At a buffet, my friend says I should keep eating to get my money's worth. How do I opt out of the second plate?
FoodI'd finished a plate I enjoyed and was comfortably done. My friend pointed towards the dessert counter. "You've paid for it. Don't waste the chance."
We'd chosen the buffet because he wanted to try several dishes without choosing one main. I liked that idea too, but I hadn't expected it to come with a challenge to fit every section into lunch. When I declined another plate, he said we could have gone somewhere cheaper if I'd told him I wasn't going to make use of it.
I don't want to argue about how much either of us can eat or leave food I didn't want on a plate. How would you explain that choosing from the buffet and enjoying one meal was worthwhile to me? I'd still be happy to sit with him while he eats dessert; I just don't want to join every trip back to the counter.