After Her Wealthy Ex-Boyfriend Crashed Her Mom’s Birthday Dinner, Her Mom Wouldn’t Stop Comparing Him To Her Current Boyfriend And Later Said She Settled
This woman is 26-years-old, and last week, it was her mother’s birthday. So, she planned a nice dinner with both her mom and her boyfriend, Ryan.
She and Ryan have been dating for a year, and he’s incredibly loving and respectful. He’s just not as wealthy as her ex-boyfriend, Daniel.
“Ryan’s not rich, but he’s genuinely kind, and he’d saved up to make the evening special, even picking out a nice restaurant he could comfortably afford,” she recalled.
Her ex-boyfriend, on the other hand, is the total opposite of Ryan. Daniel was rich but extremely toxic, too. He was apparently emotionally manipulative, using his money to control her.
Despite that, her family was obsessed with Daniel because of all the luxuries he could provide.
“They only saw the flashy gifts and vacations, not the constant fights and toxic behavior,” she said.
So, while she was happy to leave Daniel in the past, her ex-boyfriend still managed to find a way to ruin her mom’s birthday dinner for her and Ryan.
Through the grapevine, Daniel somehow found out about her mom’s celebration via mutual friends. Then, he decided to show up with a designer handbag as a present for her mom and suggested that they “upgrade” to a fancier restaurant.
Her mom was supposedly thrilled with the idea, too, and agreed to change restaurants without even asking her or Ryan.
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Her boyfriend was visibly uncomfortable, but she didn’t say anything at that moment. She was trying to keep things civil and “make the best of it” for the sake of her mom’s birthday. Yet, throughout the dinner, all the attention was on Daniel. Her mom wouldn’t stop gushing about him, calling him “thoughtful” and blatantly comparing him to Ryan.
At one point, her mom actually claimed that she’d had “the perfect guy” and asked why she ever let Daniel go. Plus, in front of both Ryan and Daniel, her mom stated that she should feel “grateful to have options.”
“I was mortified. Ryan was clearly hurt, and I felt my mom’s comments were disrespectful to our relationship,” she explained.
That’s why she finally took her mom aside and called her out for being so rude. She reiterated that she left Daniel because he was controlling.
“And I told her that Ryan may not have Daniel’s money, but he treats me with genuine love and respect,” she added.
In response to that, her mom simply rolled her eyes, blamed her for overreacting, and accused her of “throwing away a better future.”
Since the dinner, her mom has also proceeded to tell other relatives that she’s “settling” for Ryan.
This has left her family divided. Some people think she had a right to be upset, while others believe she overreacted and should’ve been grateful that Daniel went out of his way to see her mom on her birthday.
Now, she’s been left wondering if confronting her mom was really so unreasonable or not.
Can you imagine how her boyfriend felt? What would you have done in this situation?
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