out, smiled very sweetly at him and replied “No, thank you”. He nodded, and continued to consume his drink.

The bartender stared at me in what I can only describe as total disbelief for longer than a moment then walked away shaking her head. My co-worker asked me if I was crazy, and began this long rant about how I was some freak of nature for turning down a $5 beer, and “just because he buys you a drink, doesn’t mean you have to talk to him”. 

After (trying to) school her about sending mixed signals and gold diggerness, she gave me the kicker…

“If you were so intent on paying for your own drink, you should of given that one to me.”