His Sister Called His Boyfriend A “Glorified Gold Digger” Because They Come From A Wealthy Family, And His Boyfriend Decided To Work Less And Focus On Passion Projects More
When a relative is very judgmental of your relationship, it can cause a lot of tension that sometimes feels irreconcilable.
One man recently fought with his sister, who accused his partner of being a gold digger after he decided to work less and focus on his passion projects more.
He’s 30, and he and his sister come from a wealthy family. However, he was still given a strong work ethic by his father, and he has been working for their family business since he was a teenager. Since the last year, he’s become the head of the family business since his dad retired.
He met his current 29-year-old partner, Kim, when they were in college. After being friends for a while, they fell in love and moved in together.
“From the beginning, I told Kim that I would not care if he didn’t work, but he insisted he wanted to contribute financially,” he explained.
“But after about a year, I had to make him stop; due to the differences in our incomes, he was working himself half to death and was getting ill trying to ‘contribute enough.’ I sat him down and told him that whatever money he made didn’t matter, that if he wanted to work, I wanted him to be happy.”
After talking with Kim, he started working part-time but eventually quit his job altogether to focus on his creative projects and do a lot around the house.
His sister, who is 32, is also in a serious relationship, but she and her partner both work. However, his sister makes a lot more than her partner and has shared with him in confidence that she hates being the breadwinner.
“She sees all her male colleagues spoil and treat their wives and wishes her partner would do the same,” he said.
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“Recently, I was talking to her about what I am going to get Kim for his birthday next month, and she kept telling me my ideas were too much and that I should get something cheaper since he ‘doesn’t’ contribute.”
He started getting annoyed with his sister and told her Kim was insecure about not contributing to their household and that he contributed enough to his life fulfillment.
Then, his sister called Kim a “glorified gold digger,” which set him off. He yelled at his sister and told her to shut up and not talk about Kim like that.
“After calming down, I do feel bad,” he admitted.
“I know how she feels about her own financial position, but I don’t think it’s fair that she takes it out on me or Kim, even if Kim wasn’t physically there.”
Should he feel bad for yelling at his sister, or was his anger valid?
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