10 days ago my friend and I went to a restaurant and my friend paid for the meal.
10 days later my mom tells me off for letting my poor friend do so: "you shouldn't have let him pay!"
Defending myself I say: "I wouldn't have wanted him to pay" (trying to say that I'm not/was not glad that he paid)
Is the "would have wanted" part correct in terms of grammar and meaning? What if I said "I didn't want him to pay" instead? what is the difference?
Now imagine the opposite. we went to a restaurant and I paid the bill this time.
10 days later mom again asks: "Why did u pay?"
I say: "I would have wanted him to pay" (trying to say I'm not/was not glad that I paid. I wish he had paid)
Is the "would have wanted part correct in terms of grammar and meaning? What if I said "I wanted him to pay"instead? What is the difference?