A woman had been dating her 39-year-old boyfriend for nine months when a frustrating pattern during their outings finally made her 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 had had enough 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 explained that she and her boyfriend often took his kids out for meals. At first, she didn’t mind paying every so often, but his constant forgetfulness started to take its toll. In the past month alone, she had footed the bill multiple times, and it was starting to strain her finances.
One evening, after getting paid from her second part-time job, she reminded him to bring his wallet for their dinner date. He just laughed it off. But when they got to the restaurant, his kids excitedly ordered pricey meals, and the same old story played out.
When she asked him about his wallet, he pretended to be surprised, patting his pockets before finally admitting 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, then walked out of the restaurant.
Later, the man called her, raging with anger. He accused her of being selfish for leaving him in that spot, 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 rethink how she treated them in the future.
When she shared her side on Reddit, the responses were overwhelmingly supportive. Commenters agreed that the boyfriend’s behavior was manipulative and that he was clearly taking advantage of her. Most believed his frequent “forgetfulness” was deliberate and praised her for standing up for herself.
