A woman had been dating her 39-year-old boyfriend for nine months when a persistent problem during their outings pushed her to take action. The man, who had two young kids, always seemed to “forget” his wallet whenever they went out to eat, leaving her to cover the bill.
After enduring this for months, she finally reached her limit and turned to Reddit to ask if she was wrong for how she handled it, especially since it happened in front of his children.
She shared that she and her boyfriend frequently took his kids out for meals. At first, she didn’t mind covering the cost sometimes, but his repeated forgetfulness began to wear her down. In just the past month, she had paid for dinner several times, which started to hurt her wallet.
One evening, after getting a paycheck from her second part-time job, she reminded him to bring his wallet before their dinner date. He laughed off her reminder. However, when they got to the restaurant, his kids excitedly ordered pricey meals, and the same old story unfolded.
When she asked him about his wallet, he pretended to be surprised, patting his pockets before finally admitting that he had left it in another pair of jeans. Frustrated and fed up, she decided to grab her things and walk out before the food even arrived.
Her boyfriend was stunned and demanded to know what she was doing. “I’m not paying for you and your kids again,” she told him firmly before leaving the restaurant.
Later, the man called her, furious. He accused her of being selfish for leaving him in that situation, saying he had to cancel the order and take his kids home hungry because she refused to pay. He scolded her for not caring about his children and even suggested he might need to reconsider how she treated them in the future.
When she posted her story on Reddit, the response was overwhelmingly supportive. Commenters agreed that the boyfriend’s behavior was manipulative and that he was clearly using her. Many believed his constant “forgetfulness” was deliberate and praised her for standing up for herself.
