To celebrate their upcoming third anniversary, a man took his girlfriend to a posh restaurant. Their romantic dinner date looked to be going swimmingly until the bill arrived. He excused himself at that point, saying he’d be right back, but he never returned. Here’s what occurred next. On December 4, 2022, an anonymous female Redditor took to the “True Off My Chest” section to tell her story. To give some context, the woman, 26, had been in a three-year relationship with her boyfriend, also 26, Jeremy.
Because her parents were wealthier than his single mother, she had always felt at ease playing the position of “the wallet” in their relationship. So she was always the one who footed the bill when they went out for dinner dates, shopping sprees, vacations, and other activities. Notably, the original poster bought a car for her partner three months into their relationship because he didn’t have one and it would be difficult for him to attend to in-person job interviews without one—he had been unemployed for more than two years at the time.
She was tired of supporting her partner for years.OP’s boyfriend, Jeremy, told her repeatedly that he would repay her once he found work, expressing gratitude for her efforts in providing for both of them. However, he hadn’t worked in over two and a half years. Instead, his everyday schedule consisted of going to the gym, visiting with friends, or sitting around and playing video games at home.OP addressed Jeremy’s lack of input a few days before exposing her Reddit account, sparking a heated debate. Later, he apologized, saying that he had taken a side job but had failed to tell her about it.
He expressed a wish to surprise her with a romantic dinner date as a thank you for being an excellent girlfriend and to commemorate their forthcoming third anniversary.What occurred on the dinner date. OP and her boyfriend chose to spend their third anniversary at a high-end restaurant on December 3. The evening flowed smoothly, filled with love and joy, until the server delivered the bill.Jeremy then mentioned that he had forgotten his wallet in the car and assured OP that he would be right back.
However, after over an hour of waiting and futile phone calls, she took the initiative to clear the bill herself and took an Uber home.What occurred on the dinner date? OP and her boyfriend chose to spend their third anniversary at a high-end restaurant on December 3. The evening flowed smoothly, filled with love and joy, until the server delivered the bill.Jeremy then mentioned that he had forgotten his wallet in the car and assured OP that he would be right back.
However, after over an hour of waiting and futile phone calls, she took the initiative to clear the bill herself and took an Uber home.Later that night, OP called her lover, who apologized for his hasty departure, citing an unanticipated event. She was tired of supporting her partner for years. “Because this wasn’t the first time he’d done it, I told him I felt used and that it was over.” “I threw his belongings out of my apartment and refused to let him back in that night,” OP remembered. Jeremy spent the night on the streets since he couldn’t afford a hotel or an Uber to get to his mother’s house.
In response to comments, OP explained that she had been paying for her partner for a long time, and that her Reddit account wasn’t the first time he had let her down. “When we were in college (before we “officially” started dating), I always insisted on paying because I didn’t want his mom to have to overspend.” “I guess it just became a habit, and now I’m just a wallet,” she explained.OP also clarified a few points raised by commentators in her narrative. “For the people commenting that if genders were reversed being the financial provider would be considered “normal” and letting your significant other sleep on the streets would be viewed as a criminal offense, I do realize that,” she said.
While she felt bad about how she handled Jeremy, OP claimed that she had left out several important facts from her story. The post’s objective was not to prove the absolute reality of that particular event, but rather to provide an outlet for her dissatisfaction. Understanding the complexities of relationships, OP was unsure how things would wind up for her and him.Do you think OP was wrong to force her boyfriend to sleep on the streets because he failed to pay for their third-anniversary dinner date? What would you do if you were in the position of the OP?