I Went On One Date With My Coworker And Thought She Was Amazing—Until I Saw Her Venmo Request

My first date with Mari was perfect—until I realized I’d lost my wallet. She paid, but the next day sent me a Venmo request for $47.83—down to the penny. At first, I laughed it off, but soon her precision felt cold. Every ride, every meal—she tracked everything like a spreadsheet.

Then one night at my place, $1,200 in rent money disappeared after she spotted the envelope. Weeks later, HR flagged a fake wellness claim submitted in my name—for Mari’s yoga studio. She vanished from work soon after, then messaged me from a burner account: “You didn’t have to snitch. I only took what was fair.”

That’s when I realized I wasn’t the only one—she’d scammed coworkers too. A colleague told me, “Kindness isn’t weakness. It’s a mirror.” Mari saw trust as a chance to take, and in the end, it left her alone.

Months later, I met someone new. On our first date, she offered to split the bill. I said, “I got it.” She smiled: “Cool, I’ll get dessert.”

That’s real balance. Give and take—not invoices.