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You know that one friend who treats every social gathering like an all-you-can-eat-free buffet?

Freeloaders are a special breedmasters of disappearing when the check arrives, yet first in line whenfoodis served.

Sounds like fun, right?

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Well, it is, until the moocher, the youngest in the group, comes in.

Oh, and just in case youre wondering, these two werent struggling financially.

But when The Moocher and her boyfriend arrived?

Friends raising glasses in a forest picnic setting with food, highlighting a social gathering with a serial moocher theme.

They brought… absolutely nothing.

Not even a sad bag of chips or a questionable bottle of off-brand soda.

Just two empty stomachs and an impressive ability to ignore social norms.

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Everyone was annoyed, but whatever, its been tolerated before.

But then, as the party winded down, Mr. Moocher made his move.

He took all the BBQribs.

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But see, theres unspoken etiquette when it comes to leftovers.

You usually take somenot lick the plate clean.

Theprossay that unless the host explicitly offers, you shouldnt assume you’re free to take food home.

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A good rule of thumb?

If you didnt bring it, dont bag it.

Basic decency, folks!

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The key to dealing with them?

Boundaries all the way; at least, thats what theprosadvise.

Start by saying no to their requests and see how they react.

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If they suddenly disappear when the freebies stop flowing, congratulationsyou just dodged a human leech.

Check out the results:

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