 A man and I matched on Tinder. We texted a little and things were going well so he suggested the idea of getting food with me.

I said "sure" and then he said "Do you expect the guy to pay?" and the obvious answer is YES because I know my worth, so I just ignored his text and started looking for other guys.

He then found me on social media and asked if I would let him "take me out to dinner". I said sure and we had an okay first date, however, he complained about the menu prices since he's from another city. We kissed anyway and he said he wanted to see me again.

Anyway, he then asked me out for a second date and I suggested a place nearby me. Again I spent hours getting ready, blew off a project I was doing for work, bought a new dress, and put on uncomfortable heels.

When the check came, he slid it over to me and demanded that I pay. His awful excuse was that I should pay because of "equality" (his excuse to be cheap). I started crying just because I really WANT a gentleman who will treat me the first few times, and be chivalrous.

The guy got really uncomfortable and he threatened to walk out and leave, and then started talking about how he had lots of other girls that "wanted him".

He then said we could "split it", but the restaurant came back and ended up charging my card the whole thing, and the guy had a smug look on his face, obviously happy that MY CARD was charged for BOTH dinners (80 dollars)!

I was absolutely disgusted and repulsed, as this guy NEVER indicated to me before the date that it would be on me or he would split it, I thought that he genuinely liked me and would be happy to pay for the first few dates.

In hindsight, I feel like an IDIOT as the text about whether I expected the man to pay and him complaining about prices on the first date was a red flag. Am I right for dropping this guy, or AITA for crying and ghosting him after this second date? I feel like the fact he didn't pay means he thinks I'm not worthwhile :(