I'm in Florida and all the bars are open.
About a week before NYE I was in a bar and a guy was talking about some big block party downtown. Tickets were like $70 each, but couples could get in for $100. Guy was loudly complaining that he was ready to buy two tickets but, "this bitch wont text me back." The bartender giggled (he literally called a girl a bitch in front of her and she thought it was funny).
He keeps talking to the bartender and eventually asks her what she's doing on NYE. She says "nothing." So he invites her to this party. She says okay.
...then he goes, "I'm buying the tickets now, so you can just venmo me your half" ...and she does. She paid him for the ticket he bought.
I can imagine myself in that situation (yes, I can imagine) and me saying, "no no, I'll pay the whole thing - don't even worry about it" and it's guaranteed she wouldn't show up. This dude got her to pay and probably fucked her too.