A woman had been dating her 39-year-old boyfriend for nine months when a recurring issue during their outings pushed her to take action. The man, who had two young kids, seemed to always “forget” his wallet every time they went out to eat, leaving her to pay the bill.
After putting up with this for months, she finally snapped and turned to Reddit to ask if she was wrong for how she handled the situation, especially since it happened in front of his children.
She described how she and her boyfriend often took his kids out for meals. While she didn’t mind covering the cost occasionally at first, his constant forgetfulness started to wear her down. Over the past month alone, she had paid for dinner several times, which was straining her finances.
One evening, after getting paid from her second part-time job, she reminded him to bring his wallet before their dinner date. He laughed off the reminder. But when they arrived at the restaurant, his kids eagerly ordered pricey meals, and the same old story happened again.
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. Exhausted and fed up, she decided to grab her things and walk out before the food even arrived.
Her boyfriend was shocked 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 that he might need to rethink how she treated them in the future.
When she shared her story on Reddit, the responses were 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.
