Her Boyfriend Asked Her To Spend Thousands On Outfits For Events She Attends With Him, But This Isn’t How She Wants To Spend Her Money And Thinks He Should Be Buying This Stuff For Her
This 32-year-old woman has a boyfriend the same age as her, and they have been dating for 14 years.
They actually grew up with one another, and they come from the same background, which is the working class.
She and her boyfriend both went to college and did great. She now works as an architect, and her boyfriend has an excellent job at a bank, and they live in London.
They make very good money, but her boyfriend makes an insane amount of money. This has never really caused problems between them since they aren’t motivated by money, though it is nice to be able to afford the things they want in life.
So, as part of her boyfriend’s job, he gets invited to tons of upscale dinners and events, and she’s allowed to come too.
She gets dressed up for every single event, but the women who are married to or dating her boyfriend’s colleagues go all out.
They wear dresses from Balenciaga or other insanely premium designers, and their clothes are super pricey.
Not too long ago, her boyfriend asked if she would be willing to buy something more flashy and expensive to wear to an awards ceremony they had to attend.
“It was just one night, and it was very fancy, so I agreed and spent an eye-watering amount of money on a dress,” she explained.
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“Since then, he’s asking if I’d consider doing this for every event I go to. I said it’s a waste of money, and I’m not going to spend thousands on clothes and shoes, but that every once in a while, I’m happy to splash out.”
“I also said if he’s happy to buy it, then I’ll wear it, but otherwise, I’d rather spend my money on other things. He doesn’t like that idea because we’ve never had that kind of a relationship, and he said it would feel like our dynamic was changing if he started buying me stuff like that – like we’re not equal partners – which I totally understand because I would feel the same.”
She thinks her boyfriend wants her to wear expensive clothing because they grew up in a way where they never could have afforded that.
It’s almost like her boyfriend is out to prove something, although he would never admit that she’s right.
She comes from an industry where not a single person cares about the outfit you have on, so it’s all strange to her that her boyfriend’s industry is not like this.
“I’m torn as to whether I’m [mean] for refusing or not,” she concluded. “The money wouldn’t exactly break the bank, but I just don’t want to waste cash unnecessarily.”
What do you think?
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