He Bought His Partner An Engagement Ring That Cost $80, And She’s Angry He Didn’t Spend An Entire Paycheck On Their Symbol Of Love
by Matthew Gilligan
Ouch…this doesn’t sound good…
It’s a story that comes to us from a Reddit user whose lady isn’t happy with him about the engagement ring he bought her.
Is he wrong for what he did?
Let’s see what’s going on here…
AITA for buying my partner a cheap ring?
“We are not a wealthy family, we live with a roommate and have 2 children to provide for, my income covers us and we fit into the tax bracket for food stamps and Medicaid.
Over the past three years we’d talked about if we were to ever get married, the price of the ring doesn’t matter, it’s the thought and meaningfulness that counts.
She had directly pointed out a couple “On Sale” rings from some websites and they were all really pretty and in the under $100 range.
I bought one.
It was the best he could do…
$80 not gonna turn fingers green but also no flashy diamond.
I got into a car accident and am basically immobile, so I couldn’t do the whole elaborate proposal that I would’ve wanted to do, but she seemed very ready for a ring.
So on New Year’s I asked and she seemed surprised but not in an excited way.
Here it comes…
Yesterday she confronted me about how the ring was only $80 not even $100 and how it made her feel that she wasn’t worth spending a full paycheck ($700) on.
I’m very confused if I’m in the wrong here or what exactly happened.”
Check out what Reddit users had to say about this.
One reader had a lot to say.
This person said he’s NTA.
Another individual chimed in.
This person said he’s an *******.
And this reader shared their thoughts.
She thinks he’s a cheapskate…
And honestly, he might not be wrong.
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