She Walked Out Of Her Anniversary Dinner After Her Boyfriend Ignored Her And Spent The Whole Night On His Phone
She put on the dress he used to love. She showed up, hoping he would too. Instead, she spent their anniversary dinner across the table from someone who barely looked at her.
No happy anniversary, no, you look beautiful, not even a real conversation. Just a guy glued to his phone while she sat there wondering how it got this far.
And when she finally walked out, it wasn’t to cause drama. It was because she couldn’t keep pretending this felt okay.
This 25-year-old woman celebrated her three-year anniversary with her 26-year-old boyfriend last night. They had a dinner reservation made for 7 p.m. at an amazing Italian restaurant.
They actually used to go out to eat there frequently when they first began dating one another. She was thrilled about their anniversary dinner, and she put a lot of effort into looking nice.
“[I] took my time getting ready, did my hair, wore the red dress he once said made me look insane in the best way,” she explained.
“I thought maybe we’d reconnect a little, talk about where we’re headed. I know we’ve felt distant lately, but I still hoped the night would feel special.”
“He didn’t say a single nice thing to me the whole night. No happy anniversary, no you look amazing, not even a how was your day? Nothing. The second we sat down, he pulled out his phone and didn’t put it down again unless it was to take a bite.”
“He was deep in fantasy football, texting his boys, laughing at TikToks with his headphones in. I just sat there. quiet. Eating my food and watching the guy I love give all his attention to a screen.”
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She did her best to get him to engage with her. She tried to bring up the trip they took to Chicago a year ago, or how they used to watch a specific show, but he wasn’t taking the bait.
Her boyfriend still sat there, glued to his phone. She then thought that if she quit speaking in the middle of a sentence, perhaps that would grab his attention, but she was wrong.
She felt insignificant and sad. She took a peek around the other tables and witnessed couples holding hands, giggling, and having a grand time.
“I told him I was going to the bathroom, walked up to the register, paid my half, called an Uber, and left. It was 8:12 PM when I got in the car,” she added.
“He didn’t even text me until 8:37 asking, ‘Where’d you go?’ When I told him I left because I felt invisible, he said I was being too emotional, and it’s not that deep. Then he hit me with you ruined a chill night for no reason.”
“And now I’m sitting here wondering… did I really ruin it? Or did I finally stop pretending like I’m okay with being treated like I don’t matter?”
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