NGL the ‘za was pretty good (no clue how the mushroom and ricotta was bc that’s literal trash).
But I think I’ve depicted Doug and Mary a bit unfairly. They are perfectly decent people, and we get along just fine. And I’m not even saying their stinginess makes them bad people, it’s just different than how I choose to prioritize stuff in my life. We have honestly had several playdates like meeting up at a park and those went off without a hitch. And I bet we could even do things with them where money is involved so long as we all agreed beforehand.
Like oh you wanna go to the children’s museum? Great! They pay for their admission, we pay for ours, no controversy no perceived unfairness. (We actually have a family membership to the children’s museum that includes guest passes but they don’t know that and I’m not going to tell them)