A woman had been seeing her 39-year-old boyfriend for nine months when a recurring problem during their outings finally pushed her to take action. The man, who had two young children, had developed a habit of “forgetting” his wallet every time they went out to eat, which left her picking up the tab.
After months of putting up with this, she reached her breaking point and decided to ask Reddit if she was wrong for her response, especially since it happened in front of his kids.
She explained that she and her boyfriend often took his children out for meals. While she didn’t mind covering the bill occasionally at first, his repeated forgetfulness started to wear her thin. Just in the past month, she had paid for dinner multiple times, and it was putting a strain on her finances.
One evening, after receiving a paycheck from her second part-time job, she reminded him to bring his wallet before their dinner date. He just laughed off the reminder. But when they arrived at the restaurant, his kids eagerly ordered expensive meals, and the same old story began.
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. Feeling exhausted 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. She told him she wasn’t willing to pay for him and his kids again and walked out of the restaurant.
Afterward, the man called her, fuming with anger. He accused her of being selfish for leaving him in that situation, claiming that he had to cancel the order and take his children home hungry because she refused to pay. He further 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 commenters were overwhelmingly on her side. They said that the boyfriend’s actions were manipulative and that he was clearly taking advantage of her. Most agreed that his consistent “forgetfulness” was no accident and praised her for standing up for herself.
