Supporting a partner’s dreams can be rewarding, but it can also come with challenges that test your patience.

So, what would you do if your partner quit their job to chase a passion, leaving you to carry the financial load?

Would you keep quiet?

Or would you speak up and let them know your frustrations?

In the following story, one boyfriend finds himself dealing with this very predicament and may have made the wrong choice.

Here’s how it went down.

AITA for telling my girlfriend she needs to get a real job and she will never be a famous comedian?

I am 31 M, and my girlfriend is 28.

We have been together for 6 years and have lived together for the last 2.

GF has always enjoyed comedy and has done open mic nights since we met shortly after college.

She had a real sales job, though, that was her Monday through Friday 9-5 job, where she made decent money.

I have a good but hard job and make almost triple what my GF was making when she had her job.

I said had because last August she quit her job because it was taking away from her comedy ventures.

At first, he was very supportive of her dreams.

She told me a year from now she thinks she can really make it.

I was a bit skeptical but since I make enough to support us, I encouraged her because I want to be a supportive boyfriend.

Since quitting her job, she began doing Uber and DoorDash, where she makes 100% of her money.

Her comedy has gotten us zero dollars.

Over the past few months, I have started to resent her, though.

She constantly complains she has no money, yet drives for Uber or DD maybe 3 times a week for maybe 4 hours at a time.

I have been paying a lot more for household expenses, and I’m not saving as much as I’d like to.

She sleeps til noon because sometimes her open mics run really late before she even gets to perform.

And when she gets up, she just bums around on TikTok and YouTube looking for “inspiration.”

She also gets very moody with me if I don’t attend 90% of her open mic performances.

Even after working a 14-hour day, she will get mad if I don’t go to her open mic at 11 p.m. on a Tuesday.

Here’s where he told her exactly how he felt.

Last night, I did the unthinkable.

I asked her to consider going back to a full-time job.

I said she should still do her comedy, but I’m struggling with taking care of our expenses all by myself.

When she gave a dismissive answer, I told her firmly that she would never be a famous comedian.

I said she’s 28, and it’s time to grow up and join the real world because this is totally unfair to me that I bust my butt while she lives in La La Land.

And that she can’t be this naive at this age by thinking she’s going to support herself with this.

She stared at me in silence for a few minutes, started crying, and went to stay with a friend. She called me a lot of bad names and said I was the worst friend ever. She has not answered her phone today yet.

AITA?

Eek! Sounds like he really hurt her feelings.

Let’s see what the fine folks over at Reddit have to say about his situation.

This person believes in tough love.

As this person points out, it’s time for her to grow up and take care of herself.

Here’s a woman who was in the same situation with a boyfriend.

Excellent thoughts.

It could’ve been worded a little better.

But still, she needs to realize that it’s not fair he’s the only one working.

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