A 25-year-old woman has been with her 28-year-old boyfriend Seth for 2 years now. A few days ago, they went on a date night, and they ended up going to the mall before heading out to dinner.
While she was walking around the mall with Seth, she spotted a purse that she absolutely adored.
“Before I could say anything, Seth looked at the price tag and said, “Woah! $40.00? That’s way too expensive, so don’t get any ideas, haha,” she explained.
What Seth said to her obviously made her feel a little sad, but she laughed it off and agreed with Seth that $45 was too expensive to buy it.
Not long after this had happened, she stopped into the bathroom for around 20 minutes. When she rejoined Seth at the mall, he told her something that lifted her spirits.
“After I came back, Seth said that he had a surprise to show me at dinner,” she continued. “I was excited because I figured he must’ve bought me something, maybe even the purse.”
So, she headed to the restaurant with Seth, and after they got seated, Seth reached for his backpack and said she had to close her eyes.
When she opened up her eyes, she saw Seth proudly displaying a hot pink colored bikini that he had bought her at the mall.
Initially, she was confused and surprised. She then asked Seth how much he had spent on the bikini, and he revealed it was $45.
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She questioned Seth on how he could turn around and buy the bikini when it was more expensive than the purse she had liked, to which he responded that as soon as he saw the bikini, he could not say no to it because it was so her.
She felt so upset and insulted after he answered her that she just got up and left. She placed the bikini back inside Seth’s backpack, walked away from the table, got into her car, and drove back home.
Seth is now outraged with how she handled things, and he went so far as to call her “petty” and a “spoiled brat.”
She’s left wondering if she’s in the wrong, though she noted that price is never an issue when Seth sees something that he likes…
…However, Seth always says it’s too expensive when she sees things that she likes and wants to buy.
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“That bikini wasn’t a gift for you at all, it was entirely for himself that he expected you to go along with because he called it a gift.”
“He is mad because you didn’t give him credit for his thoughtless “gift” that after 2 years together, he should have known wasn’t something you’d like.”
“He’s calling you a petty spoiled brat for not appreciating his selfish attempt to make you a model for his gift to himself.”
“Buy yourself the purse and tell him HE can wear the bikini.”
“Wear it to the beach now that you’re newly single, and find a better man.”
“He didn’t care about what you wanted, he wanted to do something that would benefit himself, and was upset when you didn’t go along with it.”
“There’s something even more disturbing about this situation. Your boyfriend wouldn’t let you buy a purse you wanted, then bought for you a bikini that he presumably wants you to wear for him.”
“I just have to ask: what other ways does your boyfriend try to control you? Does he ever offer suggestions on how you should dress?”
“Does he always tell you how to spend your money? Because that’s absolutely not okay, those are some major red flags.”
You can read the rest of what the internet had to say to her here.